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** It's also Mana's weapon of choice in Jet Alone Prime.
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[Forward]]'' has, for the purpose of [[Actor Allusion]], given [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Captain Reynolds]] a proficiency with (and tendency to use) a sledgehammer.
* In the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' fanfic ''[
* Because her parahuman power works only with blunt objects, Taylor Hebert equips herself with a maul and takes "Maul" as her cape name in the ''[[Worm]]'' [[Alternate Universe Fic]] ''[[Mauling Snarks]]''.
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== Video Games ==
* Innumerable games make reference to Thor's trademark hammer, Mjolnir.
* In ''[[Dark Souls]]'', the player is able to obtain Smough's Hammer, a gigantic hammer wielded by one of the bosses in Anor Londo.
* In the ''[[Total War]]'' series, Venetian Heavy Infantry wear plate armor, use warhammers, and carry shields. Just to be realistic, they have quite a bonus against highly-armored enemies.
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** Don't forget that ''Rogues'' can use maces, albeit one-handed maces. But then again, the icon for the technique Sap is a blunt weapon, so they're probably used to incapacitate enemies.
** And in regards to the ''[[Warcraft]] III'' reference above: There are plenty of paladins (and shamans, and druids, and even some warriors and death knights) who ''still'' use maces. Before some of the later ''Burning Crusade'' raids went live, [http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28800 this] was considered one of the best weapons in the game for retribution paladins. (Do a Google Images search for "Vindicator Maraad.")
** [[Kill It with Fire|BY FIRE BE PURGED!]] All this talk of Hammers in World Of Warcraft and no mention of Ragnaros, the Firelord's Sulfuras!? Well, I guess it's [[Blatant Lies|not]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513055018/http://www.criticalgamers.com/archives/pictures/RagnarosSmash.jpg Big enough.]
** The Paladin class has a lot of "Hammer of" attacks, a lot of which have graphics of hammers.
** The quest [http://www.wowpedia.org/Quest:Thieving_Little_Pluckers "Thieving Little Pluckers"] has you dealing with pygmy thieves in a certain way.
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* The Order of the Hammer (colloquially known as "Hammerites"), the main religion in ''[[Thief]]'', uses the hammer as both their holy symbol, and their weapon of choice.
{{quote|[[Shout-Out|"Hadst I a hammer, wouldst I hammer in the morning. Wouldst I hammer in the evening, all over this land."]]}}
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' has had hammers and mauls in some of their games, but ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' gives them to [[The Medic|White Mages]] and cranks it all the way up to... well, you know. [[Limit Break|Hexa Strike]] + well-geared WHM = a tiny pile of powder that was once a [[Dem Bones|skeleton]].▼
* ''[[Dark Cloud|Dark Cloud 2]]'' features various warhammers as the main character's [[Weapon of Choice]].
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] III: Morrowind'' features warhammers that range from small and wimpy (the ones made of chitin), to medium (the [[Shout-Out|b&hammer]]), to [[Infinity Plus One]] (the Daedric and the [[Path Of Enlightment|Sixth House]] Bell Hammers).
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* The War Mace powerset in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' doesn't specifically use a hammer, but since a recent update it has become one of the custom skins for the weapon. (along with [[Improbable Weapon User|a shovel]])
** The Stone Melee powerset also includes two powers, Stone Mallet and Heavy Mallet, which involve a big two-handed hammer formed out of stone.
* ''[[Myst
* Vulcan's Hammer is a staple weapon of the later ''[[Wizardry]]'' games, and is an excellent weapon for the early-to-middle parts of the games, though it tends to be outclassed later on. Lesser hammers and maces are also present but generally unexceptional.
* In the ''[[Fable (video game series)|Fable]]'' series of games your character can wield progressively more awesome hammers as they go up in level. And of course there's the Hero of Strength, {{spoiler|Hammer}} who uses a massive hammer from a statue as a primary weapon.
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* The only non-blade weapon in ''[[Bushido Blade]]'' was the hammer, an almost polearm-length weapon which was slow, but would rapidly crush through your opponent's guard with repeated strikes. Oddly enough, the best character to give it to was the [[Fragile Speedster]] of the group, Tatsumi, as his speed overcame his low strength to allow fairly rapid strikes.
* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' features several varieties of mace and war hammer, which trade a reduced [[One-Hit Kill]] probability compared to slashing or piercing weapons for a better chance of causing knock-back; high-level mace- or hammerdwarves can launch enemies into nearby walls with enough force to reduce them to [[Ludicrous Gibs]].
** In addition, a noble/vigilante called the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Hammerer]] shows up once your fort hits a certain population, and starts dispensing his own brand of justice if your guards aren't doing their jobs. As the Hammerer has no use for sissy notions like "restraint
** In the current version, the war hammer (and blunt weapons in general
*
** [[Guest Star Party Member]] Cid Polledina wields hammers in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. The number of characters that are likely to wield hammers at some point of the game are greatly increased in the
** You can use hammers in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' too and they make a cool booming sound.▼
▲*
▲** The number of characters that are likely to wield hammers at some point of the game are greatly increased in the sequel, including his apprentice Luca, the ninja Gekkou and possibly even {{spoiler|Golbez}}.
▲** You can use hammers in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' too, and they make a cool booming sound.
* The protagonist of the aptly named, but sadly canceled, ''Project H.A.M.M.E.R.''
*
* ''[[Nethack]]'' has the war hammer as a type of weapon that appears in the game. Some variants such as ''[[SLASH'EM]]'' and ''[[EvilHack]]'' include an 'upgrade' in the stronger heavy war hammer, which often serves as an artifact base.
** Mjollnir is a neutral artifact war hammer that strikes foes it hits with lightning bolts, and is probably among the best neutral-aligned weapons. It is always the first sacrifice gift for [[Valkyries]]. It's a great weapon for neutral characters in general, but especially great for Priests - they are restricted in all bladed weapons [[Church Militant]]-style, but can attain Expert in hammers.
* The Thumper from [[MDK]] – a [[Hyperspace Mallet]] the size of an outhouse, used by Kurt (the protagonist) to smash all enemies that get too close.▼
** Ogresmasher is an unaligned artifact war hammer with a +d5 to-hit bonus that does double damage against ogres; when wielded, it also sets the wielder's constitution to 25. It's not nearly as noteworthy as Mjolnir, to speak nothing of the other artifacts, but it might find a niche use for stat-boost strategies or quest-faring Barbarians.
▲* The Thumper from [[MDK]]
* Nikki's hammer from ''[[Mana Khemia]]'' looked normal enough, until the head pops off, revealing a chain that somehow turns it into a dual [[Epic Flail]]. [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]] indeed.
* The [[La Résistance|Red Faction]] in ''[[Red Faction
** Low gravity reduces weight, not mass... Nevertheless one could kill someone or bust through concrete with a single hit, just like on earth.
** It is [[Hand Wave|mentioned that this a technologically advanced hammer]], which lets it rip through a concrete wall and the guy standing behind it.
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* Blanc/White Heart from ''[[Hyperdimension Neptunia]]'', whose weapon of choice is a giant hammer she can easily wield despite her small frame.
* In ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master]]'', the mouse comes equipped with a mallet to smash enemies and blocks with.
* The Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Super Mario XP]]''. Also, Mario can use the Hammer subweapon, which works like the Axe Subweapon in [[Castlevania]].
* ''[[Monster Girl Quest Paradox]]'' has hammers as part of the same weapon type as clubs. They ignore half of the target's defense, but also have lower accuracy than most weapons.
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