Ice Bro: Difference between revisions

{{species infobox

|image=[[File:MKT Artwork IceBro.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Ice Bro from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|variant_of=[[Hammer Bro]]

|comparable=[[Fire Bro]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 5) (cameo) (2023)

'''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 [[hammer]]s, they will throw [[Ice Ball]]s at their enemies (similar to how [[Fire Bro]]s. throw [[Fireball]]s, except that their ice balls disappear upon hitting the ground after bouncing once).

[[File:NSMBW Ice Bro Render.png|left|frame]]

[[File:IceBattle NSMBWii.png|200px|thumb|Ice Bros in battle]]

Ice Bros make their debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. When an Ice Bro's Ice Ball comes in contact with a player, it 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 (species)|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.

 

Excluding Enemy Courses, a total of six Ice Bros appear in the game. In [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|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. Four more individuals are scattered across [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-3]]. Two Ice Bros are also found [[Enemy Course|patrolling]] a circular section of the map of [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]]. Running into one can result in a battle with either three or four Ice Bros.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====

[[File:NSMBU Ice Bro Screenshot.png|left|thumb]]

Ice Bros reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where, in contrast to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they are the rarest type of Hammer Bro in the main game, with one standing atop a row of six bricks under a pipe in the ceiling that leads to the second Star Coin of [[Icicle Caverns]], while another is found later in the same level, 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-link|coin|7|World Coin-7}}.

A total of ten Ice Bros appear in the expansion for that game, ''[[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 [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] on tracks in order to traverse the level, obtain [[Star Coin]]s, and even reach a high part of the [[Goal Pole]].

Ice Bros make their ''[[Paper Mario (series)|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 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 4]]. They are quite a common enemy in this game, being slightly more common than [[Fire Bro]]s. 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 [[Heart Point|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.

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.

[[File:MLSSBMIceBro.png|left|frame]]

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 Guy]]s. Strangely, unlike in other games, their tongues appear to be light blue.

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]].

In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Ice Bros appear in the background of World 10 after it is cleared.

 

 

 

In [[LEGO Super Mario|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.

{{main|List of Ice Bro profiles and statistics}}

==Gallery==

NSMBU Ice Bro Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

Ice Bro PMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''

PMCS Ice Bro.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''

MKT Hammer Bro Camera.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''

==List of appearances==

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|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''

|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''

|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''

|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''

|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''

|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''

|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''

|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''

|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''

|''{{Booster Course Pass}}''

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|ChiSR=Bīngdòng Xiōngdì

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|FreEM=Cryo Brother

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|KorR=Aiseu Beuleoseu

|PorA=Irmão Gelo

|PorAM=Ice Brother

|PorE=Mano Gelo<br>Mano do Gelo

|PorEM=Ice Bro

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|RomM=Cryo Brother

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