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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.
[[Image: CartoonSledgeBros..jpg|thumb|right|Two Sledge Brothers from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]


[[Image: NSMBSumoBrother.jpg|100px|thumb|left|A Sumo Brother from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[Image: NSMBSumoBrother.jpg|100px|thumb|left|A Sledge Brother from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]


Sumo Bros. also appear in the [[World 8 (NSMB)|eighth world]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they fling hammers and also have a move where they pound the ground, destroying weak blocks and stunning Mario if he is on the ground. The Sumo Brothers of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' can be defeated by jumping on them, hitting them with a fireball as [[Fire Mario]] or by touching them when Mario is empowered by a Starman.
Sledge Bros. also appear in the [[World 8 (NSMB)|eighth world]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they fling hammers and also have a move where they pound the ground, destroying weak blocks and stunning Mario if he is on the ground. The Sledge Brothers of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' can be defeated by jumping on them, hitting them with a fireball as [[Fire Mario]] or by touching them when Mario is empowered by a Starman.


== Appearances in Other Media ==
== Appearances in Other Media ==
[[Image: CartoonSledgeBros..jpg|thumb|right|Two Sledge Brothers from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]


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 [[Koopaling]]s military forces.
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 [[Koopaling]]s military forces.

Revision as of 14:20, August 19, 2007

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A Sledge Brother from Super Mario Bros. 3 leaping through the air and throwing one of its sledge hammers.

Sledge Brothers., or simply Sledge Bros. are large versions of Hammer Brothers that 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.

File:NSMBSumoBrother.jpg
A Sledge Brother from New Super Mario Bros.

Sledge Bros. also appear in the eighth world of New Super Mario Bros., where they fling hammers and also have a move where they pound the ground, destroying weak blocks and stunning Mario if he is on the ground. The Sledge Brothers of New Super Mario Bros. can be defeated by jumping on them, hitting them with a fireball as Fire Mario or by touching them when Mario is empowered by a Starman.

Appearances in Other Media

File:CartoonSledgeBros..jpg
Two Sledge Brothers from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

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.