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'''Sledge Brothers.''', or simply '''Sledge Bros.''' are large, green versions of [[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Brothers]] who wear black armor and throw sledge hammers.
'''Sledge Brothers.''', or simply '''Sledge Bros.''' are large, green versions of [[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Brothers]] who wear black armor and throw sledge hammers.


The Sledge Bros. first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in [[Giant Land]], were they replaced Hammer Bros. in the area's levels and map. If a Sledge Bro. sees [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], it will try to attack them by throwing sledge hammers at them; additionally, whenever a ledge Bro. jumps and lands on the ground, it creates a miniature earthquake which can paralyze Mario. To defeat a Sledge Bro., Mario could either [[jump]] on it, hit it with a [[Green Shell|Shell]], or hit it with a [[fireball]] as [[Fire Mario]].
The Sledge Bros. first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in [[Giant Land]], were they replaced Hammer Bros. in the area's levels and map. If a Sledge Bro. sees [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], it will try to attack them by throwing sledge hammers at them; additionally, whenever a Sledge Bro. jumps and lands on the ground, it creates a miniature earthquake which can paralyze Mario. To defeat a Sledge Bro., Mario could either [[jump]] on it, hit it with a [[Green Shell|Shell]], or hit it with a [[fireball]] as [[Fire Mario]].


In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Sledge Bros. appeared as mini-bosses who would attack Mario and Yoshi by throwing sledge hammers at him; a Sledge Bro. could also immobilize Mario and Yoshi by stomping the ground. A Sledge Bro. must by hit multiple times with Mario's [[Super Scope]] to defeat it in ''Yoshi's Safari''. To avoid being hit, Mario must shoot the sledge hammers that the Sledge Bro. threw to prevent from being hurt.
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Sledge Bros. appeared as mini-bosses who would attack Mario and Yoshi by throwing sledge hammers at him; a Sledge Bro. could also immobilize Mario and Yoshi by stomping the ground. A Sledge Bro. must by hit multiple times with Mario's [[Super Scope]] to defeat it in ''Yoshi's Safari''. To avoid being hit, Mario must shoot the sledge hammers that the Sledge Bro. threw to prevent from being hurt.

Revision as of 12:57, May 14, 2007

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A Sledge Brother leaping through the air and throwing one of it's sledge hammers.

Sledge Brothers., or simply Sledge Bros. are large, green versions of Hammer Brothers who wear black armor and throw sledge hammers.

The Sledge Bros. first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 in Giant Land, were they replaced Hammer Bros. in the area's levels and map. If a Sledge Bro. sees Mario or Luigi, it will try to attack them by throwing sledge hammers at them; additionally, whenever a Sledge Bro. jumps and lands on the ground, it creates a miniature earthquake which can paralyze Mario. To defeat a Sledge Bro., Mario could either jump on it, hit it with a Shell, or hit it with a fireball as Fire Mario.

In Yoshi's Safari, Sledge Bros. appeared as mini-bosses who would attack Mario and Yoshi by throwing sledge hammers at him; a Sledge Bro. could also immobilize Mario and Yoshi by stomping the ground. A Sledge Bro. must by hit multiple times with Mario's Super Scope to defeat it in Yoshi's Safari. To avoid being hit, Mario must shoot the sledge hammers that the Sledge Bro. threw to prevent from being hurt.

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Two Sledge Brothers from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Appearances in Other Media

Sledge Bros. made occasional appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they were among the elite of King Bowser Koopa and the Koopalings military forces.

Trivia

  • The Sumo Brothers of New Super Mario Bros. are almost identical to Sledge Bros. and have the same attack pattern as them, leading to the possibility that they are Sledge Bros., but with simply a new name.