User:DryBonesBandit/Wrench
| Wrench | |
|---|---|
 A wrench being thrown by a Rocky Wrench | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “I need more wrenches...”
- —Rocky Wrench, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Wrenches, also referred to as Spanners, are projectiles that appear commonly throughout the Super Mario franchise, commonly thrown by Rocky Wrenches.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Wrenches make their debut as projectiles thrown by Rocky Wrenches in Super Mario Bros. 3 and reappear in the GBA remake. When thrown, they fly forwards, dealing damage to Mario or Luigi if they are hit.
Super Mario Galaxy
Wrenches reappear in Super Mario Galaxy, now thrown by Montys. Like in Super Mario Bros. 3, they fly forwards and deal damage if they touch the player.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
As Rocky Wrenches return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, wrenches do also, with the same behavior as in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario 3D Land
Wrenches make a reappearance in Super Mario 3D Land, thrown by Rocky Wrenches. Unlike previous games, they can be jumped on harmlessly. Rocky Wrenches instead throw Bob-ombs or Coins if they come out of a Warp Pipe.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Wrenches return alongside Rocky Wrenches in New Super Mario Bros. U and its Nintendo Switch port with unchanged behavior.
Super Mario Run
Rocky Wrenches return alongside their signature projectile in Super Mario Run. Yoshi and his variants are able to jump on wrenches harmlessly. Some Rocky Wrenches throw Coins instead.
Super Mario Maker series
In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, Rocky Wrenches appear as a course element. When placed in a level, they throw wrenches. As Rocky Wrenches did not appear in Super Mario Bros or Super Mario World, wrenches received new sprites for those game styles. They have the same behavior throughout every game style (except for Super Mario 3D World, which lacks Rocky Wrenches). Yoshi is able to use his tongue on the wrenches and spit them out as projectiles of his own.
Super Mario Kodansha manga
A Rocky Wrench can be seen holding a wrench in the third Super Mario Land volume.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Rocky Wrenches are seen wielding wrenches throughout the show, in the episodes Princess Toadstool for President, Mush-Rumors, The Ugly Mermaid, and Up, Up, and a Koopa. They are commonly used as projectiles.
Super Mario Bros. Print World
A Rocky Wrench cameos as a printable character, holding two wrenches.
Nintendo Adventure Books
Wrenches make three appearances in Nintendo Adventure Books.
In the crossword puzzle in Leaping Lizards, artwork of a Rocky Wrench is reused from Super Mario Bros. Print World underneath, including the two wrenches.
In Monster Mix-Up, if Mario attempts to use a Koopa Shell to hit a Starman Block, he will miss and instead hit a Rocky Wrench that was guarding the Monster Mixer. The Rocky Wrench is knocked out by the impact, dropping its wrench into the Monster Mixer, and the machine explodes, resulting in a Game Over.
Last, in Brain Drain, a specific wrench appears as a usable item.
