History Main / DropTheHammer

** Thor, again. And my [[JustForPun god]] does he use it well. Like in Norse mythology, his hammer is called Mjölnir.

** A web serial includes a good AlternateUniverse version of Makuta, the BigBad, who carries a warhammer. He then brutally [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructs]] the non-violent, non-lethal connotations of this trope by [[JustForPun brutally deconstructing]] evil alternate versions of Takanuva.

** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor seeks out the dwarven smiths of Nidavellir to forge a new hammer [[spoiler:to replace the loss of Mjölnir which was destroyed in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' called Stormbringer. It features an even bigger head and longer shaft, and classifies as a Maul since one side of the hammer head is an axe blade. It additionally can be used to summon the Bifröst.

* Stubble the dwarf from ''Literature/LegendOfZagor'' uses an ax as his default weapon, until he receives an InfinityPlusOneSword halfway through, in the form of an enchanted Stone Hammer which can boost his SKILL and LUCK score. It's also capable of harming supernatural-based enemies like demons or ghosts which is immune to normal weaponry.

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* ''Music/PinkFloyd - Music/TheWall'' translates the "HAMMER!" chant of "Waiting for the Worms" into making the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName crazed fans turned fascist troops]] a "Hammer Army" with two crossed hammers as its symbol. (which in a bit of MisaimedFandom, inspired an actual Neo Nazi group) There's even a memorable animated sequence with marching hammers.

* In ''Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt'', the dwarf Bruenor creates the magical warhammer Aegis-fang for BarbarianHero Wulfgar. Wulfgar can use it either in melee combat or as a missile weapon, and it'll magically return to his hand after he throws it. He can also summon Aegis-fang to his hand on command if he's ever separated from it.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}:

* For that extra punch, ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'s'' Nora Valkyrie has a grenade launcher/hammer called "Magnhild". From afar or up close, something's going "boom". Seeing as she's based off of [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor]], it's appropriate.
** Elm uses another hammer called Timber which doubles as a grenade launcher. It doesn't do her much good against Blake and Yang, though.

** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor seeks out the dwarven smiths of Nidavellir to forge a new hammer [[spoiler:to replace the loss of Mjölnir which was destroyed in ''[[Film/ThorRagnarok]]'' called Stormbringer. It features an even bigger head and longer shaft, and classifies as a Maul since one side of the hammer head is an axe blade. It additionally can be used to summon the Bifröst.

** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor seeks out the dwarven smiths of Nidavellir to forge a new hammer [[spoiler:to replace the loss of Mjölnir]] called Stormbringer. It features an even bigger head and longer shaft, and classifies as a Maul since one side of the hammer head is an axe blade. It additionally can be used to summon the Bifröst.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', the fusion gem [[PerformanceArtist Sardonyx]] (Garnet and Pearl), has this as her main weapon. It combines Garnet's gauntlets as the head and Pearl's BladeOnAStick as the handle.

* Vento of the Front from ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' uses a hammer to channel the winds. Sasha Croitsef wields hammers and saws, and she's strong enough to smash through walls with them.

* In the fourth ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' film, Sparky receives a big hammer as his weapon. The hammer automatically increases its weight to 10,000 tons to inflict serious damage on enemies.

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': The setting has the {{Magitek}} [[AbsurdlySharpBlades Shardblades]] and [[PoweredArmor Shardplate]] which are usually used together. For those who have Plate but not Blade, there are the non-magical Shardhammers. These are so large and heavy that they can barely be lifted by two men, and usually have to be transported by cart.

* Perrin Aybara in Robert Jordan's ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' often finds himself choosing between a blacksmith's hammer and a battleaxe, each representing the sides of personality able to create and destroy. In ''Towers of Midnight'', he trades in his blacksmith's hammer for [[spoiler:''Mah'alleinir'', a massive warhammer that is also the first weapon forged with the One Power in three thousand years]].

* The ''Otsuchi'' of ancient Japan was a type of large wooden hammer with a comically large barrel-like head. However, it wasn't actually used as a weapon in combat but rather as a tool to break through wooden gates and barricades, which is why it was often used by firefighters.

* ''Manga/ShuumatsuNoValkyrieRecordOfRagnarok'': as expected, Thor uses a large hammer as his weapon of choice until it gets broken by Lu Bu. What the Valkyries did ''not'' expect was for Mjollnir to actually have a SuperMode which turns it so big it utterly dwarfs his wielder and allows him to gradually turn Lu Bu into a shapeless red paste.

!!Examples:

