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|manufacturer=[[Sacred Promissory]]<ref name="visual82">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 82''</ref> | |||
|model=Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer | |||
|type=Hand held, two-handed melee weapon | |||
|cost= | |||
|variant= [[Fist of Rukt]] | |||
|length={{Convert|203.7|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|visual82}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/gravity-hammer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Gravity Hammer'']</ref> | |||
|width={{Convert|33|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
|height={{Convert|61.7|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
|weight={{Convert|38.7|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
|feed=100 battery units | |||
|ammotype=Electromagnetic energy<ref name="Halo 4 Guide">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/31aab608-bda5-4910-b8ef-358b75430c49/gravity-hammer?category=weapons '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4 Guide'']</ref> | |||
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|range=Close | |||
|service=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
*[[Great Schism]] | |||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|affiliation=[[Jiralhanae]] | |||
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{{Quote|One hit from that hammer and you ended up a puddle of bones and blood.|Private Aaron Landvik<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault/Quotes|Pre-mission quotes]]''</ref>}} | |||
The '''Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer''' ('''T-2 EW/H'''), more commonly known as the '''gravity hammer''', is a powerful, close-quarters, two-handed melee weapon used by the [[Jiralhanae]].<ref name="b.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25447 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Ordnance Page'']</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/gravity-hammer/b07cc7d2-5a48-4d74-bfca-cacc34677754 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Gravity Hammer''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221744/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/gravity-hammer/b07cc7d2-5a48-4d74-bfca-cacc34677754 Archive.org])</ref> | |||
=== | == Overview == | ||
The gravity | === Background === | ||
The gravity hammers evolved from traditional war hammers wielded by [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|war chieftains]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} which were a major focus of the Jiralhanae's barbaric culture, as it serves as the ultimate symbol of [[clan]] leadership in addition to being a powerful weapon. The ceremonial hammer of a pack or a clan is only passed to another Jiralhanae if he can best his chieftain in ceremonial combat; the mantle of leadership passes along with the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The wielder of the weapon was expected to treat their gravity hammer with great care.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 258''</ref> | |||
When the Jiralhanae were incorporated into the [[Covenant]], advanced Covenant technologies were adapted by the Jiralhanae and applied to their war hammers. After [[Tartarus]]' rise to power, many war hammers of chieftains were commissioned into the contemporary gravity hammer, with components of the ancestral hammers incorporated when possible.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | |||
=== Design === | |||
Though gravity hammers used by Jiralhanae serving in the [[Covenant military]] tend to follow a standard design, not all are functionally or aesthetically identical; gravity hammers are often tailored to suit the desires of specific clans, families, or packs.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The first gravity hammer and the template for the standardized weapons of this type was the [[Fist of Rukt]], an ancestral war hammer of [[Maccabeus' clan]] which was upgraded with Covenant gravity technology after Tartarus was appointed the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] in the Covenant.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/fist-of-rukt '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fist of Rukt'']</ref> | |||
Though individual gravity hammers are crafted differently, the design of the standard Type-2 EW/H is rather simple, being composed of a long haft and a heavy head with a tungsten-alloy blade on the reverse end. Within the head is a short-range shock-field-generating gravity drive{{Ref/Reuse|Halo 4 Guide}} that uses gravity impellers<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-storm-surge '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Storm Surge'']</ref> that are often re-purposed from other technology<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/updates/Hammer-Storm '''Halo Waypoint: Hammer Storm''': ''Gravity hammer'']</ref> to emit a kinetic pulse around 4.5 meters outward; this device was added to the weapon shortly after the Jiralhanae's incorporation into the Covenant in [[2492]].