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[[File:TFA Ultra Magnus promoimage.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|Here comes the Hammer.]] | |||
Typically, [[Transformer]]s use '''hammers''' as medical or construction tools, but they can also serve as effective hand-to-hand combat weapons ideal for breaking shield, thick armor or shattering limbs. For similar weapons, see [[Mace|maces and flails]]. | Typically, [[Transformer]]s use '''hammers''' as medical or construction tools, but they can also serve as effective hand-to-hand combat weapons ideal for breaking shield, thick armor or shattering limbs. For similar weapons, see [[Mace|maces and flails]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''The Transformers'' cartoon=== | |||
[[File:DesertionOTDinobots1 Hoist repairing Dinobot parts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]] | |||
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] once used a hammer to repair a scrap of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} | |||
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===Marvel Comics continuity=== | |||
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics==== | |||
{{noteukexclusive|Characters armed with hammers}} | |||
[[File:Rack and ruin target 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em.]] | |||
*[[Rack'n'Ruin|Ruin]] had a hammer in place of his left hand, to complement the anvil that the conjoined Rack had in place of his right. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} He used it to fight [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} [[zombie]]s, {{storylink|Meltdown!}} and [[Cyclonus (G1)|future]] [[Scourge (G1)|Decepticons]] {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} before being permanently taken out of action by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Time Wars}} | |||
*Not surprisingly, [[Steamhammer (G1)|Steamhammer]] had dual hammers built into his arms. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}} | |||
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====''Regeneration One''==== | |||
[[File:Rack n ruin war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Hammer time.]] | |||
*As part of the [[Wrecker]]s, Ruin used his hammer to fight [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} [[autogun]]s, {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian units]], {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} dissatisfied citizens of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} [[Fang]], {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} [[Fort Scyk]], {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} [[shadow-leech]]es and a [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]]-possessed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}} Phew. | |||
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===Transformers: Animated=== | |||
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] wields the [[Magnus Hammer]]. | |||
*Both [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] have also wielded the Magnus Hammer. | |||
*''The Allspark Almanac'' implies there is more than one "Stormbringer" hammer. | |||
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s deluxe class toy is packaged with a medical hammer, though it probably serves as an effective weapon as well. | |||
===Unicron Trilogy=== | |||
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] has a hammer attachment for his gun-appendage, in his Cybertron Defense body he has a hammerhead weapon. | |||
*Sharing Red Alert's body, [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] also has a hammer attachment for his gun-appendage. | |||
====''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon==== | |||
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]'s hands transform into hammers. | |||
*The [[Forge of Solus Prime]], in addition to making weapons, could be used as one itself. | |||
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon=== | |||
[[File:RID-Scowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | |||
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]'s tail (the Kaboomer) doubles as a hammer for his robot mode. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} | |||
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==Games== | |||
===''War for Cybertron''=== | |||
*The [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]'s primary weapon is a hammer, along with an energon shield. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron console}} | |||
*[[Ramjet (WFC)|Ramjet]] totes a massive hammer around as his melee weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron DS}} | |||
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] has a hammer too, though it's not as comically huge as Ramjet's. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron DS}} | |||
=== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Cybertron''=== | |||
[[File:Cybertron Red Alert toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cut you up, geezer!]] | |||
*'''Red Alert''' (Deluxe Class, [[2005]]) | |||
:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] came with a hammer-head that can be attached onto his left arm blaster. | |||
*'''Cybertron Defense Red Alert''' (Ultra-Class, 2005) | |||
:[[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|Red Alert]]'s upgraded [[Cybertron Defense Team|Cybertron Defense]] body also came with a hammer attachment. | |||
*'''Cannonball''' (Deluxe class, [[2006]]) | |||
:As a [[redeco]] of ''Cybertron'' Red Alert, [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Cannonball]] came with a hammer attachment. | |||
=== | ===''Timelines''=== | ||
*'''Darksyde Megatron''' (Ultra-class, [[2006]]) | |||
:[[Retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed from Cybertron Defense Red Alert, this version of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Megatron]] came with a hammer attachment. | |||
*'''Wings of Honor''' ([[BotCon 2009]] box set) | |||
:Being a convention-[[exclusive]] retool and redeco of ''Cybertron'' Red Alert, [[Kup (G1)/toys#Timelines|Kup]] also came with a hammer attachment. | |||
===''Transformers'' (2007)=== | |||
* [[ | *'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe, [[2008]]) | ||
:A [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] [[exclusive]] redeco of ''Cybertron'' Red Alert, [[Crankcase (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Crankcase]] also came with a hammer attachment. | |||
=== | ===''Cyberverse''=== | ||
* [[ | *'''Ultra Magnus''' (Cyberverse Commander, [[2012]]) | ||
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] came with a translucent blue hammer which can also transform into an artillery cannon. | |||
= | [[File:Cyberverse-2014-beast-hunters-ultra-magnus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.95]] | ||
* [[ | *'''Ultra Magnus''' (Cyberverse Commander, [[2014]]) | ||
:Part of the last known wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Ultra Magnus came with the [[Forge of Solus Prime#BHCyberverse|Forge of Solus Battle Hammer]]. | |||
=== | ===''Prime''=== | ||
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Voyager, 2012) | |||
:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, the [[Hasbro]] version of this larger-scale Magnus came with a massive artillery cannon that transforms into a "battle hammer", with its hammerhead illuminated by an LED. | |||
:The [[TakaraTomy]] release, part of the ninth wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, instead came with his [[Arms Micron]] partner [[Ulma]], who transforms into his hammer. The hammer can still be wielded two-handed, but doesn't make a particularly convincing artillery cannon. | |||
=== | ===''Beast Hunters''=== | ||
* | *'''Ultra Magnus''' (Voyager, [[2013]]) | ||
:Part of the third wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, Ultra Magnus is now a retool/redeco of the "Robots in Disguise" Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] toy. He came with a larger-scale "Forge of Solus battle hammer", which features a 5mm handle. | |||
=== | ===''Platinum Edition''=== | ||
* [[ | *'''Ultra Magnus''' (Weaponizer, 2013) | ||
:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' '[[Thrilling 30]]' Ultra Magnus is a retool/redeco of the "Robots in Disguise" Weaponizer Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]] toy that came with a different and even larger version of the "Forge of Solus Battle Hammer", which can only be held via two smaller 5mm handles on either end of the haft. | |||
=== | ===''Adventure''=== | ||
[[File:Takaratomy-tav-14-TFP-BH-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]] | |||
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Voyager, [[2015]]-[[April 25|04-25]]) | |||
:A show-accurate redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class Ultra Magnus, this came with a show-accurate redeco of the Forge of Solus battle hammer. | |||
=== | ===Marvel Crossovers=== | ||
* | *[[Thor]]'s signature weapon is [[Mjolnir]], a magical hammer that can create several types of energy blasts and with enough power to shatter mountains. | ||
[[Category:Melee weapons]] | [[Category:Melee weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 29 August 2017
| The name or term "Hammer" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Hammer (disambiguation). |
Typically, Transformers use hammers as medical or construction tools, but they can also serve as effective hand-to-hand combat weapons ideal for breaking shield, thick armor or shattering limbs. For similar weapons, see maces and flails.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon

