History Main / HammerAndSickle

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has both sickles and hammers statted out for weaponized use, and since sickles are considered "light" weapons, it is possible to [[DualWielding wield them in the off hand, with a (war)hammer in the primary hand]]. Unfortunately, beyond making you look like a {{Chummy Commie|s}}, the hammer-and-sickle build is hardly of any practical combat use.

* In the [[Creator/DCComics DC Universe]], two of the members of Russian hero [[spoiler:(to Russia, anyway)]] group the People's Heroes go by the names of Hammer and Sickle, wielding said weapons in combat.
* In the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, Vanguard (one of the Soviet Super Soldiers) carries a hammer and sickle as his weapons. As well as their conventional use as a bludgeoning and cutting weapons, he can also them as a focus to intensify his mutant powers.
* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' features one of the U.S.S.R.'s official supers, a half-naked man code named Purge, wielding nothing but a hammer, a sickle, and a worrying grin.

* In ''Film/DeadSnow'', Roy crosses a hammer and a sickle before proceeding to deliver a CurbStompBattle to a Nazi Zombie. The zombie in question doesn't look happy about the turnabout.

* ''Golden Age TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' includes a trio of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII era Soviet superheroes called the Bolshevik Boys: Red Hammer, Red Ice-Sickle and Red Streak. Red Hammer is a brick who wields a two-handed sledge hammer. Red Ice-Sickle has [[AnIcePerson ice powers]], but has a sickle on his costume to keep the 'hammer and sickle' theme.

* In the text adventure ''Shadows of Mordor'', one pair of orcs are armed with a hammer and a sickle, respectively.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'', there is a Russian-born supervillain named Comrade Chaos that dual wields a hammer and sickle.

* In a famous incident in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Buffy ends up wielding a hammer and sickle as weapons while leading a revolt of human slave workers abducted to a cruel extra-dimensional demon factory.

* Working for the Joker and the Penguin respectively in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', Mr. "Hammer" Abramovici , along with his formerly-conjoined twin Mr. "Sickle" Abramovici, each wield their respective namesake. See the image above.

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Inspired by work from German philosopher Creator/KarlMarx, Communism evolved and became a very popular social, economic and political movement in the East, most famously Russia.[[note]]Some other variations existed, though Marxism (both what Marx personally envisioned, and how later followers took it) won out as the most popular form.[[/note]] The masters of the country were caught and killed and the proletarian masses took back the world! In mark of their achievement, the Soviet Union's Communist Party erected their flag across the country: a red flag with a hammer and sickle. The hammer and sickle were meant to represent the working class: the hammer representing the industrial worker, while the sickle represented the farmer, toiling in the fields.

DropTheHammer for smashing. A SinisterScythe for slashing. [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Put 'em together and what do you got?]]

Inspired by the manifesto of German Philosopher Creator/KarlMarx, Communism evolved and became a very popular social, economic and political movement in the East, most famously Russia. The masters of the country were caught and killed and the proletarian masses took back the world! In mark of their achievement, the Soviet Union's Communist party erected their flag across the country: a red flag with a hammer and sickle. The hammer and sickle were meant to represent the working class: the hammer representing the industrial worker, while the sickle represented the farmer, toiling in the fields.

* In DeadSnow, Roy crosses a hammer and a sickle before proceeding to deliver a CurbStompBattle to a Nazi Zombie. The zombie in question doesn't look happy about the turnabout.

In fiction, the hammer and sickle are a popular, DualWielding weapons-of-choice for your TokenMinority Russian characters, be they DirtyCommunists, ChummyCommies, CaptainPatriotic or some other characters with PatrioticFervor towards Russia or the Communist philosophy. The hammer and sickle could be normal steel and wood, swung around with [[ImprobableWeaponUser efficient weapon skillz]], or it could be supercharged on SovietSuperscience.

In fiction, the hammer and sickle are a popular, DualWielding weapons-of-choice for your TokenMinority Russian character, be they DirtyCommunists, ChummyCommies, CaptainPatriotic or some other character with PatrioticFervor towards Russia or the Communist philosophy. The hammer and sickle could be normal steel and wood, swung around with [[ImprobableWeaponUser efficient weapon skillz]], or it could be supercharged on SovietSuperscience.

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', you can invoke this trope by dual wielding any of the three Blacksmith Hammer with a Shotel. The Shotel itself can also be used for parrying when equipped on your left hand.

In fiction, the hammer and sickle are a popular, DualWielding weapons-of-choice for your TokenMinority Russian character, be they DirtyCommunists, ChummyCommies or some other third flavor of communist. The hammer and sickle could be normal steel and wood, swung around with [[ImprobableWeaponUser efficient weapon skillz]], or it could be supercharged on SovietSuperscience.

* In Homestuck, Dave [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007919 refers]] to the fact that Karkat wielding a sickle and John a hammer makes up this trope.

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* Ivan Steranko (who later go on to become [[spoiler:Rocksteady]]) from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' is a Russian arms-dialer that wields a hammer and sickle, both made of solid gold.

Inspired by the manifesto of German Philosopher Creator/KarlMarx, Communism evolved and became a very popular social, economic and political movement in the East, most famously Russia. The masters of the country were caught and killed and the proletariate masses took back the world! In mark of their achievement, the Soviet Union's Communist party erected their flag across the country: a red flag with a hammer and sickle. The hammer and sickle were meant to represent the working class, the hammer representing the industrial worker, while the sickle represented the farming class, toiling in the fields.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' short segment Justice Friends, Comrade Red is the archnemesis of Major Glory and wields the hammer and sickle as his weapons.

* Bismuth from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', her philosophy bearing mild resemblances to Marxist-Communism, is commonly seen shapeshifting her arms as hammers and blades for both combat and smithing.

* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' features one of the U.S.S.R.'s official supers, a half-naked man code named Purge, wielding nothing but a hammer, a sickle, and a worrying grin.â—Š