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* ''VideoGame/AdventuresOfLolo'': The hammer item is used to break obstructing rocks.
* ''VideoGame/AlphaPrime'': The first weapon you get is a small hammer. Each hit is fairly weak, but you can swing it ''[[GoodBadBugs as fast as you can click]]''.
* ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'':
** One of Alice's weapons is the Croquet Mallet, which she can either use like a bludgeon or to launch a lethal croquet ball at an enemy.
** ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns'': Alice uses a Hobby Horse for a gigantic sledgehammer in-game. Turning the game's Physx settings to Medium and above will display more prominently its destructive capability.
* ''VideoGame/{{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 [[EvilOverlord Morgoth's]] hammer Grond, which collapses walls around it when swung.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' has a variety of hammers and maces available. They had the special effect of dealing Fatigue damage, which meant that they could knock enemies unconscious and effectively drained {{Mana}} from mages. They can also be used to open locked doors and chests [[BreakableWeapons without being damaged]].
* ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}'': There's two of them. The Whammer is a handleless hammer ARM that comes with the stun attribute, which was originally designed for construction. The similarly-styled ARM, the Kablammer uses the explosion attribute, which were originally designed to demolish buildings. They are now refined for competition and they were the default ARMS for [[TeenGenius Mechanica]] and [[SpiritedCompetitor Max Brass]] respectively.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'': Hammers and mauls can be used as Ezio's main weapon in place of single-handed swords. Hammers and mauls swing more slowly and are less effective on defense and countering, but are much more effective against heavily-armored elites.
* ''VideoGame/AvalonCode'': This is one of the weapon types. Its charge ability is to spin round and round and then throw it -- while holding onto it -- ''which somehow allows the wielder to fly''. Coincidentally or not, this was the original explanation for how Thor from Marvel could fly -- you know, back when the writers were insane.
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'':
** The base game features the ''+3 Hammer of Thunderbolts'', which requires peak human strength to wield. As if that wasn't bad enough for whoever's on the receiving end, with a scroll, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, and one of the Giant Strength belts, you could turn it into ''Crom Faeyr'', an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity +1 Hammer]].
** The expansion pack adds the Runehammer. It comes with some nifty abilities, namely dealing double damage to undead and having a chance of instantly killing them with each strike, making you immune to level drain and fear, and having the ability to give you [[SuperStrength 22 Strength]] and/or cast Mass Cure once per day for a short time.
* ''VideoGame/{{Basingstoke}}'': One of the weapon types you can find in the game is a hammer.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'': The Kid has the Cael Hammer, a big sledgehammer, as his first weapon. It is described by the narrator as [[ICallItVera "his lifelong friend."]]
* ''VideoGame/BattleChess4000'': The King stops a Rook by wanding it back into its standby position...Then a big one of these cranes up from behind the Rook and slams straight down upon the King. Checkmate!
* ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'': There's the 武甕槌 Takemikazuchi, an absolutely enormous War Hammer that is easily the largest, most powerful, but also slowest weapon in the game. According to its description it used to be a holy {{BFS}} held by the great demon Takemikazuchi, but was re-forged into a massive hammer by the FallenAngel Rodin just because he wanted to. There's also the smaller great hammer that can be dropped by the [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Accolades]] that Bayonetta can use, meaning Bayonetta can actually have two giant hammers equipped at the same time (although none [[ArmedLegs on her heels]]).
* ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'': Hammers seem to be the war weapon ''de rigueur'' -- both the good guys and the [[AlienInvasion evil army]] use them. Some of them are part axe as well, and some even shoot ''[[FamilyFriendlyFirearms lasers]]''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' gets in on the fun:
** The Kirkhammer, a hammer made from what appears to be an old tombstone with a face the size of the player characters ''torso'' and featuring a handle that can split off to become a longsword.
** ''The Old Hunters'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]] adds the Boom Hammer, which you can ''light on fire''.
* ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' has two hammer weapons -- the Warhammer and the Banhammer -- that can be wielded by your party's strongest characters.
* ''VideoGame/{{Brawlhalla}}'': Some characters use the Grapple Hammer as their primary or secondary weapon of choice.
* ''VideoGame/TheBugsBunnyBirthdayBlowout'': A hammer is Bugs Bunny's only weapon.
* ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'': The only non-blade weapon is the hammer, an almost polearm-length weapon which is slow, but can rapidly crush through your opponent's guard with repeated strikes. Oddly enough, the best character to give it to is the speedy-but-weak Tatsumi, as his speed overcomes his low strength to allow fairly rapid strikes.
* ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'': Mifue Shinohara's weapon of choice is a croquet hammer. Her [[LimitBreak Overdose]] attack has her hammer grow several times in size before she smashes it onto the enemy.
* ''VideoGame/CandyMountainMassacre'': One of the bonus weapons you encounter in ''2'' is a giant hammer that uses an explosive charge to take out all enemies within melee range. It becomes a standard weapon in ''Revenge''.
* ''VideoGame/CastleStrike'': The old king from the first mission arc wielded a hammer in battle
--> "where I strike, the graaasss neeevehr groows again!"
* ''VideoGame/ChildrenOfMana'': One of the four weapon types is the hammer. Its unique ability is to smash large objects.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': Zappa the smith can swing one. Getting a certain hammer is also required to craft any character's InfinityPlusOneSword or armour.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'':
** The War Mace powerset didn't necessarily use a hammer, but several of the custom skins for the weapon were this (along with [[ImprobableWeaponUser a shovel]]). The Stone Melee powerset also included two powers, Stone Mallet and Heavy Mallet, which involve a big two-handed hammer formed out of stone.
** Customization options for the Titan Weapons powerset, though mostly swords and axes, had a few hammers as well (most notably the Fusion Hammer). The damage type remained half-slashing, half-smashing regardless of weapon skin, however.
* ''VideoGame/Clown2020'': The titular clown carries around a giant mallet with a BloodyHandprint on the flat end of it.
* ''VideoGame/CultOfTheLamb'': Hammers are a weapon type unlocked in the mid-game. They have the highest damage of any weapon type and do considerable splash damage but are also the slowest, having a long windup and recovery period for each blow.
* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud2'' features various warhammers as the main character's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]].
* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'':
** You can use a blacksmith's hammer as a weapon if you get one.
** The player is able to obtain Smough's Hammer, a gigantic hammer wielded by one of the bosses in Anor Londo. The head of the hammer alone is large enough to fit a full-grown man inside.
** Another hammer that can be obtained is Grant, a huge hammer wielded by Paladin Leeroy, it's less of a hammer though and more of a huge chunk of stone on the end of a stick.
** The Gyrm Great Hammer from the second game is a bit of an oddball, as it's technically an ''anvil'' on the end of a stick.
** The third game's DLC has Ledo's Great Hammer, which ranks as the second heaviest weapon in the entire franchise. (The first place spot goes to the Smelter Hammer in the second game, which [[NonindicativeName despite its name]] is actually a club.)
* The Hillbilly killer in ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' has a cattle hammer as his melee weapon.
* Sledgehammers are a [[BoringButPractical simple yet effective]] heavy weapon in ''VideoGame/DeadRising'' and its sequels. Starting with [[VideoGame/DeadRising2 2]], the sledgehammer can be combined with other weapons to create new exciting combo weapons. The Electric Crusher from ''Off The Record'' is made by attaching a sledge to the battery, creating an electric hammer as a ShoutOut to Thor's. ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'' introduces the [[MixAndMatchWeapon Sledge Saw]], the unholy matrimony of a sledgehammer and a cement saw. Since the saw part is attached to the end of the sledgehammer's handle, whether it's a sledgehammer or sawblade depends on which end of the weapon you use.
* As of ''The Taken King'' Expansion in ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'', [[TheBigGuy Titans]] get access to the [[KillItWithFire Sunbreaker]] class, which enables them to throw exploding hammers for their super.
** In the ''Forsaken'' expansion to ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', Titans can unlock the '''Code of the Devastator''' path, allowing them to throw a lower-powered version of the Hammer of Sol for their melee attack, and gives them access to the Burning Maul, which is an even bigger hammer.
* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'':
** Mace-class weapons include Warhammers, Mauls, and Great Mauls, plus their Exceptional and Elite versions. 50% more damage to undead, too.
** The Paladin's Blessed Hammer skill.
* ''VideoGame/DiceyDungeons'':
** The card Hammer, which does raw damage[[note]]damage equal to the dice inserted[[/note]] and shocks one of the enemy's cards if you put in a 6 (or any even number if upgraded). If Inventor's art is anything to go by, this is a completely regular claw hammer.
** The card Sledgehammer, only available in [[spoiler:Parallel Universe and Bonus Round episodes]], has a countdown of 10, and does 8 damage as well as shocking the enemy.
* Multiple hammers are lumped into the axe weapon class in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series.
** ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}'' lets the Eryngya and Gargoyle monsters magichange into hammers, and these hammers will be ''very'' large if a giant monster transforms into one.
* The Earth Golemn in ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' brings one of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRG7OsR8iuc these to bear.]]