{{Ref/Reuse|b.net}}{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The Gravity Hammer was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory prior to the fall of [[High Charity]] being taken over by [[Jiralhanae]] war forges and was developed by the Paegaas workshop in the [[Fall of Reach]], the Akelus workshop in the final days of the [[Human-Covenant War]], and a variety of workshops under the influence of the [[Banished]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''</ref> This device can displace gravity in targeted locations and manipulate localized energy fields,{{Ref/Reuse|Halo 4 Guide}} though the Jiralhanae's brutal nature means that they often prefer to use the weapon in melee combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} This allows the ability to pull a target towards that wielded or push it away as well as even create a vortex which pulls things in and then detonates the vortex to push things out.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> The exact mechanism by which it functions is currently under investigation by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].{{Ref/Reuse|b.net}} | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
*'''Akelus Workshop Gravity Hammer''': A variant of the Gravity Hammer used by the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s during the 2nd [[Battle of Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|[[Halo 3]]}} | |||
*''' | *'''Paegaas Workshop Gravity Hammer''': a variant of the Gravity Hammer used by the Jiralhanae during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HReach|[[Halo: Reach]]}} | ||
*'''Sepulo'tez Gravity Hammer''': a variant of the Gravity Hammer used in [[War Games]] simulations.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|[[Halo 5: Guardians]]}} | |||
*''' | *'''Halbashi Gravity Hammer''': a variant of the Gravity Hammer used by the [[Banished]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HINF|[[Halo Infinite]]}} | ||
*'''Akelas Gravity Hammer''': a variant of the Gravity Hammer used by the Banished. | |||
*'''Halbashi | *'''[[Corpsemaker]]''': Made of the finest materials its creator could coerce or steal from raider lairs on [[Warial]] and [[Teash]]. Improved Gravity Hammer with faster swing time and additional energy capacity.<ref name="nofake">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-no-joke '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: No Joke'']</ref> | ||
*'''[[Grinder]]''': The sound of overloading shields, cracking bones, and shattering armor is music to Jiralhanae ears. Improved Gravity Hammer with uncalibrated impellors that generate an unstable gravimetric vortex EMP at the point of impact.{{Ref/Reuse|nofake}} | |||
*''' | *'''[[Tartarus' Gavel]]''': During his ascent to power within the Covenant, Tartarus used his relationship with the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] to reward loyal lieutenants with advanced weaponry secretly forged within the Sacred Promissory; one such hammer was the Tartarus' Gavel.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-close-quarters '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Close Quarters'']</ref> Mythic Gravity Hammer that unleashes a linear series of kinetic explosions with each swing that also EMPs vehicles. Equipping Tartarus' Gavel also boosts movement speed, shield strength, and jump height. | ||
*'''[[Jiralhanae Warlord]]'s gravity hammers''': These uniquely-fashioned<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - The Art of War(s)]</ref> Gravity Hammers are equipped with a gravity beam to drag targets closer.<ref name="PLH">'''Halo Wars 2''': [[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs - Warlord]]</ref> | |||
*'''[[Voridus]]' gravity hammer''': This Gravity Hammer is only wielded by [[Voridus]] who added [[Infusion gel]] to leave puddles or pools of Infusion on impact.<ref>''Halo Wars 2'', Voridus in-game unit</ref> | |||
*'''[[Rushdown Hammer]]''': A special Gravity Hammer that has been painted white and gives the user increased speed like the [[Duelist Energy Sword]]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
< | File:H3-GravityHammer.png|Akelus Workshop Gravity Hammer | ||
File:Type-2 Energy Weapon Hammer Halo Reach.png|Paegaas Workshop Gravity Hammer | |||
File:H5 Gravity Hammer.png|Sepulo'tez Gravity Hammer | |||
File:H5G-Corpsemaker render.png|Corpsemaker. | |||
File:H5G-Grinder render.png|Grinder. | |||
File: | File:H5G-Tartarus Gavel render.png|Tartarus' Gavel. | ||
File:HW2 Warlord Hammer.jpg|A unique Gravity Hammer wielded by a Jiralhanae Warlord. | |||
File: | File:HW2 Infused Hammer.jpg|Voridus' unique gravity hammer. | ||
File:H5 Gravity Hammer.png| | |||
File:H5G-Corpsemaker render.png| | |||
File:H5G-Grinder render.png| | |||
File:H5G-Tartarus Gavel render.png| | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Gameplay == | ||
=== Advantages === | === Advantages === | ||
[[File:H3-GravityHammer.png|130px|thumb|The gravity hammer in ''Halo 3''.]] | |||
