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In these materials, geometry couples deformation across length scales in ways that single-scale models cannot capture. This review synthesizes theoretical, numerical, and experimental literature published mainly over the last two decades, with emphasis on the last five years. It draws preferentially on peer-reviewed journal articles and highly cited studies; strictly periodic single-scale metamaterials and general electromagnetic\u2013metamaterial literature are cited only where needed to establish historical context and are not otherwise within the scope of this review. The specific contribution of this review is threefold: (i) a mechanics-oriented classification of hierarchical and fractal-inspired architectures according to the deformation mechanism they activate (bending-, stretching-, membrane-, or buckling-dominated), rather than by geometric appearance alone; (ii) an explicit structure-mechanism-property-function framework linking multiscale geometry to strength, failure evolution, and energy absorption, tested against automotive crashworthiness as an application case study; and (iii) a critical account of when fractal\u2013mathematical descriptors (scale invariance, similarity ratio, iteration depth, and fractal dimension) are mechanically meaningful, since many finite hierarchical lattices are fractal-inspired rather than fractal in the strict mathematical sense. The synthesis shows that relative density alone is an insufficient performance descriptor: outcomes depend on whether deformation is bending-, stretching-, membrane-, or buckling-dominated, and hierarchy or fractal-inspired recursion improves performance only when each structural level is assigned a distinct mechanical role rather than repeating geometry without function. The crashworthiness case study confirms that no single architecture is universally optimal once force efficiency, intrusion control, and manufacturability are considered alongside energy absorption. 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