* ''VideoGame/DonDokoDon'', a ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble''-like game by Creator/{{Taito}}, features a pair of dwarves who hit enemies with hammers.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'': Bashmaster, the boss of Juicy Jungle, wields a giant hammer. It even generates ice shockwaves when he brings it down.
* ''VideoGame/Dota2'':
** [[WarriorMonk Omniknight]] uses a hammer to smite his enemies.
** Sven's ''Storm Hammer'' ability. Only a hammer in name, however -- it's described as being a "magical gauntlet".
** The Skull Basher, Mjöllnir, and Maelstrom items.
* Mauls can be used by Two-Handed Warriors in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', (alongside massive axes and the old-fashioned {{BFS}}). They're good for taking on opponents in heavy armor like golems.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': There aren't really that many hammers in the game, but Debora and Sancho are the only human characters who can equip them. This includes the Hela Hammer, a half-cursed hammer that misses half the time, and invariably critical hits all the rest. It's useful for taking out Metal Slimes.
** Yangus uses hammers as one of his favored weapon sets in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''.
** Hammers are one of the two main weapons used by the Builder in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestBuilders'', in addition to being a valuable tool in gathering resources. [[VideoGame/DragonQuestBuilders2 The sequel]] would subvert this as an AntiFrustrationFeature, as hammers now do a pitiful amount of damage [[SituationalDamageAttack against anything that isn't made of stone]] and are mapped to a separate button from the sword to prevent players from accidentally wrecking the landscape during combat.
* The MightyGlacier Dwarf of ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' [[DualWielding wields a pair]] of short warhammers as his weapon of choice. In reference to a certain Norse God, he could also have thunderbolts accompany his [[ShockwaveStomp power smashes]] and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks hammer throws]] with the Grand Smash skill.
* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' features several varieties of mace and war hammer, which trade a reduced OneHitKill probability compared to slashing or piercing weapons for a better chance of causing knock-back; high-level mace- or hammerdwarves can launch enemies into nearby walls with enough force to reduce them to LudicrousGibs.
** In addition, a noble/vigilante called the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hammerer]] shows up once your fort hits a certain population, and starts dispensing his own brand of justice if your guards aren't doing their jobs. As the Hammerer has no use for sissy notions like "restraint," this tends to result in dead dwarves; once the Hammerer arrives, you're better off making that prison and assigning guards if you've previously been putting both things off (since the penalty for unpunished crimes was mostly limited to unhappy thoughts in a few useless nobles, and that could be countered with enough bling).
** In the current version, blunt weapons in general but war hammer especially are also (as in real life) the best weapons against heavily armored foes, being able to deal nearly as much damaged 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 "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..)
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has an entire "hammer" weapon class. Though it's really more of a "blunt weapon" class encompassing more than just hammers, the category contains a few that are actual hammers.
** Endgame sees you face off against [[spoiler:Radagon of the Golden Order, [[SharingABody still holding the hammer Marika used]] to shatter the Elden Ring]]. You can obtain this weapon for yourself after beating the fight.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** The [[LegendaryWeapon legendary hammer]] Volendrung, known as the "Hammer of Might", has appeared throughout the series. It was originally crafted by the [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] and later became associated with Malacath, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Pariahs. In addition to dealing considerable damage, it has variously been enchanted to paralyze those it strikes as well as drain their strength and stamina. According to lore, a Dwemer chieftain once threw Volendrung ''across Tamriel'', vowing to settle wherever it landed, leading to the establishment of Volenfell as the westernmost outpost of the Dwemer. After the [[RiddleForTheAges entire Dwemer race disappeared]] during the Battle of Red Mountain, the area was eventually resettled by the [[ScaryBlackMan Redguards]], who renamed it Hammerfell. If seen carrying Volendrung in ''Skyrim'' by a guard:
---> '''Guards''': What do you intend to do with that hammer, friend? Knock down a ''house?!''
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'':
*** Warhammers are large, two-handed blunt weapons. They range from rather small and wimpy (the ones made of chitin), to medium (the [[ShoutOut B&hammer]]), to the high-end the [[FantasyMetals Daedric]] and the [[ReligionOfEvil Sixth House]] Bell Hammers.
*** Sunder is a one-handed hammer and one of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Tools of Kagrenac]] necessary to tap into the [[CosmicKeystone Heart of Lorkhan]]. It doubles as one of the most powerful one-handed blunt weapons in the game.
*** In the ''Tribunal'' expansion, the Museum of Mournhold has Stendarr's Hammer. Stendarr is the Aedric Divine God of Mercy and Justice. The hammer is [[AwesomeButImpractical amazingly powerful but also amazingly heavy]], making it impractical for the player to wield. (Even if you buff your strength enough to pick it up, it breaks after one strike.)
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'':
*** The models almost universally follow the historical hammer design, with a spike on one end and a short, narrow blunt head on the other. Some hammers vary in design; for example, the iron, orcish, and daedric versions' blunt ends feature small spikes on the hammerhead, presumably to help punch through armor. The dwarven warhammer is blunt on both ends. The elven warhammer's blunt end is hooked slightly, resembling a hawk's beak (all the elven gear has a bird motif to it) and looks like it could be used to hook and pull. And Volendrung just looks like anything you hit with it is just going to have the worst day ''ever''.
*** Skyrim's maces and warhammers also cover the effectiveness of blunt weapons against armour via perks in the one and two-handed skill trees, each perk giving them increasing ability to ignore enemy armour value.
*** The ''Dawnguard'' DLC adds dragonbone weapons, including the Dragonbone Warhammer which is a dragon's femur attached to an ebony handle. It also adds a Dawnguard warhammer, with a cylindrical head that is blunt on one end and has a large spike on the other.
*** The ''Dragonborn'' DLC adds a Nordic warhammer that resembles the elven one except it's silver instead of gold colored, and a stahlrim warhammer that is basically a two-handed sledgehammer with the head made of stahlrim.
* ''VideoGame/EternalCardGame'' has hammers for you and your units to wield.
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'': Hammers have become the iconic weapon of the Medic class, to the point where it's very common to see art of the characters wielding huge warhammers, particularly the young girl portrait. While they primarily serve as the [[CombatMedic healers of the party]], they are just as capable of dishing out tons of damage with their Caduceus skill, even if they're [[GlassCannon a little squishy]]. Fortresses in ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIVLegendsOfTheTitan'' get in on the action, too.
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest'''s clerics have an animated hammer as a pet.
* ''Videogame/EYEDivineCybermancy'' has the [[http://i.imgur.com/YRPuQEm.jpg Arrancadora de Tripas]] ("[[GratuitousSpanish Gut Ripper]]") - also known as the Warp Hammer - a ''massive'' dual handed war hammer. The Arrancadora creates a huge electrical discharge upon contact with flesh or metal, allowing it to OneHitKill almost anything in the game, including [[FutureCopter gunships]]. [[InfinityPlusOneSword It is also one of the hardest weapons to unlock]].
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' series of games your character can wield progressively more awesome hammers as they go up in level. There's the Hero of Strength, [[spoiler:Hammer]] who uses a massive hammer from a statue as a primary weapon. The third game in the series reduces the different types of weapons you can use in melee to swords and... well take an educated guess.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fate}}'': hammers are among the many types of weapons the hero can wield, though for once they're considered a whole different weapon than clubs and maces, who have another category.
* Keeping with its “game that took [=RPGs=] out of the dungeon” motif, the most powerful melee weapon in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' is the sledgehammer (and the super sledge, a pneumatic version.)
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' has had hammers and mauls in some of their games, but ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' gives them to [[TheMedic White Mages]] and cranks it all the way up to... well, you know. [[LimitBreak Hexa Strike]] + well-geared WHM = a tiny pile of powder that was once a [[DemBones skeleton]].
* Although he isn't in your party for very long, Cid Polledina wields hammers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''.
** You can use hammers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' too and they make a cool booming sound.
** The number of characters that are likely to wield hammers at some point of the game are greatly increased in the sequel, including his apprentice Luca, the ninja Gekkou and possibly even [[spoiler: Golbez]].
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** The series as a whole has the Hammer as a Axe-type weapon, which is effective against armored enemies such as Knights and their promotion classes. Using a hammer in the fight with the [[spoiler: [[ImplacableMan Black Knight]]]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is [[OutsideTheBoxTactic an easy way to win the fight.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity +1 Axe]] Aurgelmir is a big-ass hammer. You get it in a chest late in ''Revelation'', while in ''Conquest'' it can be pried out of Hans' cold dead hands.
* ''VideoGame/GameAndWatch'':