The gravity hammer is a very powerful weapon, useful in close quarters combat. With a bit of skill, they can even be effectively used against vehicles, usually offering an instant kill. The hammer has a splash damage effect, and a well-placed hit could kill multiple foes in one swing. In some aspects, it is more powerful than the energy sword - a kill against a Covenant enemy or an opponent in multiplayer uses 10% of the energy sword's battery, whereas the gravity hammer only uses 8.33%. When timed perfectly, the gravity hammer can even be used to deflect certain objects, such as rockets and even grenades. In campaign or firefight, 5% of the hammer's battery is used per swing. | The gravity hammer is a very powerful weapon, useful in close quarters combat. With a bit of skill, they can even be effectively used against vehicles, usually offering an instant kill. The hammer has a splash damage effect, and a well-placed hit could kill multiple foes in one swing. In some aspects, it is more powerful than the energy sword - a kill against a Covenant enemy or an opponent in multiplayer uses 10% of the energy sword's battery, whereas the gravity hammer only uses 8.33%. When timed perfectly, the gravity hammer can even be used to deflect certain objects, such as rockets and even grenades. In campaign or firefight, 5% of the hammer's battery is used per swing. | ||
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* Swings from the Gravity Hammer are slower, but it produces a powerful blast in close proximity. | * Swings from the Gravity Hammer are slower, but it produces a powerful blast in close proximity. | ||
* Power ammunition crates and Gravity Hammers in the battlefield refill its battery without the need to pick up a fresh one. | * Power ammunition crates and Gravity Hammers in the battlefield refill its battery without the need to pick up a fresh one. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The gravity hammer is used in the popular playlist [[Grifball]], in which the players have no shields and must somehow take their bomb and get it to the other team's base. The hammer is often used to create enough force to propel the bomb-carrying player over the heads of their opponents and into the goal. | {{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Type-2 gravity hammers}} | ||
* | === Miscellaneous === | ||
* In ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', if the player is hit with a gravity hammer but does not die, the player will hear an ear ringing sound effect usually heard when they | * The gravity hammer is used in the popular playlist ''[[Grifball]]'', in which the players have no shields and must somehow take their bomb and get it to the other team's base. The hammer is often used to create enough force to propel the bomb-carrying player over the heads of their opponents and into the goal. | ||
* On the map ''[[Sandbox]]'' in ''Halo 3'' as well as in all maps in ''Halo: Reach'', there is a remodeled version of the gravity hammer called "[[7 wood]]". The 7 wood performs exactly the same gameplay wise, except it is modeled to look like a giant golf club and features a different reticule. | |||
* The gravity hammer and [[Type-52 Mauler|Mauler]] are not featured in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' instruction manual. | |||
* Despite the lack of Brutes in the game, the gravity hammer appears in ''Halo 4'', likely due to its unique gameplay niche, its fan-favoritism, and its important role in ''Grifball''. It is consequently the only Brute weapon to appear in ''Halo 4''. In the entirety of ''Halo 4''<nowiki/>'s campaign, only one gravity hammer can be found, located in an armory during [[Midnight|the last level]].<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | |||
** However, it can actually be spawned in the mission ''[[Shutdown]]'' via a [[Legendary]]-only [[Gravity Hammers on Shutdown|easter egg]], in which case four gravity hammers can be spawned.<ref name="Shutdown">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I03rqpfoCls '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 - Secret Gravity Hammers Easter Egg'']</ref> | |||
** Another Legendary-only easter egg allows players to [[Secret Gravity Hammer on Midnight|spawn a second gravity hammer in the last level]].<ref name="Midnight">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBL0jpr9rw '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 - Secret Gravity Hammer Easter Egg on Midnight'']</ref> | |||
* In ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', if the player is hit with a gravity hammer but does not die, the player will hear an ear ringing sound effect usually heard when they is hit with explosives in the campaign. | |||
* The hammer's reticle was drastically different during Halo 3's alpha - sporting a larger hexagonal shape. | |||
=== Glitches === | |||
* In ''Halo 3'', the gravity hammer sometimes has no alternate third person animation for melee; in third-person, a player appears to swing the hammer with no explosive effect or splash effect. This only occurs with [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] models. [[Sangheili]] models have the same animation they have if they melee someone with a flag. This has been fixed in ''Halo 3: ODST'' - the hammer now has a third person animation for melee. | |||
* If the player pulls the right trigger while also pulling the left trigger, the shock wave will have no sound effect, the attack will be negated, and it will count as a normal melee attack. Pressing the right trigger and then immediately crouching produces the same effect. | |||
