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==Overview==
==Overview==
===Design details===
===Design details===
{{Main|Gravity hammer (fiction)}}
The Akelus Workshop War Hammer is one of the many gravity hammers variants manufactured by the Covenant; the aesthetic and operational design of the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is tailored for eponymous clan.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Unlike other known variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop variant features a smaller handle attached to the main handle. As with other variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer integrates the traditional Jilrahanae-bladed war hammer with repurposed Covenant gravity impellers.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} In addition to the tungsten-alloy blade attached to the reverse side of the hammer, the hammerhead contains a short-range gravity drive,{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} allowing the wielder displace gravity at a targeted location—though conventional manipulation of the weapon typically eliminates the need for such extraordinary use.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
The Akelus Workshop War Hammer is one of the many gravity hammers variants manufactured by the Covenant; the aesthetic and operational design of the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is tailored for eponymous clan.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Unlike other known variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop variant features a smaller handle attached to the main handle. As with other variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer integrates the traditional Jilrahanae-bladed war hammer with repurposed Covenant gravity impellers.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} In addition to the tungsten-alloy blade attached to the reverse side of the hammer, the hammerhead contains a short-range gravity drive,{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} allowing the wielder displace gravity at a targeted location—though conventional manipulation of the weapon typically eliminates the need for such extraordinary use.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}


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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
{{Main|Gravity hammer}}
{{Main|Gravity hammer}}
The Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.  
The Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The gravity hammer is a powerful melee weapon that can kill multiple foes in one swing, and can even be effectively used against vehicles. They are [[power weapon]]s which appear on some multiplayer maps.  


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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File:H3-GravityHammerHUD.png|First-person view of the gravity hammer in ''[[Halo 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: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:SpartanCTF.JPG|A Spartan with a gravity hammer holstered on his back in [[Grifball]].
File:H3ODST War Chieftain with Gravity Hammer.jpg|A [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] wielding a gravity hammer in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
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:Schism 2.png|A [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] with a gravity hammer in ''[[The Return]]''.

Revision as of 09:01, October 16, 2022

Not to be confused with the Akelas Workshop gravity hammer.
Akelus Workshop War Hammer
H3-GravityHammer.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Type:

Gravity hammer

Specifications

Length:

203.6 centimetres (80.2 in)[1]

Weight:

38.7 kilograms (85 lb)[1]

Ammunition type:

Electromagnetic/[3] Gravitic energy[4]

Feed system:

100 battery units[5]

Effective range:

Short[2]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War[6]

 

The Akelus Workshop War Hammer (UNSC Type classification: Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer, T-2 EW/H), more commonly known as the gravity hammer, is a melee weapon developed by Akelus Workshop.[1] It was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory on High Charity following the Jiralhanae's absorption into the Covenant.[1][7]

Overview

Design details

Main article: Gravity hammer (fiction)

The Akelus Workshop War Hammer is one of the many gravity hammers variants manufactured by the Covenant; the aesthetic and operational design of the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is tailored for eponymous clan.[2][7] Unlike other known variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop variant features a smaller handle attached to the main handle. As with other variants of the gravity hammer, the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer integrates the traditional Jilrahanae-bladed war hammer with repurposed Covenant gravity impellers.[1] In addition to the tungsten-alloy blade attached to the reverse side of the hammer, the hammerhead contains a short-range gravity drive,[2] allowing the wielder displace gravity at a targeted location—though conventional manipulation of the weapon typically eliminates the need for such extraordinary use.[7]

Usage

The gravity hammer served dual purposes as a weapon as well as a defining ceremonial vestige of clan leadership, and is thus typically wielded by a chieftain or other high-ranking members.[7] The Akelus Workshop variant was used by the Jiralhanae forces deployed in the Battle for Earth and Battle of Installation 00 in 2552.[6] Jiralhanae Chieftain Bracktanus showed a fondness of using the reverse-blade on his hammer during the Battle of Mombasa, killing Blademaster Vero 'Ahtulai with the blade and attempting to use the blade to kill the ODST Kojo Agu.[8][9] Following the Human-Covenant War, Jiralhanae Chieftains within Merg Vol's Covenant also employed the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer during the Battle of Draetheus V.[10]

Gameplay

Main article: Gravity hammer

The Akelus Workshop gravity hammer is featured in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. The gravity hammer is a powerful melee weapon that can kill multiple foes in one swing, and can even be effectively used against vehicles. They are power weapons which appear on some multiplayer maps.

Trivia

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 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.
  • In the Halo 3 campaign, Sangheili, including the Arbiter, will not use gravity hammers if they are armed with them, instead simply running next to enemies and remaining stationary.

Miscellaneous

Gallery

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List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 307
  2. ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 82
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Weapons: Gravity Hammer (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  4. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 93
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 348
  6. ^ a b Halo 3, Gameplay
  7. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Gravity Hammer (Retrieved on May 15, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - High Value Histories (Retrieved on Sep 6, 2022) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level NMPD HQ
  10. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off

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