** ''Vermin'' has you dropping two hammers.
** ''Judge'' awards points for either hitting the other player with your hammer or dodging theirs, depending on whether or not they drew a higher number.
** Bluto has a hammer when appearing from the left side in ''Popeye''.
** Hammers are literally dropped in ''Helmet'' and you must dodge them alongside other discarded tools.
** A hammer is used to bash attackers and knock away their projectiles in ''Fire Attack''.
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': Fatui Electrohammer Vanguards wield massive [[ShockAndAwe Electro-charged]] hammers in combat.
* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' mod, ''VideoGame/{{GMOTA}}'' has the Omen Warhammer as a subweapon. You can smash the enemy with it, and you are able to throw it, too. The alternate attack of this weapon will send a huge version of warhammer, and the said warhammer will spawn more warhammers to smash more enemies nearby.
* The Barbarian Hammer from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII''.
* ''[[VideoGame/GodEater1 God Eater]]'' lets you build giant hammers to field in place of a {{BFS}}. Just the haft is nearly as long as the average user is tall, and the head could pulp a person in one blow.
** [[VideoGame/GodEater2 The sequel]] introduced a proper hammer-type melee weapon known as Boost Hammer, but it's very short range compared to its Buster Blade counterpart from the first game.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series, [[TheBrute Brute Chieftains]] wield Gravity Hammers, as a direct contrast to the sword-wielding Elite Zealots. Like Energy Swords, Gravity Hammers are based off of ceremonial weapons and can typically kill in one hit. Tartarus as Chieftain of the entire Brute race wields an especially powerful hammer in ''VideoGame/Halo2''. Starting in ''VideoGame/Halo3'', they can be picked up and wielded by the player. ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' even has a REQ variant hammer that launches a forward-moving explosive wave with each swing. The Gravity Hammer is a huge part of the ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''-inspired multiplayer mode Grifball, where two teams armed with both the Hammer and the Sword attempt to deliver a bomb to the other team's goal.
* ''VideoGame/HammerinHarry'' featured a construction worker with a wooden hammer bigger than his head. There was a power up that made it even bigger than his body.
* Bouphua from the ''VideoGame/{{Hamumu}}'' games uses a hammer most of the time. In one of the games, his hammers had special powers, like shooting superheated steam, zapping bolts of green electric homing bolts, and projecting energy shields, among others.
* Both ''VideoGame/{{Hexen}}'' games feature a hammer prominently.
** In ''Hexen: Beyond Heretic'', the Hammer of Retribution is Baratus the Fighter's first ranged weapon: at a distance, swinging it sends out a flying copy that explodes on impact for very high direct damage and moderate SplashDamage. Each attack costs 3 Green Mana, making it very cost-effective. Another bonus is that it can be used in melee range, whereupon each swing deals around the same damage as a powered Timon's Axe[[note]]the only difference is that minimum damage with the Hammer is 60 (20 points less than the Axe)[[/note]], though the attack recovery is longer than the Axe's.
** ''II'' features the War Hammer, the Crusader's melee weapon of choice. On a per-swing basis, it's the most powerful of all starter weapons and has a minor KnockBack effect, though it's a lot slower to swing than the others. When you power it up with the [[AmplifierArtifact Tome of Power]], the Hammer becomes throwable and will boomerang straight back to the Crusader's hand after it hits something or reaches a maximum distance. Anything destructible hit by the flying hammer is struck by an electric discharge.[[labelnote:trivia]]As a curious side note, the War Hammer is the only melee weapon that doesn't have a visual effect when hitting an unbreakable surface; the Paladin's [[PowerFist Gauntlets]] create puffs of smoke, while the Necromancer's [[SinisterScythe Scythe]] and the Assassin's [[PsychoKnifeNut Katar]] create yellow sparks.[[/labelnote]]
* The role of the hammer is played in ''VideoGame/KillingFloor2'' by the [[CloseRangeCombatant Berserker's]] "Pulverizer". At first glance, it looks and acts like a standard sledgehammer. SecondaryFire strikes with the other side of the head, which has a pressure-triggered powder-actuated nail gun built into it. The effect is a mini-explosion that can kill multiple {{Mooks}} with its SplashDamage.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** A couple of Donald Duck's staves are warhammers. Lexaeus also has a squeaky mallet as a joke weapon in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' sees [[TheHero Sora]] get in on the action via his [[Franchise/ToyStory Favorite Deputy]] and [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Classic Tone]] Keyblades, which can [[MorphWeapon Formchange]] into hammers.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
** One of Kirby's [[PowerUp Copy Abilities]] lets him wield a hammer as a weapon. It's one of the rarer abilities, most often obtained from the gorilla MiniBoss Bonkers and what it lacks in range it [[HomeRunHitter more than]] makes up for in power (So much so that it is widely considered to be the [[GameBreaker best ability]] in Super Star/Ultra against bosses). The hammer returns as his Side-B special in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland,'' Kirby's can obtain upgraded versions of certain Copy Abilities called [[SuperMode Super Abilities]], that let him rampage through the level for a limited amount of time. '''[[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111014192321/kirby/en/images/0/09/Hammer_Kirby.png Grand Hammer]]''' is an upgraded version of the Hammer ability with Kirby wielding a gold-colored hammer that is [[ExaggeratedTrope much bigger than Kirby himself]]. [[spoiler:Later on, [[TrueFinalBoss Magolor Soul]] uses his own version of the Grand Hammer against ''you''.]]
** King Dedede uses a hammer as his signature weapon in the games.
** Interestingly, [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid the Colonel]] notes that despite looking like a big wooden mallet, Dedede's hammer is an incredibly advanced and powerful weapon that Dedede is very good at using.
** Dedede gets another hammer [[MixAndMatchWeapon with an attached flamethrower, missile launcher, and rocket engine]] during ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra''.
* Boss Balbars carries a spiky one in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheRound''.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':
** Poppy, the minuscule Yordle and Keeper of the Hammer, lugs around a magical hammer during her search for the legendary hero destined to wield it (while not realizing that she herself is the hero she's looking for). [[GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword It's a normal-sized warhammer, but for a two-foot-tall Yordle, it's positively huge.]]
** Sion, an undead juggernaut, also swaps his normal gigantic battleaxe for a huge mallet in his ''Hextech Sion'' skin.
** Jayce, defender of Piltover, is a GadgeteerGenius that invented his own [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], the extremely advanced Mercury Hammer, which [[ShockAndAwe discharges lightning]] and can [[SwissArmyWeapon switch into]] a longer-ranged cannon form from its melee hammer form.
** Mordekaiser trades in his giant mace Nightfall for an equally-large and nasty-looking hammer in his ''Dragon Knight Mordekaiser'' skin.
** Items you can buy from the shop also include the Phage, a large wooden mallet, and its 2 upgraded versions, the Frozen Mallet and the Entropy.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' gave the frail-looking little dancer girl the big-ass hammer, and she did fall over after swinging it in one of her attack animations.
* A hammer is a recurring weapon in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games:
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'': Link can get a Hammer in Death Mountain, though it can only break rocks and cut trees in the overworld map. It cannot be used during battle.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': The main item of the Dark Palace is the Magic Hammer, which not only can stun enemies with high defense but also open up paths in both the dungeons and the overworld. It also does as much damage as the Tempered Sword, although it's slower than a sword attack. Link can also [[LiterallyShatteredLives shatter frozen enemies with it]] to acquire magic decanters.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': Adult Link gets to mess around with the Megaton Hammer. It's a bit more powerful than the Master Sword, can open up holes in the ground like bombs do, can destroy rocks you can't destroy with bombs, and is useful for caving in several of the tougher boss' skulls (it is needed to defeat Volvagia, the boss of the Fire Temple, where you find the hammer, but you don't need to use the Master Sword or Biggoron's Sword for this fight; the hammer alone will kill the dragon. In the FinalBoss fight, you will need to use the hammer for the first stage against Ganon if you don't have Biggoron's Sword).[[note]]That said, Biggoron's Sword does far more damage, according to [[http://zelda.gamepedia.com/Weapon_Strength#Ocarina_of_Time this damage chart]] on Zelda Wiki, so it's recommended you pick it up if damage output is what you're looking for.[[/note]] This hammer makes a return in ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur II''.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': The Skull Hammer, the flagship item of Forsaken Fortress. Not only can it press rusty switches, but also cause high damage to enemies (and, in the case of Miniblins, they're squashed flat). Using the hammer onto an enemy frozen with the Ice Arrows will [[OneHitKill kill it instantly]], even ''Darknuts'' if you're quick enough.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'': A magic Hammer is collected in Mutoh's Temple. While much smaller than the Skull Hammer of the chonologically previous game's fame, it's still impressive considering it's wielded by [[NinjaButterfly a tiny fairy]], especially for {{Charged Attack}}s. And because it ''is'' Ciela who uses it, it's required to defeat enemies and press switches placed in spots that are unreachable for Link himself, including the weak points of the dungeon's boss (Eox).
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features various types of hammer. The common Sledgehammer can often be found in Shrines and near mines, while the Gorons have modified several greatswords into functional hammers. These weapons are useful for hitting objects under Stasis, breaking apart mineral nodes, and damaging the rock-based Pebbits and Taluses.
* In ''VideoGame/LittleNemoTheDreamMaster'', the mouse comes equipped with a mallet to smash enemies and blocks with.