* In the ''Halo 3'' campaign, Sangheili, including [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], will not use gravity hammers if they are armed with them, instead simply running next to enemies and remaining stationary. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Schism 2.png|A [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] with | File:H3-GravityHammer-Head-Replica.jpg|Close-up of the gravity hammer used in ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' created by [[Weta Workshop]]. | ||
File:Halo-Uprising Cover 3.jpg|[[John-117]] with a gravity hammer on the cover of ''[[Halo: Uprising#3]]''. | |||
File:H3-GravityHammerHUD.png|First-person view of the gravity hammer in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | |||
File:H3 Raging Brute chieftain.jpg|A [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftain]] wielding a gravity hammer. | |||
File:SpartanCTF.JPG|A Spartan with a gravity hammer holstered on his back in ''Grifball''. | |||
File:HW_Thrallslayer_2.jpg|[[Avitus]] wielding his gravity hammer in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | |||
File:H3ODST War Chieftain with Gravity Hammer.jpg|A [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] wielding a gravity hammer in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | |||
File:Schism 2.png|A [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] with a gravity hammer in ''[[The Return]]''. | |||
File:Type-2 Energy Weapon Hammer Halo Reach.png|The gravity hammer in ''[[Halo Reach]]''. | |||
File:ReachSchematic - Hammer.png|A blueprint of the gravity hammer in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:HR-T2EWH-GravityHammer-RefChart.jpg|Reference chart of the gravity hammer in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:HReach - Major Jiralhanae.png|[[Jiralhanae Captain]] wielding a gravity hammer. | |||
File:H4_Prologue_HammerStrike.png|A Gravity Hammer's impact sends dust and rubble flying in ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s prologue. | |||
File:H4-GravityHammer.png|The Gravity Hammer in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | |||
File:H4-GravityHammerHUD-Campaign.png|Campaign first-person view of the gravity hammer in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4-GravityHammerHUD.png|First-person view of the gravity hammer in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4 Gravity Hammer.jpg|A [[Spartan-IV]] wielding the gravity hammer in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:GravityHammer-HUD.png|HUD Icon of the gravity hammer in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:Type-2_EWH_symbol.jpg|The unknown symbol on the head of the Type-2 EW/H. | |||
File:JiralhanaeChieftain SpartanAssault.png|A Jiralhanae Chieftain swinging a gravity hammer at [[Edward Davis|Spartan Davis]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | |||
File:Haloinitiation1variant.jpg|A Jiralhanae Chieftain attacking [[Sarah Palmer]] with a gravity hammer on the cover of ''[[Halo: Initiation]] Issue 1''. | |||
File:Escalation schism.png|A Jiralhanae Captain Major with a gravity hammer in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:Escalation schism.png|A Jiralhanae Captain Major with a gravity hammer in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File: | File:Spartan Strike chieftain.png|A Jiralhanae Chieftain with a gravity hammer in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''. | ||
File: | File:H5G-GravityHammer.jpg|A gravity hammer in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:H5G-GravHammerHUD.png|First-person view of the gravity hammer in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | |||
File: | File:H5G-GravHammerzoom.png|[[Smart scope]] with the gravity hammer in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5G-Stance-HammerTime.png|The Hammer Time [[stance]] features a gravity hammer. | |||
File:Gravity Hammer - Basic.jpg|The gravity hammer in ''[[Halo Online]]''. | |||
File: | File:HW2B-JiralhanaeWarlord.png|A [[Jiralhanae Warlord]] with a gravity hammer in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''. | ||
File:HW2-Hesoverit.PNG|[[Atriox]] drops his gravity hammer in front of the Executioner in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | |||
File:HW2-BlitzJiralhanaeWarlord.jpg|[[Blitz]] card of a Jiralhanae Warlord with a gravity hammer. | |||
File:HW2-JumppackBrutesvsbuilding.png|[[Jiralhanae Jumper]]s using gravity hammers to attack a [[Firebase]]. | |||
File:HW2-Gravhammerimpact.png|A Jiralhanae using a gravity hammer against the Flood. | |||
File:HRoa 1 Showdown.png|Atriox using his gravity hammer in a final showdown with Sergeant [[Kress]] in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''. | |||
File: | File:HW2_Gravity_Hammer_Heroes.png|Banished Gravity Hammers wielded by higher ranked Warlords. | ||
File: | File:HW2 Infused Hammer custom render.png|Voridus' Infused Hammer. | ||
File: | File:HW2 Siphon Hammer custom render.png|Warlord's Siphon Hammer. | ||
File: | File:Fortnite-GravityHammer.jpg|John-117 with a Banished gravity hammer in ''Fortnite''. | ||
File: | File:HINF-Hammercutscene.png|John-117 with a Banished gravity hammer in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | ||
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**''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'' | **''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'' | ||
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | **''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||