History Main / DroptheHammer

* ''TeamFortress2'''s Pyro gets a sledgehammer as an unlockable weapon, and an improvised hammer made from a car jack and battery as another one.

* Tactical sledge hammers are sometimes used in close-quarters combat fire teams. The doorman will sometimes use it in place of a battering ram or shotgun when approaching a breaching scenario. Tactical sledge hammers come in handy in situations where explosives or shotgun shells would prove too destructive due to the presence of hostages or physical obstructions. It is not unheard of for SWAT members to find themselves using the hammer as a last-second weapon the suspect is determined to be closer to the team than anticipated.

* In ''TeamFortress2'', the Pyro eventually received a sledgehammer called the Homewrecker, which does extra damage to buildings but isn't as effective against enemies as the axe. It wasn't too popular until the ability to take out sappers on friendly buildings was added. An upcoming automechanic-themed update features the Powerjack, a makeshift hammer made out of a tire jack and a car battery - implicitly it's going to be crazy powerful.

* ''TeamFortress2'''s Pyro gets a sledgehammer as an unlockable weapon.

->''"I'm about to Drop the Hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice!""

* Aside from the obvious of Thor and Mjolnir (see below), we should mention MarvelComics' version as well. Of course, in that universe, he ''is'' the god Thor.

* Steel, aka [[MeaningfulName John Henry Irons]], [[TheDCU DCU]] Superhero in PoweredArmor.

* {{blade}}2 has a vampire who has a large hammer named "strong hammer"

* And the Greek god Hephaestus uses a hammer. Understandable, as he's a smith, though he is not traditionally depicted using it as a weapon.

*** Actually, Raiden used a staff in those games, he used the hammer in MK4 and then left it on top of a tower the size of the Empire State Building, where anyone who wants to can use it.

* In the Fable series of games (all two of them) 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.

* [[TheDeterminator Roran]]'s weapon of choice in the ''InheritanceCycle''. He kills 193 people with it in one go, and ends the day standing on a house-sizd pile of bodies. The hammer isn't even that special.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' clerics used to have a restriction to use only blunt weapons, based on the Crusades-era restriction against drawing blood (through bruising or breaking bones was seen as an acceptable loophole); ergo, the hammer being a favored weaon. It's still the favored weapon of some clerics (for example, those following the dwarf god Moradrin, who is also a god of smithing and whose symbol includes a hammer).

* In the Monster Hunter series, hammers (as most other weapons) are HUGE, usually with the head being sligthly larger that your characters torso (or proportional to the task of slaying giant wyvern/dinosaurs). The game also has a fair variety of them, from the common ones to others more original like Crystal Hammers, Giant Crab Pincer Hammer/Axe, Giant Revolver Cylinder, Giant Anvil, Giant Ham (!) and of course Giant Teddybear of doom. They also have the "golfswing of death" which is the most powerful-non charged attack.

Used by TheBigGuy, the MightyGlacier, and the CuteBruiser. Also a favorite of [[TheMedic clerics]] in HighFantasy settings, smashing someone's head in with a hammer often lets them get around the "[[TechnicalPacifist no spilling of blood]]" rule enacted by their gods. But really, blunt damage can easily cause bleeding. Imagine breaking a bone with a hammer: there '''will''' be blood involved. It's more likely that the practice originated with knights and various traveling ministers during the middle ages using hammers for their symbolism, such as when judging someone; much like a judge has a gavel today. It is also fairly common for characters who use hammers as their weapon of choice to be black, probably due to the influence of American folk hero John Henry & African demigod Makoma. ...Or, less likely, [[HammerMan Hammer]].

* Durnik in ''The {{Belgariad}}'', as a blacksmith, wields a hammer.

* In "Mikey" the title character uses a hammer to try to kill his second foster mom after finding out his past.

* So do Rack and Ruin in ''TransformersGeneration1''.