* A gigantic clockwork hammer is the trademark weapon of ''VideoGame/{{Malice}}'', originally a very hyped Xbox launch title before a detour through DevelopmentHell.
* Nikki's hammer from ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis'' looked normal enough, until the head pops off, revealing a chain that somehow turns it into a dual EpicFlail. ImpossiblyCoolWeapon indeed.
* The ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' Reckoning DLC includes the Krogan Warlord, a multiplayer character with a [[GravityMaster biotic]] hammer.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', the first game in the franchise to allow players to equip their PlayerCharacter with a variety of melee weapons, features a krogan warhammer in its roster. Although not as huge as the one from ''Reckoning'' mentioned above (the ''Andromeda'' model is meant for young krogan), it's still massive enough that a normal human shouldn't be able to wield it. It's the slowest melee weapon in the game, but tied with the Asari Sword as the most powerful one, plus it creates a circular shockwave on impact that hits and staggers everything in the wielder's proximity, making it a supremely effective crowd control tool for Vanguard builds.
* The Thumper from ''VideoGame/{{MDK}}'' – a HyperspaceMallet the size of an outhouse, used by Kurt (the protagonist) to smash all enemies that get too close.
* In ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'', 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 ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'' from hack ''VideoGame/Rockman7EP'', Mega Man gains the Bikkuracoil, a spring-like flail that doubles as a hammer.
* Zero gets one named T(itan) Breaker in ''VideoGame/MegaManX8''.
* The ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series has the recurring Hammer and God/Zeus Hammer battle chips. The former is rather lackluster, being a weak short ranged weapon, but the latter hits everything on the battlefield for high damage (Including Mega Man himself, though this can be circumvented). Guts Man.exe is also capable of transforming his hands into a hammer, which he uses to create shockwaves, destroy your panels, or make rocks fall, depending on the game.
* ''VideoGame/MetalFatigue'' features the Mil-Agro Hammer Arm, which is basically a HumongousMecha-sized mallet made of solid iron. [[MightyGlacier Slow, but powerful]], and the amount of added armor value is fairly substantial. It turned out to be not quite as useful against enemy Combots because of its low sever chance and the sheer utility of the dismemberment feature, but it squashes vehicles in one slam like no one's business.
* ''VideoGame/MetallicChild'': One of the weapons [[PlayerCharacter Rona]] can wield in the game is a [=GIGANTIC=] yellow mallet with a head almost as big as she is.
* The Ghost Mallet enemy in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' is a ghost that uses a big hammer with Mii facial features. One side of the mallet has normal Mii eyes, and the other has ''crying'' Mii eyes which inflict the Crying status condition upon the poor Miis it clobbers. Minotaurs also wield hammers.
* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': The Giant Hammer, which hits hard but is a very slow weapon.
* Fuuto, TheBigGuy of the team in ''VideoGame/MiniNinjas'' wields one as his [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]]. How he came to use it is the focus of the mini-movie detailing his backstory.
* In the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series, hammers are a whole class of weapons. They are ''huge'', with the head of the hammer often being as big as or even bigger than the character's torso. Their swings hit hard enough to temporarily knock out monsters if they take enough blows to the noggin, but at the same time, they're fairly mobile, with wielders being to run at a decent clip while they charge up their next attack in preparation for an opening.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Shao Kahn's infamous "Wrath Hammer" is his iconic [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], which he uses to knock any foolish foes into next week.
** Although Raiden usually uses a staff for a weapon, in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' he uses a hammer, then leaves it on top of a tall tower, where anyone who wants to can use it.
** Noob Saibot uses a Troll Hammer in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon''.
** Leatherface, as a GuestFighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', utilizes not only a chainsaw, but also a meat hammer.
* ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade'' and its expansion ''Warband'' feature a wide variety of one-handed and two-handed hammer weapons. Basic models included the one-handed hammer or military hammer, up to tougher stuff like the maul, sledgehammer, or great hammer. The latter three [[ArmorPiercingAttack smash through attempts to guard]] and deal phenomenal amounts of damage even against heavy armor users. They also [[TapOnTheHead knock enemies out]] instead of killing them, so you can take prisoners and make up the cost of your army in ransoms. Rarely, a polehammer will show up, which is both god-awful slow to use yet absurdly powerful. It effectively ignores ''all'' armor types (it gains a bonus against the most powerful protection in the game, plate and chain armors), and the only armors that provide meaningful resistance to its damage type don't provide enough raw protection to stop the sheer amount of damage it deals.
* In ''VideoGame/MrDo's Castle'', Mr. Do! wields a hammer.
* ''VideoGame/MystIIIExile'' has Saavedro's hammer. Ask any ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' fan worth their salt, and they'll tell you that while dear old Saavy's hammer might not be the [[{{BFS}} biggest]] or most badass, it can still inspire some serious skull-smashing terror.
* Blanc/White Heart from ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'', whose weapon of choice is a giant hammer she can easily wield despite her small frame.
* Innumerable games make reference to Thor's Mjölnir - like ''VideoGame/NetHack'', where it also strikes with lightning bolts and is probably the best Neutral weapon in the game (and is certainly so for Priests, who are restricted in all bladed weapons).
* Warhammers are among the weapons strewn around the world of ''VideoGame/NexusClash'', and it just so happens that impact damage is the damage type least mitigated by mortal-made armor.
* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' has demon hunter Rachel who fights using the War Hammer. In ''Sigma 2'' she swaps this out for the more powerful and faster Inferno Hammer.
* ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'' has a sledgehammer that can be picked up relatively early on and an [[EnergyWeapons energy hammer]] ([[AmmoUsingMeleeWeapon that uses lots of energy ammo]]) you can pick up later. These weapons are characterized by high damage and slow swing speeds. Much later in the game, you can pick up the blood and [[ThunderHammer lightning hammers]]. The blood hammer is rather powerful but damages you if you miss a swing.
* Dokoutsui from ''VideoGame/Onimusha2SamuraisDestiny''. So powerful that it summons an earthquake when you use the magic attack.
* In ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds'', several melee weapons are hammers:
** The Impact Hammer (and its higher level Mk 2 variant) is a one-handed melee weapon. It's a Spacer's Choice product, meaning it'll lose durability quickly while being cheap to repair.
** The Pulse Hammer, an Aramid Ballistics product. This is a two-handed hammer. The default Pulse Hammer deals Plasma damage (meaning it'll burn enemies to ash though it does less damage against Mantisaurs) though it can be upgraded with mods to do different damage types.
** The Hammer of Olympus, a unique weapon also created by Aramid Ballistics. Unlike the regular Pulse Hammers, this one deals Shock damage (meaning it does more damage to Mechanicals). Being a unique weapon, it cannot be modded.
** The Prismatic Hammer is a SuperPrototype Science Weapon created by Hammersmith. Its backstory reveals that the Pulse Hammers were originally ''their'' creation, but Aramid Ballistics stole their plans and rushed the Pulse Hammers to market. To add insult to injury, Aramid Ballistics launched a marketing campaign making fun of Hammersmith for having no hammers in their product line despite their name. Hammersmith's executives were so upset they demanded that the ''ultimate'' hammer be produced, [[AwesomeButImpractical but said hammer prototype was so expensive it never entered production]]. The Prismatic Hammer lives up to the executives' demands - it not only changes damage types with each swing, it unleashes shockwaves of said damage types with each Power Attack that can hit foes from a distance.
* Reinhardt in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' wields a massive, rocket-powered hammer capable- if his [[GroundPound Earthshatter]] [[LimitBreak ability]] is charged- of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin shattering the earth]], knocking over anyone unfortunate to be in front of him at the time.
* Shinjiro from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' uses axes and hammers. In the ''FES'' and ''Portable'' remakes, you can fuse the persona Thor into a weapon to gain Mjölnir, which is kind of useless in ''Portable'' because the protagonist can no longer wield different weapon types, just one-handed swords (for male protagonists) or naginatas (for female protagonists). [[spoiler:Shinjiro usually leaves the party before you can even create Mjölnir because he's dead/in a coma.]]
* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'': The Gargantuar in Dark Ages uses a big hammer to crush your plants.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' (International): For each incorrect command during Clefairy Says!, a Clefairy gets a squeaky one atop the head, and too many will put it out of the game.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' introduced Tinkaton, a PintSizedPowerhouse who fights with a 220-pound war hammer.
* A Magic Hammer shows up in the ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' fighting games; it greatly resembles a squeaky mallet, though?
* The protagonist of the aptly named, but sadly canceled, ''Project H.A.M.M.E.R.''
* ''VideoGame/ProjectZomboid'' lets you fight with a hammer: an ordinary hardware-store clawhammer. From among the large variety of [[ImprovisedWeapon Improvised Weapons]], it's not a terrible choice in a pinch. Hammers lack reach, which is important against packs of zombies, and they don't hit hard. On the plus side, they are durable, abundant, and light. Besides, you'll often find yourself carrying one anyway—to use as a hammer. There are also sledgehammers, much rarer, and a prize to find. You'll want one because it can demolish existing walls (and about anything else), providing the only way inside some buildings. As a weapon, it's AwesomeButImpractical. A sledgehammer is every bit as heavy and slow as a normal hammer isn't, and if you have to bash more than one head at a time, it will quickly wear you out.
