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|image=[[File:Wrench NSMW artwork.png]]
|caption=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' artwork of a wrench
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[2020]])
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{{about|the object thrown by Rocky Wrenches|the [[sticker]] in [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]|[[Wrench sticker]]|the item from the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] [[Brain Drain]]|[[Wrench (Brain Drain)]]}}
'''Wrenches''' (sometimes referred to as '''spanners''') are a type of object usually thrown by [[Rocky Wrench]]es in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They are similar to the wrenches in the real world. Wrenches first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' along with Rocky Wrenches themselves. Wrenches appear in most media that feature Rocky Wrenches.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:Rocky Wrench in 5-4.jpg|thumb|left|325px|A Rocky Wrench throwing a wrench in [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] from ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Like Rocky Wrenches, the wrenches primarily appear within the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Here, Rocky Wrenches generally attack by poking their head out to throw a wrench before retreating back into their hole. In most installments, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] or another character take damage upon touching a wrench.

In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', wrenches are thrown at either a horizontal, upper diagonal, or lower diagonal direction, due to the bobbing in most [[airship]] levels. 

This changed in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where most wrenches are now thrown horizontally and do not change direction. This same behavior also carries over in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', it is possible for Mario or Luigi to jump on a wrench without taking damage, which destroys the thrown wrench and gives either character a [[coin]] upon destroying it. There are also some Rocky Wrenches who throw coins and [[Bob-omb]]s instead of wrenches.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|3DS port]], and its sequel, ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', wrenches are also thrown by [[Winged Rocky Wrench]]es and [[big Rocky Wrench]]es. The former hovers a bit before throwing their wrench while the latter throws a bigger wrench. [[Big winged Rocky Wrench]]es combine the two behaviors. In both the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style in either game, Yoshi can use his tongue to eat a wrench thrown by a Rocky Wrench or its variants and spit it back out. If the Rocky Wrench or most other enemies get hit by the wrench, they get defeated. In version 1.40 of ''Super Mario Maker'', wrenches were given a red part in the middle to improve their design.

Similar to ''Super Mario 3D Land'', in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', some Rocky Wrenches throw coins instead of wrenches, though the wrenches themselves function the same to how they do in previous games.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Mush-Rumors Rocky Wrench throwing wrench.png|thumb|300px|A Rocky Wrench throwing a wrench in "Mush-Rumors"]]
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', wrenches are used as a weapon by Rocky Wrenches in the few episodes that they appear in.

In "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]," one of the Rocky Wrenches who were driving the [[tank]]s peeks their head out to throw a wrench at Mario and Luigi, but the Bros. mangage to quickly escape in a pipe.

In "[[Mush-Rumors]]," there is a scene where Rocky Wrenches try to attack the [[Kansas]] family by throwing wrenches at them along with various other projectiles being thrown at said family due to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] thinking they are aliens.

In "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]," Rocky Wrenches attempt to attack Mario and his friends from the [[Doom Sub]] by throwing wrenches at them, but they manage to throw the wrenches back at the Doom Sub, causing it to briefly spin out.

In "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]," a Rocky Wrench throws two wrenches at Mario and Luigi for attempting to bribe them out of their cage. Unlike other appearances, these wrenches return back to the Rocky Wrench, similar to a boomerang.

===''Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater''===
In volume 2 of ''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]'', Rocky Wrenches resort to throwing random objects at Luigi after they ran out of wrenches.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Rocky Wrenches throwing wrenches in Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|325px|left|Several Rocky Wrenches throwing wrenches at Mario under the command of Larry Koopa in volume 30 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
In both [[Super Mario-kun Volume 30|volume 30]] and [[Super Mario-kun 45|volume 45]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', wrenches are used as an attack by Rocky Wrenches. 

The former volume has several Rocky Wrenches throwing wrenches at Mario by the command of [[Larry Koopa]], and the latter volume has several Rocky Wrenches throw wrenches at Mario when [[Boom Boom]] pushes a button to call the Rocky Wrenches to attack.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
[[File:JrsFlotilla1.png|thumb|300px|Several Rocky Wrenches throwing wrenches at Mario in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Rocky Wrenches throw wrenches as a way of attacking Mario in both the overworld and during battle. They also throw much bigger wrenches which heavier than the standerd wrenches, but these wrenches do more damage when hitting Mario. In ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', there is a [[wrench sticker]], which is sometimes dropped by Rocky Wrenches and can be used by Mario to throw a wrench at enemies. In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', the Rocky Wrench [[Battle Card]] allows Mario to summon a Rocky Wrench which can throw a singular wrench at an enemy until the Rocky Wrench either gets defeated or if the battle ends.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', [[origami Rocky Wrench]]es throw wrenches and gold colored [[spanner (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|spanner]]s at Mario both in the overworld and in-battle. Although the standard wrenches are thrown how normal Rocky Wrenches throw them, the spanners are thrown in an arch similar to the hammers thrown by [[Hammer Bro]]s. The sprites for the normal wrenches, as well as the bigger wrenches from the previous two ''Paper Mario'' games (specifically ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'') are seen in the sprites for Rocky Wrench, but they remain unused due to the standard Rocky Wrenches being friendly NPCs.

===''WarioWare Gold''===
In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''{{'}}s [[Super Mario Bros. 3 (lift microgame)|Super Mario Bros. 3]] [[microgame]], Rocky Wrenches specifically target Mario or Luigi when throwing their wrench, something not seen in any other game.

==Gallery==
===Games===
<gallery widths=180>
RockyWrenchSMB3.gif|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' animated sprite of a Rocky Wrench throwing a wrench
Rocky wrench.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' artwork of a wrench being thrown by a Rocky Wrench
Nintendo Power Rocky Wrench artwork.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' artwork of Mario narrowly avoiding a wrench thrown by a Rocky Wrench
SMBPW Rocky Wrench.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' graphic of a wrench being spun by a Rocky Wrench
Wrench SMAS SMB3 sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3 (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'') sprite
RockyWrenchNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' artwork of a Rocky Wrench throwing a wrench
Wrench NSMB Wii model.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' model
Wrench NSMBU model.png|''New Super Mario Bros. U'' model
SMM Rocky Wrenches screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' screenshot of Mario avoiding wrenches thrown by a Rocky Wrench and a [[Big Rocky Wrench]] in a ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style level
Nintendo Badge Arcade Super Mario Maker 3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' screenshot of a ''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'') catcher, in which two wrenches are shown
Rocky Wrenches in Super Mario Run.png|A wrench being thrown by a Rocky Wrench in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''
</gallery>

===Other media===
<gallery widths=180>
TAoSMB3RockyWrench.jpg|A Rocky Wrench holding two wrenches in the ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]"
Rocky Wrench in tank TAOSMB3 screenshot.png|''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' ("[[Princess Toadstool for President]]")
The Ugly Mermaid Rocky Wrench throwing wrench.png|''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' ("[[The Ugly Mermaid]]")
Modern Rocky Wrench SM-k.png|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 45
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', there is a separate mole enemy unrelated to Rocky Wrench named [[Monty]] who also throws wrenches. However, these wrenches are likely different to the ones thrown by Rocky Wrenches, due to Monty being a part of a separate [[Undergrunt|mole]] species.
*Despite Rocky Wrenches appearing in the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series, it is one of the few games to not feature them throwing their namesake wrenches.
*In the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', due to the Nintendo Entertainment System's palette limitations, the wrenches are red while held by a Rocky Wrench but turn cyan when thrown.

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