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{{quote|''YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN''|''' Thor Odenson, God of Thunder''', ''[[The Avengers]]''}}
{{quote|Look upon this hammer I hold before me, for it is far more than a weapon. It is a symbol of the Imperial justice that smites the diabolic enemies of the [[The Empire|Imperium]] wherever they are found, just as I. Though it has banished even a mighty [[Our Demons Are Different|Greater Daemon]] to the hell from which it was spawned, [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|it remains true and pure, just as I]]. Furthermore, it is a symbol of my order and my office, of the authority granted to me by the divine will of the [[God-Emperor|Emperor]]. By that authority, I am commanding you and your entire regiment to obey me without question or hesitation. Advance, [[You Have Failed Me...|or it will not be daemonic blood that stains my hammer this day]].|'''Inquisitor Lord Hephaestos Grudd, addressing Colonel Molian of the 223rd Gudrunrite Rifles''', ''[[Warhammer
Hammers used in battle. They come in different sizes, from [[Joke Weapon|squeaky mallets]] to giant sledgehammers. The lighter ones [[Rule of Funny|inspire laughs]], while the bigger ones inspire terror. Some are [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|thrown]], but most are used to pound things into a bloody smear in the ground. It sometimes comes with [[Shock and Awe]] due to a certain [[Norse Mythology|thunder god]].
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* Morrell in ''A Room For Romeo Brass'' wields a claw hammer.
* In ''[[Oldboy]]'', Oh Dae-su fights an entire corridor filled with mooks using only a claw hammer. He later uses it for some improvised dentistry.
* Subverted in one scene in the remake of ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'': Michael discards his ([[Too Dumb to Live|almost certainly more useful]]) crowbar in exchange for a croquet mallet, and then promptly gets jumped by a zombie. As expected, the mallet promptly breaks across the zombie's head without fazing it; he ends up killing it by driving the broken-off mallet-handle under its chin and through its brain.
* ''[[Braveheart]]'': William Wallace uses a war hammer to great effect during the battle of Stirling before switching to his [[BFS|massive honkin' claymore]].
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''. Thorgrimm (one of Thulsa Doom's [[The Dragon|associate bad guys]]) wields one. His habit of smashing things without thinking gets him killed during the Battle of the Mounds when Conan sets up a trap that relies on him smashing what he thinks is Conan's helmeted head, which sends a spike the size of your average birch tree ''[[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|right through his chest]]''. Ouch.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** In 3ed, warhammers, along with maces, are still considered the default weapon of any generic good aligned cleric who doesn't follow an established god.
** In addition, there are certain types of enemies that take greatly reduced damage when not struck by a particular type of weapon. One of these (usually possessed by skeletons) is bludgeoning damage, so prepared adventurers will bring a mace or hammer along just in case.
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* There's a reason it's called ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', you know. The titular weapon is named ''Ghal Maraz'' (Dwarf for "skull-splitter") and was wielded by Sigmar Heldenhammer, the Empire's founder-turned-god with a hammer for a holy symbol. Stat-wise it's one of the nastiest weapons in the game. The Dwarfs additionally favor hammers as much as they do axes.
** Incidentally, Heldenhammer is German for "Hero-hammer," which was ''Warhammer'''s nickname during the character-centric 4th and 5th Editions.
* ''[[Warhammer
** The Salamanders chapter of Space Marines are known to prefer Thunder Hammers along with flamers and melta weapons, it helps to reinforce forging and smithing motifs.
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** There's also the hammer in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'', though this was only used to break rocks blocking your path. The one in ''A Link to the Past'' is more versatile.
* In the roguelike game ''[[Angband]]'', priests were discouraged to use cutting or piercing weapons (the Church disapproves of shedding blood, it said). So, naturally, they had to use different blunt weapons. Hammers were not at the end of the list. Plus, there's [[Evil Overlord|Morgoth]]'s hammer Grond, which collapses walls around it when swung.
* ''[[Hammerin' Harry]]'' featured a construction worker with a hammer bigger than his head, but there was a power up that made it even bigger than his body.
* ''[[EverQuest]]'''s clerics have an animated hammer as pet.
* The ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series have Mario's black hammer from ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', and ''Brawl'' added a Golden Hammer from ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', another Mario game. A character's size has absolutely no effect on whether they can wield the hammers, meaning a Super/Poison Mushroom can result in the user wielding a comically under/oversized hammer.
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