* The Hammerfist power in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. With it Alex can flatten ''tanks''. Topped only by the Blade power, which lets him ''chop up tanks''. Best used when combined with the elbow drop, which lets you Drop The Hammer ''from the top of the Empire State building.''
* In ''VideoGame/{{Purple}}'', hammers are a common ''and'' most powerful weapon. It's just too bad it's short-ranged.
* ''VideoGame/RandalsMonday'': How you first deal with Hal at Charlie's shop. Doesn't work the second time.
* The [[LaResistance Red Faction]] in ''VideoGame/RedFactionGuerrilla'' has the standard-issue colonial sledgehammer on their flag, and for good reason; it's an effective and useful weapon that never runs out of ammo, and with the extra strength from the low gravity, a man can kill someone or bust through concrete in a single good smash. There's even an achievement for smashing a hundred EDF soldiers in the campaign with it, upgraded versions you can buy, and in multiplayer it ends up [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer useful in all game times.]]
** 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 [[HandWave mentioned that this a technologically advanced hammer]], which lets it rip through a concrete wall and the guy standing behind it.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
** The Executioner in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' wields a giant axe that has a hammer head on the opposite side.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' has hammer-wielding {{Giant Mook}}s in Chapter 5.
* Just like every other kind of weapon in the game, some warhammers in ''VideoGame/{{Rune}}'' were absurdly, ridiculously huge.
* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', there are one-handed and two-handed warhammers available to the player. Examining some of them gives the message "I don't think it's intended for joinery".
* ''VideoGame/SaltAndSanctuary'': a giant spiked hammer will be the first Greathammer you can get your hands on and it packs a tremendous punch despite its slow speed. Works very well against the Armor Guardians, huge walking armors with tower shields and hammer polearms they'll be all too happy to use on you. The Crypt Keepers, one of the games' worst opponents, wield enormous axes and crude stone hammers together.
* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'': the second title introduces Yoshihiro "Oni" Shimazu, whose weapon of choice is based on an Ootsuchi, the traditional Japanese hammer used to take down doors and walls, usually employed by firefighters. He's very proficient with it.
* ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus'' has Luka Travers, who, despite [[OlderThanTheyLook looking like a child]] due to his LongevityTreatment, uses a hammer which resembles a half of a barbell. In Kasane's route she can ask him why he chose such a weapon, and he answers that he can [[WeaponizedTeleportation weaponize his power of teleportation]] to travel above the opponent's head and drop the hammer in the most literal sense.
* Itsuki from the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series uses a huge wooden mallet as her weapon. Kinda scary, though, since she's a [[CuteBruiser 12-year old girl]].
* In ''VideoGame/SeriousSam 3: BFE'' Sam's only melee weapon is a sledgehammer. It's far more useful than the knife of previous titles, being powerful enough to OneHitKill small enemies up to the [[DemonicSpiders Kleer Skeleton]], swings very fast, and can take out more than one enemy in a swing, especially if it's a horizontal smash or SpinAttack.
* ''Videogame/{{Shank}}'' can find a huge wooden sledgehammer by the end of his second game. It's extremely powerful, as it deals high damage and easily can [[CycleOfHurting stunlock]] even large foes and even some bosses.
* ''VideoGame/SilentHill1'' features a huge emergency hammer that's the best melee weapon. It resembles a medieval war hammer (or a modern hakapik), and Harry sensibly uses the huge, pointy spiked peen for massive damage instead of the flat side.
* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' has Stump Smash, whose hands ''are'' hammers...which are extremely effective for taking down normal enemies. The name of this trope is even his CatchPhrase! There's also Crusher, who wields a giant hammer that's basically a slab of stone on a stick.
* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'', the weapon of choice for the mallet-wielding walrus mooks, a.k.a "Thor [=McCracken=]", from "Tide of Terror".
* Since ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'' features deities from various mythologies, [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor]] is included and carries his trademark Mjolnir. And he uses it A LOT, that his title 'God of Thunder' went underused, since he's not dealing with thunders but more about how much he can smack people with his Mjolnir.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** [[GenkiGirl Amy Rose]] has the Piko Piko Hammer as her signature weapon. Either to pummel bad guys or Sonic when he accidentally ticks her off.
** Tails actually used one as a EmergencyWeapon in his [[ADayInTheLimelight starring role]] ''VideoGame/TailsAdventure''.
** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance3'' any playable character can wield their own Piko Piko Hammer if Amy is [[PlatformingPocketPal teamed with them]]. So [[TheAce Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[WarriorMonk Knuckles]], and even [[TokenMiniMoe Cream]] can run around hitting [[MechaMooks robots]] with a hammer if the player wishes.
** The Blue Wispon in ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' is a hammer that turns enemies into cubes, and subsequently turns cubes into rings.
* Shows up in other ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'' games, generally in Astaroth's hands as the Great Maul. Decidedly ''not'' a [[CherryTapping joke weapon]]. Also shows up in Rock's [[MightyGlacier big, slow, worthless hands]].
* In ''VideoGame/SpellSwap'', one of the spells summons a giant hammer that drops on whoever has not dodged fast enough.
* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' features the Ultra Stamp, a [[LimitBreak Special Weapon]] that takes the form of a giant mallet and can be used to crush opponents, as well as toss it at them when you're done with it.
* The Elven Wraith in ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'', real name [[spoiler: Celebrimbor]], used to be an accomplished blacksmith when he was still alive, but doesn't use his hammer for much except marking checkpoints and upgrading Talion's gear, favoring his bow instead. Not so much in ''[[VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar Shadow of War]]'', where he's fully committed himself to getting revenge on Sauron and can be seen caving in Uruk skulls whenever you summon him. Hammers also become ranged weapons for Talion to wield as an alternative to bows; he tosses them and creates shockwaves from the impact.
** One of the Nazgûl uses this as his weapon, and was in fact named [[spoiler: Helm Hammerhand]] in life. [[spoiler: A hammer based off of his replaces Azkâr, Celebrimbor's bow, which proves to be a sign of Talion and Celebrimbor's fraying relationship.]]
* Xgen Studio's ''VideoGame/StickArenaBallistick'' features a sledgehammer as a melee weapon. It's a one-hit-kill terror-IF you can get close enough. It also slows down your walking rate.
* In the point-and-click adventure game ''[[WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs Stupid Invaders]]'', Gorgeous uses a hammer made of [[DungFu dung]] to take out a redneck welder for his gas tank.
-->'''Gorgeous''': 60 million years... in one blow!
* Large claw-hammers appear as weapons partway into ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage4''.
* In the ''VideoGame/SummonNight Swordcraft Story'' series, the smith's hammer is the ''weakest'' weapon possible - it's the weapon you're forced to use before you forge any real weapons and if all your proper weapons break, and being reduced to it in a duel is a loss.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Mario himself sometimes uses the hammer as a callback to his ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' days. The Hammer has become Mario's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] in the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG various]] ''[[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]]'' [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]].
--->'''LetsPlay/{{medibot}}:''' [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga This]] is a game about hitting jerks with hammers.
** In ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'', Mario's (and Luigi's) ordinary hammer was good against walls but not enemies, but the secret Golden Hammer could stun enemies and demolish any wall in a single hit.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'': The game marks the debut of the Hammer Brothers, elite-class Koopas that throw hammers at Mario and Luigi while jumping between spots. [[BigBad Bowser]] also has the ability to throw hammers at Mario/Luigi in a similar fashion to the Hammer Bros.
** The ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games have Bowser's Memory ML (In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'') who throw hammers as a reference to the first ''VideoGame/{{Super Mario Bros|1}}''. game, and the giant boss Earthwake in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''. The latter is slightly different though in that the boss itself becomes a gigantic (aka tower block sized) hammer to attack an equally giant version of Luigi, who has to use his own hammer to block the flying one coming swinging towards him.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty1'': In the minigame Bash 'n' Cash, one of the characters is disguised as Bowser. The other three must use their hammers to attack them and take away their coins. The Bowser-disguised character doesn't have a hammer, and cannot take away the other players' coins even if they stomp them, so it's a test of endurance for the solo character.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'': If a player loses a Game Guy minigame, not only will they lose all their coins, but a big mallet will fall down to hit their head.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty5'': In the minigame Manic Mallets, two teams of characters use mallets to rapidly press a color-coded pad to make a large background mallet erect from the ground. After 10 seconds, whichever pair pressed their pad the most times will make the mallet squash the other pair, winning the minigame. In the unlikely event the combined total of presses from a team matches that of the other, the minigame will end in a tie.