Ice Bro
| Ice Bro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork of Ice Bro from Mario Kart Tour | |||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 5) (cameo) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Hammer Bro | ||
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Ice Bros are a species of Hammer Bro that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Ice Bros resemble ordinary Hammer Bros, but with light cyan shoes, shells and helmets. Instead of throwing hammers, they will throw Ice Balls at their enemies (similar to how Fire Bros. throw Fireballs, except that their ice balls disappear upon hitting the ground after bouncing once).
History
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ice Bros make their debut in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. As indicated by their name, they attack using Ice Balls which, upon contact with a player, would first damage them, then freeze them in a block of ice. These ice balls can also freeze other enemies, including other Ice Bros, as demonstrated in Enemy Course encounters. If a Yoshi catches one of their Ice Balls, the Yoshi can spit it out in the form of a blue fireball that freezes anything in its path. There are a total of 13 Ice Bros (counting the seven featured in two different variations of the Ice Bro Enemy Course), making them the most common of the Hammer Bro types in the game (though they only appear to be exclusive to a small part of World 3). They are featured in the following levels:
- In World 3-2, one appears atop a small hill shortly after the level's first Star Coin, while another is found on a vertically-moving platform just before the third Star Coin.
- Two Ice Bros patrol a circular section of the map of World 3. Running into one can result in a battle with either three or four Ice Bros.
- Four individuals are scattered across World 3-3. The first is found atop a row of bricks just before the pipe that would take the player underground, the second is seen standing on an ice block floating on water, just before the pipe leading to the second section of the underground ice cave, the third is stationed on a row of bricks just below the level's second Star Coin, and the fourth is positioned on a floating ice platform, just before the third Star Coin of the level and the pipe leading to the level's exit.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Ice Bros reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they behave the same way they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In stark contrast to their previous appearance, they are the rarest type of Hammer Bro in the game, with only two found in the main game, in the level Icicle Caverns, where one stands atop a row of six bricks under a pipe in the ceiling that leads to the level's second Star Coin, and another is positioned on a row of five bricks between two large icicles. Outside of the main game, two more appear in the final section of World 
Coin-7.
New Super Luigi U
In New Super Luigi U, a single Ice Bro is the third enemy encountered in All Aboard! (an airship level featuring all types of Hammer Bro, much like the first Hand Trap in Super Mario Bros. 3) following a Fire Bro and a Mechakoopa. Nine more are distributed across Frozen Fuzzies, a level where the player must rely on ice balls thrown by Ice Bros and themselves (if they are equipped with the powers of an Ice Flower or a Penguin Suit) to freeze Fuzzies on tracks in order to traverse the level, obtain Star Coins, and even reach a high part of the Goal Pole.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Ice Bros make their Paper Mario debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS. Their appearance is the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They appear in enemies in most of World 4. They are quite a common enemy in this game, being slightly more common than Fire Bros. Like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they throw Ice Balls and try to hit Mario. Most of them will home in on Mario, and do 3 HP of damage and freeze Mario for a few seconds if they hit. Being frozen will also leave Mario vulnerable to a First Strike from other enemies in the area. Ice Bros later appear in the first area of Rugged Road after the player has placed an ice-based Thing sticker, which will turn all the Fire Bros in the area into Ice Bros.
In battle, they are immune to all Ice Flower stickers and Chillhammer stickers. Their main weakness is fire; if the player uses a Fire Flower or a Burnhammer sticker, they take double damage.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Ice Bros reappear in Paper Mario: Color Splash, behaving the same way as the previous game. They can be found in Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island and Black Bowser's Castle. A large number of them appear behind the waterfall in the parallel world of Lighthouse Island.
