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== Video Games ==

* 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.

* 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."]]}}

* ''[[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).

* 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.

* 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.

** In the current version, the war hammer (and blunt weapons in general) are, as in real life, also the best weapons against heavily armored foes, being able to deal nearly as much damage to [[Unobtainium|adamantine]] armored foes as ones with silver armor (the worst kind). Additionally, the effectiveness of such blunt weapons is largely determined by weight, so a literally "silver hammer" is quite an effective weapon, and an artifact weapon made of gold or lead is utterly terrifying. (While, ironically, adamantine is so light, a hammer made of the substance is useless. Unless you can see to it that your Hammerer starts wielding it..)

* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series:

* The protagonist of the aptly named, but sadly canceled, ''Project H.A.M.M.E.R.''

* In ''[[Tsukihime]]'', this is the weapon of choice for Shiki's father Nanaya Kiri according to one of the Kagetsu Tohya side stories. He knows it's not really an assassin's weapon, but he likes it. Plus, he's such a [[Badass Normal|badass]] that it doesn't really matter what he fights with.

* The Thumper from [[MDK]] is a [[Hyperspace Mallet]] the size of an outhouse, used by Kurt (the protagonist) to smash all enemies that get too close.

* 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.

** 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.