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'': In the minigame Pop Star, one character has to fill up a balloon with as much air as possible until it explodes, and do so by repeatedly slamming the pump in front of them with a mallet. The other three characters have the same objective, but rely on GroundPound instead.
** ''VideoGame/MarioPartyAdvance'':
*** The minigame Hammergeddon has two dueling characters toss Hammer Bro. hammers at each other (the Hammer Bros. themselves are in the background, witnessing the fight). Each player can strategically control the angle and reach of the hammers thrown. Each player has only three hearts of energy, so whoever gets hit three times will lose and render the other player victorious.
*** The minigame Slammer has two dueling characters attempt to crush each other with a large hammer positioned between them. A machine next to it will select a character randomly, and whoever is chosen has the option to command the hammer to drop onto the opponent (conversely, the other character has to summon a metallic shield to avoid being crushed, and indeed redirect the hammer into the adversary). Whoever presses a button too early (whether trying to attack with the hammer or defend with the shield) will be crushed. The first character to hit the other five times wins.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty7'': The minigame Hammer Spammer has eight players stand onto a hammer-shaped platform in the skies, while several Hammer Bros. throw their hammers at them. In addition, two giant stone hammers will slam the platform, attempting to crush as many players as possible. The players who survive the onslaugh during 30 seconds win for themselves and their respective partners even if they were hit beforehand; but if all four teams survive during that time limit or all remaining players are crushed or hit at the same time, the minigame ends in a tie.
** ''Mario Party-e'':
*** Mario's Mallet has a random amount of Goombas which must be smashed to win, but one strike on Luigi ends it.
*** More literal is Waluigi's Reign, which has them falling along with the coins which must be caught.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty9'':
*** In Spike Strike, players are shown five bubbles and are given just a few seconds to use the Wii Remote pointer to select one containing a hammer to use to hit the spiked balls that Spike rolls down at them to knock them back into him. However, some of these bubbles contain a useless tree branch that will do nothing but hurt players who accidentally pick them. As the battle goes on, the number of bubbles containing hammers in each round goes down, guaranteeing that some players are going to get hit by each spike ball attack.
*** In Bowser Jr. Breakdown, any players unlucky enough to roll so they land on a Bowser Jr. panel will get crushed by a giant hammer that Bowser Jr. summons, costing them points. The number of times they get hit is determined by the number Jr. rolls on his Dice Blocks.
** ''VideoGame/MarioPartyIslandTour'': The minigame Spin And Bear It has all characters move across a round area with four color-coded spots, so each of them stays on one of them. Then, a randomly-selected character spins the circle, and when it stops the big hammer placed in the north will drop down to squash whoever is in the pointed spot, disqualifying them. The circular area is then divided into only three spots, so the three remaining characters move around to choose one each. The process is then repeated so another character is eventually squashed by the hammer, and once again when only two remain (and thus have two wider spots to choose from). By the end, only one character remains and wins the minigame.
* ''VideoGame/SuperPandaAdventures'': One of the weapons [[PlayerCharacter Fu]] can wield is a great big hammer.
* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series have Mario's black hammer from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', and ''Brawl'' added a Golden Hammer from ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'' and are easily among the strongest items available. 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. However, both hammers also have a chance to be duds, with the former having its head fall off, leaving you with a harmless stick (And your opponents with an extremely dangerous weapon, as the detached hammer head can be thrown to cause even more damage than if it were attached), while the latter has a chance of being a toy squeaky hammer instead of a solid harmful one, with no way of knowing until they actually hit something.
** The ''VideoGame/{{Ice Climber}}s'' both wield mallets to break ice (and the heads of their foes in ''Smash Bros'').
** Mr. Game and Watch uses them for his downward smash attack and Judge special. In the case of the former, it actually knocks foes farther if the hammer hits ''near'' them as opposed to hitting them directly, though a direct hit launches foes at a low angle that can be difficult to recover from.
** As mentioned above, Kirby and King Dedede both have large hammers as weapons; for Kirby it's one of many, while for Dedede it's his main method of attack.
** In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', [[spoiler:during the TrueFinalBoss fight of World of Light where you fight [[BigBadEnsemble both Big Bads]], [[DarkIsEvil Dharkon]], one of [[BigBad Big Bads]], will form a hammer out of his tentacles to smash the core of [[LightIsNotGood Galeem]], another BigBad. [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown After you stun the latter.]] [[TeethClenchedTeamwork When they both attempt to "cooperate" to defeat you]]]].
* The Pow Hammer moves from the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''.
** And variants, like [[GameBreaker Toss Hammer]], which poisons instead of stuns, the Pow Pow Hammer, which drops a ''giant'' hammer from the sky that stuns every enemy in a pretty big radius (or is a bunch of Pow Hammers in [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Colette's]] case), and Hammer Rain, which does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. There's also Anise's Miracle Hammer from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.
** And a couple of [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Presea's]] weapons (the ones that aren't axes).
** Several of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Karol's]] weapons qualify as well.
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia Will]] also uses hammers as his main weapons, though being a mage, he seldom uses them for direct attacks.
** Poisson in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' takes the hammer usage to an extreme, wielding one as a weapon and utilizing Pow Hammer, Pow Pow Hammer, Pow Rain, and their status inflicting variations.
** Hammers are one of the three weapons that Ludger (the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'') can use. They're rather small compared to the ones utilized earlier in the series, but he's able to swing them a lot faster as a result.
* In ''VideoGame/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, as Sentry Guns (the buildings you're in the biggest hurry to destroy) push you back while shooting at you, until the ability to take out sappers on friendly buildings was added. An automechanic-themed update features the Powerjack, a makeshift hammer made out of an automobile jack and a car battery which grant 25 HP upon killing an enemy (even going into overheal.)
* The {{Ojou}} Elissa uses one in ''VideoGame/TearsToTiara2''.
* Rocksteady in ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan'' wields a giant hammer.
* The Order of the Hammer (colloquially known as "Hammerites"), the main religion in ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'', uses the hammer as both their holy symbol, and their weapon of choice.
--> [[ShoutOut "Hadst I a hammer, wouldst I hammer in the morning. Wouldst I hammer in the evening, all over this land."]]
* Probably one of the largest hammers compared to the user's size appears in ''VideoGame/TouhouHisoutensokuChoudokyuuGinyoruNoNazoOOe''. It is one of [[AnIcePerson ice fairy]] Cirno's high-end spellcards, and the head is practically AS LARGE AS THE GAME SCREEN ITSELF. There is also a minor [[MemeticMutation meme]] based around this spellcard; "[[HulkSpeak CIRNO SMASH PUNY [X] WITH GLACIER MALLET.]]"
* Huge, two-handed hammers are an available melee weapon for Optimus Prime and Grimlock in ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'', based in appearance on the hammers that Ultra Magnus used in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. They're the most powerful melee weapons in the game, but they're really slow making them AwesomeButImpractical compared to swords or fists. The [[EliteMooks Heavy Ground Trooper]] enemies also carry hammers for melee combat.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': 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 [[BadassNormal badass]] that it doesn't really matter what he fights with.
* The Warhammer from the ''VideoGame/{{Turok}}'' series.
* Warhammers are common weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Tyranny}}'', but the real standout is the ''gavel'' carried by Tunon, Archon of Law, named "Rule of Law". It's as tall as he is (and he is taller than any human character) and it makes a [[HellIsThatNoise hellish keening noise]] when he slams it down to dismiss supplicants or announce decisions. A mortal cannot wield as he does, but its raw arcane power allows it to be used as a powerful MagicStaff.
* In ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3'', one of [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks is summoning ''the judge in giant form'' (referencing Phoenix's dream) who drops the friggin hammer ''in the field''.
* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney Investigations 2'' features a judge named Hakari Mikagami who carries around a gavel with a telescoping handle that she regularly extends to the size of a croquet mallet and clobbers people with.
* ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'' has a sledgehammer, the most damaging weapon in the game and oddly light-weight, about 10% of what one weighs in RealLife. It is also extremely potent at destroying structures, second only to explosives.
* The Romanov-F in ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' has a giant spiked hammer, [[DemonicSpiders coupled with]] [[FireBreathingWeapon a flamethrower]] [[{{Overheating}} that causes your armor to overheat]].
* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The hammer weapons, like the Giant Hammer, and the Thor's Hammer that can be made from it.