An Ice Bro appears in Redpepper Volcano, where he tries to persuade his coach, a Snifit, to let him fight Mario after all of the Fire Bros are defeated. When he tries to throw an ice ball at Mario, he misses and hits the ground in front of him.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Ice Bros return in Paper Mario: The Origami King, with origami Ice Bros appearing as enemies. When engaged in battle, an Ice Bro will either attack using Ice Throw, involving their traditional behavior of throwing ice balls, or Super Bro Throw. The latter involves the Ice Bro throwing another enemy at Mario, which defeats that enemy. Ice Bros also use their own variant of Super Bro Throw, known as Cold Bro Throw. Before throwing its ally, the Ice Bro covers it in a snowball to drop onto Mario, with the ally suffering the same fate as the original variant of the move.
Mario Golf: World Tour
In Mario Golf: World Tour, one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard is "Ice Bro".
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Ice Bros appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as Water-attribute enemies. In battle, in addition to attacking normally, they may occasionally use Water Change to cause damage and change any Fire Orbs on the player's Orb field into Water Orbs, as well as Frenzied Blows to deal a large amount of damage. When defeated, they may randomly drop Light Blocks of Hammer Bros, while defeating them with 10+ Combo attacks guarantees they will drop Ice Flowers. As Water enemies, they take extra damage from Wood attribute attacks and less from Fire damage.
As teammates, Ice Bros have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 2/6. Their Water Change Skill is identical to the enemy skill, and their Awoken Skill Recovery Boost increases the amount of HP healed when clearing Heart Orbs. Ice Bros use Star Coins and Grand Star Coins to raise their Skill Levels. The player can create an Ice Bro by transforming a Hammer Bro with five Ice Flowers. Teammates may occasionally gain ATK bonuses from depowered Ice Bros.
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Ice Bros reappear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They appear as enemies and recruitable Ranged-type allies exclusively in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, and are first encountered in Ice Guys Finish Last. They are strong against Fire Bros but weak against Fly Guys. Strangely, unlike in other games, their tongues appear to be light blue.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Ice Bros reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they are found in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They are strong against Fire Bros and Broque Madame but are weak against Fly Guys and Parabones.
Dr. Mario World
In Dr. Mario World, Ice Bros appear in the background of World 10 after it is cleared.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart Tour
Ice Bro appears as a playable character in the Mario Kart series for the first time in Mario Kart Tour, debuting alongside Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro, and Fire Bro in the Hammer Bro Tour. He is classified as a Super character and his special item is the Ice Flower. A cup named after Ice Bro, the Ice Bro Cup, debuted in the 2021 Space Tour. Aside from recruitable allies in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mario Kart Tour marks the first playable appearance of an Ice Bro in the Super Mario franchise.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
While Ice Bros do not physically appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an image of an Ice Bro appears in Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass DLC in Vancouver Velocity on the Jumbotron in Rogers Arena.
LEGO Super Mario
In LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 6, one of the eight figure packs includes an Ice Bro, using the same general model as the other Bros, only using ice-colored pieces.
Profiles and statistics
- Main article: List of Ice Bro profiles and statistics
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Ice Bro.
Mario Kart Tour
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイスブロス[?] Aisu Burosu |
Ice Bros | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 冰冻兄弟[?] Bīngdòng Xiōngdì |
Frost Brothers | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 冰凍兄弟[?] Bīngdòng Xiōngdì |
Frost Brothers | |
| German | Eis-Bruder[?] | Ice Brother | |
| Italian | Ghiaccio Bros[?] | Ice Bros | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Irmão Gelo[?] | Ice Brother | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Mano Gelo Mano do Gelo[?] |
Ice Bro | |
| Romanian | Frate Crio[1] | Cryo Brother | |
| Russian | Братец-лёд[?] Bratets-led |
Ice Bro | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Hermano Hielo[?] | Ice Brother | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Hermano Gélido[?] | Icy Bro |
References
- ^ Pachete cu personaje – Seria 6. LEGO.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 01:35:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- Hammer Bros
- Ice creatures
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey allies
- LEGO Super Mario characters
- Mario Kart Tour characters
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser allies
- New Super Luigi U enemies
- New Super Mario Bros. U enemies
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii enemies
- Paper Mario: Color Splash enemies
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemies
- Paper Mario: The Origami King enemies
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition enemies
