Claw Hammers and Mallets are especially popular with this in mind.
#Nuclear throne lightning hammer crack#
While they aren't as big and intimidating as War Hammers or Sledgehammers, they are still something to be afraid of as they can crack skulls just fine as their bigger brothers. This trope also covers smaller handheld hammers. It is fairly common for characters who use sledgehammer-types as their weapon of choice to be Black, probably due to the influence of American folk hero John Henry and the African demigod Makoma. Whats funny is how theyve become so popular that The Coconut Effect has set in, to the point where if you showed a fantasy character with a realistically-sized warhammer the audience would think it looked too small. There's no denying that big freaking hammers have visual impact, and imply Super Strength or Charles Atlas Superpower when used. English archers did use large mauls for driving stakes as improvised weapons, but these maul heads were so large because they were made of wood, which isnt as dense as steel. You will often see hammers used in fictional combat that have very large steel heads like sledgehammers, and which would be impractically cumbersome and stamina-wasting in real combat where the enemy isnt just going to hold still and let you whack them with all your might. This also ignores internal bleeding, which heavy impacts readily inflict.
#Nuclear throne lightning hammer skin#
As with simply punching the target (or hitting them with other blunt objects), the forces involved can cause the skin to rip and tear, opening wounds that will then bleed. Imagine breaking a bone with a hammer: there will be blood involved.
note On the contrary, blunt force trauma, such as that inflicted by a hammer, can easily cause bleeding. Also a favorite of clerics in High Fantasy settings, smashing someone's head in with a hammer often lets them get around the " no spilling of blood" rule enacted by their gods. Used by The Big Guy, the Mighty Glacier, and the Cute Bruiser. Might be a Rocket-Powered Weapon, especially if its so preposterously heavy that even a super-strong wielder cant swing it without assistance. It sometimes comes with Shock and Awe due to a certain god of thunder. Some are thrown, but most are used to pound things into a bloody smear in the ground. The lighter ones inspire laughs, while the bigger ones inspire terror. They come in different sizes, from squeaky mallets to giant sledgehammers.