* Hammers are popular in ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}''. Tank character Fiona can use a one-handed hammer, starting at level 24. The first challenging boss on the Perilous Ruins beginner missions, the Gnoll Chieftan, uses a massive two-handed hammer larger than the player character. Many Gnoll bosses on higher-level missions use similarly massive ''[[KillItWithFire flaming]]'' hammers. Starting with the Ruins of Sanctity missions, Gnoll mooks start using big two-handed hammers as well.
** Use of hammers is handled realistically -- packing a massive amount of damage, but [[MightyGlacier slower, more cumbersome, and easier to evade]] than swords or one-handed clubs. The game AI even emulates the effects of fatigue on bosses that use them. Fiona's one-hander is smaller and lighter than the two-handed Gnoll versions, allowing her more speed and agility by comparison, but causing less damage.
* ''VideoGame/WarDogsRedsReturn'': [[PlayerCharacter Red]] can get a sledgehammer from the [[CrateExpectations crates]] he [[RewardingVandalism destroys]] to use as a weapon.
* The paladins {{Dual Wield|ing}} a war hammer and a lance in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II''. They switch to just humongous sledgehammers in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III''. In the latter case, their [[TheBigGuy twenty-inch biceps]] are justified, seeing as how the hammers' heads are the size of small ovens.
** The Griffin Riders from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II'' and III who have an infinite supply of giant hammers to throw at the enemy. For bonus points their quotes reveal that the [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 "warhammers" cost "40k"]]. This is of course entirely to be expected because they are dwarves. All dwarves have a definite tendency towards using hammers as weapons: that is, when they aren't using firearms. Magni Bronzebeard, for example, has a two-handed hammer.
** The Doomhammer, [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] for Thrall, Warchief of the Horde.
** Thrall's predecessor, Orgrim Doomhammer, whose family has wielded the Doomhammer for generations.
** In ''Legion'', the Shaman Artifact Quest [[spoiler:you gain the Doomhammer.]]
** The Holy Paladin Artifact is the Silver Hand, a hammer made out of the hand of a [[PhysicalGod Titan]]. Bonus points for having a skin that looks like Reinhardt's hammer from ''VideoGame/Overwatch''. It is also unusual in being a two-handed mace, a weapon class that no other healer can wield: and is one of the largest weapon models in the game.
** In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'''s end game, one-handed maces (the weapon class which includes hammers) are often designed for healers, playing off the old equation of maces with priests. Indeed, after the introduction of the transmogrification system, some Priest players eschew staves altogether and exclusively use one-handed weapons (usually transmoged to a mace, though daggers are also common).
** ''Rogues'' can use maces, albeit one-handed maces. But then again, the icon for the technique Sap is a blunt weapon, so they're probably used to incapacitate enemies.
** And in regards to the ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III'' reference above: There are plenty of paladins (and shamans, and druids, and some warriors and death knights) who ''still'' use maces. Before some of the later ''Burning Crusade'' raids went live, [[http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28800 this]] was considered one of the best weapons in the game for retribution paladins. (Do a Google Images search for "Vindicator Maraad.") This crystalline hammer reappeared as the starter weapon for paladins in ''Battle For Azeroth'', which was of course heavily based on the previous expansion. Several recolors also exist.
** [[KillItWithFire BY FIRE BE PURGED!]] All this talk of Hammers in World Of Warcraft and no mention of Ragnaros, the Firelord's Sulfuras!? Well, I guess it's [[BlatantLies not]] [[http://www.criticalgamers.com/archives/pictures/RagnarosSmash.jpg Big enough.]]
** The Paladin class has a lot of "Hammer of" attacks, a lot of which have graphics of hammers.
** The quest [[http://www.wowpedia.org/Quest:Thieving_Little_Pluckers "Thieving Little Pluckers"]] has you dealing with pygmy thieves in a certain way.
--->'''Nomarch Teneth''': Take this mallet, crafted by the titans, blessed by the sun-kings and who-knows-what-else and smash the runts!
** One of the favorite weapons of the Mogu, along with the polearm. Their square hammers are also a common architectural motif in their buildings. One of these decorative hammers gets used by a Pandaren monk as an improvised weapon during the ''Mists of Pandaria''cinematic. The Thunder King also has a hammer, which of course [[ShockAndAwe is electric]].
* ''VideoGame/WardenMelodyOfTheUndergrowth'': [[PlayerCharacter Tavian]] can pick up and use a variety of hammers over the course of his adventure.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'':
** The game features the Fragor, a Tenno-crafted Warhammer (which also comes in a Prime Variant), and the Jat Kittag, a Grineer-crafted, jet-powered warhammer. They are the heaviest melee weapons in the game, and as such, they usually only appear in the hands of [[TheBigGuy Rhino]], since he's the only frame who is sturdy enough to survive long enough to hit the enemy with it. However, they are hands-down the most powerful melees in the entire game, capable of easily pounding the most dangerous foes in the game into crudeburger and coming with an enormous knockdown [=AoE=] on their jump attack.
** Updates have added new hammers, such as Cephalon Simaris' Heliocor, which obtains Codex scans on kills, and its Synoid Variant from Cephalon Suda's Syndicate, which has the same scan on kill capability, but can also summon friendly specters on channeled kills if the enemy's Codex entry is complete. The Magistar Mace and its Sancti Variant (and the cold-based Sibear, which needs the base Magistar to craft), alongside the glass-edged Volnus, are also fairly strong. The standout hammer is the Corpus-built Arca Titron, which builds up a charge for an enhanced slam attack with each kill.
** Another jet-powered hammer is the Halikar, which can be thrown to disarm targets (and this can be used against you, so beware.). Unlike the other hammers on this list, it's a one-handed weapon.
** The first Nightwave series introduced ''The Wolf of Saturn Six'', and with him came the chance to acquire the parts to his unique hammer, the Wolf Sledge. A heavy attack can toss it out to hit distant targets and return to its wielder afterwards.
** ''The Old Blood'' update introduced Kuva Liches, and with them, Kuva-variants of existing weapons alongside brand-new ones. The Kuva Shildeg is a new warpick-like hammer with a massive spike on one end, granting it plenty of puncture damage alongside a wonderful critical hit chance.
* ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' allows you to wield a giant hammer, and jump pack, letting you drop out of the sky and slam down in the middle of enemies.
* ''Warhammer 40,000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' and ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII'' have various units that wield hammers.
** Assault Terminator units who wield giant hammers and shields.
** Inquisitor Mordecai Toth. He wields a giant golden hammer with one hand (despite it being almost tall as he is) and a plasma pistol in the other. In addition, the way the cutscenes work in the original Dawn of War (no pre-rendered cutscenes, which means all animations are the ones used in gameplay) means he has it out while talking to someone during peacetime.
** Toth gifts Captain Gabriel Angelos a daemonhammer called God-Splitter that contains a fragment of the Wailing Doom used by a Biel-Tan Avatar of Kaine. Angelos then wields it to kill a daemon.
* Vulcan's Hammer is a staple weapon of the later ''VideoGame/{{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.
* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' features Wonder-Yellow and his Peta-Peta Hammer. When with other members of the team, he can form Unite Hammer, a giant hammer with devastating damage. There's also 7 other hammer users to be found.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}'', [[ElementalPowers Earth]]-based weapons for [[CharacterClassSystem Warriors]] appear as hammers instead of [[BladeOnAStick spears]].
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'':
** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' features an early boss, Xord, who swings a giant hammer, [[spoiler:as he was a blacksmith as a Homs before turning into a Faced Mechon]]. One of the late game bosses, [[spoiler:Dickson has a sword that can turn into either a gun or a hammer]].
** The 'Shield Hammer' Blade weapon of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' is a Tank weapon class that predominantly focuses on bolstering the Driver's HP and defenses, to have them act as damage sponges. The rare Blades that confer the use of Shield Hammers to their Driver are Electra, Finch, Godfrey, and Kasandra, with the Poppibuster also being introduced in subsequent DLC.
** In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', this is [[PintSizedPowerhouse Sena]]'s original [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]], though any of the main party members can wield it if they take on her 'Ogre' class. It's an Attacker-type weapon that makes its wielder capable of [[PowerfulButInaccurate strong but less accurate attacks]]. Notably, when the party are able to swap classes for the first time, [[TheBigGuy Lanz]] initially finds himself struggling to lift this hammer, even with his equipped power frame, and marvels at how strong Sena must be to be able to swing it as she had without any assistance.
* In the After Dark series of screensavers, there is one called ''[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=gzLBP4VJo1g You Bet Your Head]]'' that can be played as an interactive game. The screensaver features three contestants who try to answer trivia questions. If they get the wrong answer or fail to answer before the timer is up, then they are hit with a hammer. Contestants that get hit five times are out.
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* '''Animation/TheNut1967'' is a Polish short about a walnut rolling around avoiding all kinds of obstacles, one of which is a hammer.

* During the UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in 2022, there have been videos of Russian deserters from the Wagner private military company (which is heavily engaged in the war) being executed with sledgehammers. The boss of said company and oligarch from UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin's inner circle, Yevgeny Prigozhin, sent one such blood-stained hammer to UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion after they requested to brand his company a "terrorist organization".