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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#1: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:18:17 AM

This trope is about hammers that characters are somehow able to procure from out of thin air to bonk people over the head with. This image only shows us the second part.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:24:07 AM

Inspector Gadget has a mallet that comes out of his hat, but don't have a source (cartoon or live movie) to capture from.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
abk0100 Since: Aug, 2011
#3: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:26:19 AM

I did a bit of googling for pictures from anime and tried to find a picture from Zelda Wind Waker of Link holding the skull hammer, but I didn't really find anything. You could alway wade through some manga and find something better.

edited 19th Jan '12 12:28:20 AM by abk0100

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#4: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:32:12 AM

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Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#5: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:36:21 AM

I think Strange Candy might have some good pictures.

Also, why isn't this called Hammerspace Mallet as the main name?

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#6: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:36:54 AM

or Hammerspace Hammer

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#7: Jan 19th 2012 at 4:35:12 AM

Solution, an immediate before and after picture.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#8: Jan 19th 2012 at 11:27:28 AM

I like the Inspector Gadget type idea because the mallet is still "connected" to the source, shows where it came from. That might work also.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: Jan 19th 2012 at 12:33:07 PM

Still needs to be clear that it comes form the hat, and is not just some f'ed up headdress.

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videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#10: Feb 11th 2012 at 5:00:12 PM

We could also use the El Goonish Shive example that used to be the Hammerspace image: [1]

abk0100 Since: Aug, 2011
Catbert Since: Jan, 2012
#12: Feb 11th 2012 at 6:47:50 PM

Inspector Gadget is not an example. The trope is about hammers pulled out of nowhere, not hammers pull out a clearly identified storage area.

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Catbert Since: Jan, 2012
#14: Feb 11th 2012 at 7:43:08 PM

Might it be to stack the panels on top of each other, allowing for each of them to be a a bit wider?

videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#15: Feb 11th 2012 at 7:48:27 PM

I'm pretty sure that's the same width as in the actual strip, so I don't think we can make it any wider.

videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#16: Feb 14th 2012 at 5:48:52 PM

Bump... Any other suggestions, or should I put up the EGS pic I linked to above?

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#17: Feb 14th 2012 at 7:40:27 PM

Let's get a few more votes for it, we don't have anything approaching a true consensus yet.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#18: Feb 14th 2012 at 8:10:35 PM

I like the EGS pic.

edited 14th Feb '12 8:10:48 PM by DragonQuestZ

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TARDISES pirate girl Since: May, 2011
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#19: Feb 15th 2012 at 3:52:57 AM

I suggest Amy Rose. It shouldn't be too hard to show. All you need to do is find a screenshot of her without the hammer and her using it. Even cropped screenshots would work, especially to make it a small multi-part image.

videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#22: Feb 24th 2012 at 6:45:00 AM

Anyone else like the EGS pic?

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#23: Feb 24th 2012 at 6:52:02 AM

Take the EGS pic.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#24: Feb 24th 2012 at 6:57:20 AM

Done, potholed, and tagged; it doesn't really need a caption, but if someone wants to add one, go for it. Locking up.

edited 24th Feb '12 6:57:29 AM by Willbyr

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