- Hoist once used a hammer to repair a scrap of Grimlock. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Characters armed with hammers appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.

- Ruin had a hammer in place of his left hand, to complement the anvil that the conjoined Rack had in place of his right. Target: 2006 He used it to fight Optimus Prime, ...The Harder They Die! zombies, Meltdown! and future Decepticons Wrecking Havoc before being permanently taken out of action by Galvatron. Time Wars
- Not surprisingly, Steamhammer had dual hammers built into his arms. The Magnificent Six!
Regeneration One

- As part of the Wreckers, Ruin used his hammer to fight Circuit Smasher, Loose Ends, Part 3 autoguns, Loose Ends, Part 4 Guardian units, Loose Ends, Part 5 dissatisfied citizens of Cybertron, Destiny, Part One Fang, Destiny, Part Two Fort Scyk, Destiny, Part Three Bludgeon, Destiny, Part Five the Hub Network, The War to End All Wars, Part 4 shadow-leeches and a Dark Matrix-possessed Fortress Maximus. The War to End All Wars, Part 5 Phew.
Transformers: Animated
- Ultra Magnus wields the Magnus Hammer.
- Both Shockwave and Optimus Prime have also wielded the Magnus Hammer.
- The Allspark Almanac implies there is more than one "Stormbringer" hammer.
- Ratchet's deluxe class toy is packaged with a medical hammer, though it probably serves as an effective weapon as well.
Unicron Trilogy
- Red Alert has a hammer attachment for his gun-appendage, in his Cybertron Defense body he has a hammerhead weapon.
- Sharing Red Alert's body, Cannonball also has a hammer attachment for his gun-appendage.
Transformers: Prime cartoon
- Breakdown's hands transform into hammers.
- The Forge of Solus Prime, in addition to making weapons, could be used as one itself.
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

- Scowl's tail (the Kaboomer) doubles as a hammer for his robot mode. Similarly Different
Games
War for Cybertron
- The Brute's primary weapon is a hammer, along with an energon shield. War for Cybertron console
- Ramjet totes a massive hammer around as his melee weapon. War for Cybertron DS
- Ultra Magnus has a hammer too, though it's not as comically huge as Ramjet's. War for Cybertron DS
Toys
Cybertron

- Red Alert (Deluxe Class, 2005)
- Cybertron Defense Red Alert (Ultra-Class, 2005)
- Red Alert's upgraded Cybertron Defense body also came with a hammer attachment.
- Cannonball (Deluxe class, 2006)
- As a redeco of Cybertron Red Alert, Cannonball came with a hammer attachment.
Timelines
- Darksyde Megatron (Ultra-class, 2006)
- Retooled and redecoed from Cybertron Defense Red Alert, this version of Megatron came with a hammer attachment.
- Wings of Honor (BotCon 2009 box set)
- Being a convention-exclusive retool and redeco of Cybertron Red Alert, Kup also came with a hammer attachment.
Transformers (2007)
- Crankcase (Deluxe, 2008)
Cyberverse
- Ultra Magnus (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
- Part of the third wave of Prime Series 2 Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Ultra Magnus came with a translucent blue hammer which can also transform into an artillery cannon.
- Ultra Magnus (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
- Part of the last known wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Ultra Magnus came with the Forge of Solus Battle Hammer.
Prime
- Ultra Magnus (Voyager, 2012)
- Part of the fourth wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Voyager Class toys, the Hasbro version of this larger-scale Magnus came with a massive artillery cannon that transforms into a "battle hammer", with its hammerhead illuminated by an LED.
- The TakaraTomy release, part of the ninth wave of Japanese Prime toys, instead came with his Arms Micron partner Ulma, who transforms into his hammer. The hammer can still be wielded two-handed, but doesn't make a particularly convincing artillery cannon.
Beast Hunters
- Ultra Magnus (Voyager, 2013)
- Part of the third wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Voyager Class toys, Ultra Magnus is now a retool/redeco of the "Robots in Disguise" Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy. He came with a larger-scale "Forge of Solus battle hammer", which features a 5mm handle.
Platinum Edition
- Ultra Magnus (Weaponizer, 2013)
- Platinum Edition 'Thrilling 30' Ultra Magnus is a retool/redeco of the "Robots in Disguise" Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime toy that came with a different and even larger version of the "Forge of Solus Battle Hammer", which can only be held via two smaller 5mm handles on either end of the haft.
Adventure

- A show-accurate redeco of the Beast Hunters Voyager Class Ultra Magnus, this came with a show-accurate redeco of the Forge of Solus battle hammer.



