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For the article on the custom enemy from Mega Man World, see Hammer Joe (Mega Man World).

Hammer Joe

Artwork by Capcom

Information In-Game Information HP: 8 Attack Damage: 4 (contact) 3 (hammer)1 2 (hammer)23 Weakness(es): Pharaoh Shot1 Magic Card1R Sakugarne2 Laser Trident, Prismatic Laser, Banshee Wail3 Concrete Shot48H Z-Saber (No Chip), Cutter Chip (Z-Saber, Blank Drive)EZ Slash ClawMegamix Only Category: Joes Location(s): MaGMML(1R): City War Chroma Key Midnight Snow Napalm Forest and Caves Spiky Meltdown Thunderclyffe Plant Flashback Database1R MaGMML2: Colorful Hall Something Original Joe Destruction Co. Jungle Base Elec Dam Quint Stage Nitrogen Man Duwang Ruined Lab Conveyor Mayhem City Under Siege Escape Sequence Sheriff Man The Stage Nobody Asked For Identity Crisis City War Inner Sanctum Reality Core Deep Thoughts Swiss Hotel The Pit of Pits Null and Void MaGMML3: Weapon Tutorials Ballade's Square of Doom Gravaqua2o Hunter Tower Disobedience of Superior Machines Bright Man Remix Top Man 2: Spin or Go Home The Heist Working in the Rain Ninja of the Night Treading The Wily Sewer System Thermae Man NEO Pit of Pits MaG48HMML: Weapon Tutorials Wily Station Burning Bunker Braving New Depths MaGMML: Episode Zero: Kingdom Crisis When Spike Drops Freeze Over Misc. Information Script: ハンマージョー Romaji: Hanmā Jō Programmer(s): snoruntpyro1 Sharb23 Series Information Official Game Appearances: Mega Man 3 Mega Man II Mega Man III Mega Man: The Wily Wars MaGMML Game Appearances: MaGMML(1R) (Enemy) MaGMML2 (Enemy) MaGMML3 (Enemy) MaG48HMML (Enemy, NPC) MaGMML: Episode Zero (Enemy) Megamix Engine

"An armored joe that doesn't need a shield."

―Note in Hammer Joe's code, Megamix Engine

Hammer Joe is an enemy from Mega Man 3. It is a type of Sniper Joe with a wide body, and the ability to throw hammers (referring to the hammer used in the "hammer throw" sport, as opposed to the tool).

Hammer Joe was first made available in the devkit for the original Make a Good Mega Man Level, where it appeared in the entries City War, Chroma Key, Midnight Snow, Napalm Forest and Caves, Spiky Meltdown, and Thunderclyffe Plant. In Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered, it also appears in the Wily stage Flashback Database.

It returned in Make a Good Mega Man Level 2, where it appeared in 17 entries, as well as in the recreation of City War, the Wily stages Inner Sanctum and Reality Core, the Tier X levels Deep Thoughts and Swiss Hotel, and Null and Void. Hammer Joe also appeared in several rooms of the Pit of Pits; specifically "Chroma Key?", "Citadel Attic", "Game Over - Return of Fire", "Hot Liquid Sector", "Spiky Meltdown?", "Spinning Top Disposal Room", "The Top 10 Most Commonly Used Enemies, In Increasing Order" (where it is placed as number one), "Tower Climbing", "Tselinoyarsk 20XX", and "Typical Miniboss Fights". Its appearances in Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero were more sparse in comparison, only appearing in Kingdom Crisis and When Spike Drops Freeze Over.

Hammer Joe returned in Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level for the entries Wily Station, Burning Bunker, and Braving New Depths, as well as the game's Weapon Tutorials. For Make a Good Mega Man Level 3, it was once more a common sight (albeit not as common as in MaGMML2); appearing in ten entries, the Contest Weapon Playground, the Tier X level Thermae Man, and the NEO Pit of Pits sublevels "A Level My Sister Created", "Find Your Land Legs", "Non-Stop Plumbing Action", "SCROLL JOES!", and "Your Typical Needle Man Rom Hack Stage".

Behavior

By default, Hammer Joes will stand still, swinging their hammers. They will periodically open their eyes, and throw their hammer a split second after. They only take damage from most projectiles when their eye is open, and their hammers can also deflect shots when thrown.

Variants

Sprite	Name	MaGMML Appearance(s)	Location(s)	Description	Designer(s)	HP	Attack Damage
	Fat Hammer Bro	MaGMML2	SMB3 Reality Core Deep Thoughts	A Hammer Joe reskinned to resemble a Sledge Bro from the Super Mario Bros. series.	Lizardcommando	8	4 (contact) 2 (hammer)
	Sparky Hammer Joe	MaGMML: Episode Zero	Lightningrod Lab	A Hammer Joe whose hammer drops a trail of electric sparks as it flies in the air. The sparks destroy themselves when hitting a solid surface. Unlike regular Hammer Joes, Sparky Hammer Joes never close their eyes, making them always vulnerable.	PhazonMotherBrain	4	4 (contact) 2 (hammer) 4 (spark)

Damage Table

Make a Good Mega Man Level

1/1/3 1/1/3	2 1	3 1	2 2	0 3	5 0.5	1 3	1/1/8 1/5	2 4
Other Notes		Top row is damage in MaGMML; bottom row is damage from MaGMML weapons in the Megamix Engine.

Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered

1/1/3	1	1.5	2	3	1	3	1/20	4	3
Other Notes

Make a Good Mega Man Level 2

1/1/3 1/1/3	1 1	1 1	1 1	1 1	Y Y	4 4	1.5 2	4 4	1 3	2 2
Other Notes		Top row is damage in MaGMML2; bottom row is damage from MaGMML2 weapons in the Megamix Engine.

Make a Good Mega Man Level 3

1/1/3	1	4	1	4	3	1	2	2
2/1/Y	1	2/3/4	2	4/3	5	0.5	1	1	3	3/1	1
Other Notes

Make a Good 24 Hour Mega Man Level^{Megamix Only}

1/1/3	4/2	1/5	99
Other Notes

Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level

1/1/3	2	2	0	2	1/1/2	2	3	2	2
Other Notes

Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero

	1	4	2	99
	2	4	3	4
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	2
	1	1*	2	2
Other Notes		*Reflected shots do 2 damage.

Megamix Engine

1/1/3	Y	2	4	2	2
Other Notes