Hammer (item)

Hammer.

For Kirby's Side B, see Hammer (move).

The Hammer is a close-range item that sends whoever grabs it into a clobbering frenzy for 7.5 seconds. It is one of the most "feared" weapons in the game, as it often KO's a player instantly. It originates from the Mario series, or the original Donkey Kong game.

• The Hammer has a lot of knockback.
• Characters cannot do anything except move and single jump while holding the Hammer.
• The Hammer does 22% damage every hit.
• Sometimes the head falls off and becomes a Hammer head. This leaves the swinger vulnerable, swinging just the handle for no damage.
• In SSB, it has even more knockback and deals 30%, as well as no worries about the head falling off. Also, the Hammer will glow an orange color just before the time for its use runs out.
• In SSBB, the Hammer Head might fall off once again.
• When Dedede grabs the hammer, he will also swing his own Hammer back and forth. In spite of this, he will not do damage if the Hammer head comes off.
• Explosion-based projectile or thrown item attacks can disrupt someone with a hammer, such as Link's bombs or Zelda's Din's Fire, enabling characters with such attacks or items to thwart a foe with a hammer from afar, and possibly knock it out of their hands.

• Users can also be knocked off their feet that way, allowing time to quickly hit again. If you manage to be invincible, usually the one granted for re-spawning, you can easily hit the user hard. If near the edge, you can grab them while being completely invulnerable, and throw them off the edge. Anyone wielding a Hammer cannot recover in anyway possible.

Trophy Info

An item that, once grabbed, makes you swing nonstop. It's a powerful attack item that does terrific damage and sends opponents sailing. Once in a great while, the hammer's head will fall off, leaving you nothing but the handle. Of course, you can't tell whether the head is securely fastened just by looking. Hammer heads that fall off can be picked up and thrown as weapons.

• Donkey Kong (1981)