Editing Akelus Workshop gravity hammer

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|Not to be confused with the [[Akelas Workshop gravity hammer]].}}
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|image={{Pageimage|H3ODST War Chieftain with Gravity Hammer.jpg}}[[File:H3-GravityHammer.png|300px]]
|name=Akelus Workshop War Hammer
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*[[Akelus Workshop]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=307}}
*[[Sacred Promissory]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=82}}
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|type=[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity hammer]]
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|weight={{Convert|38.7|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
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|feed=100 battery units{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=348}}
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The '''Akelus Workshop War Hammer''' {{Type|2|Energy Weapon/Hammer|EW/H}}, more commonly known as the '''gravity hammer''', is a melee weapon developed by [[Akelus Workshop]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} It was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]] on ''[[High Charity]]'' following the [[Jiralhanae]]'s absorption into the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/gravity-hammer/b07cc7d2-5a48-4d74-bfca-cacc34677754|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Gravity Hammer|D=15|M=05|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Weapons#Gravity Hammer}}

==Overview==
===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}}

===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.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The Akelus Workshop variant was used by the Jiralhanae forces deployed in the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3}} [[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 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] [[Kojo Agu]].{{Ref/Site|Id=cf|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Halo Waypoint|Canon Fodder - High Value Histories|D=6|M=9|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Level|Id=nmpd|H3ODST|NMPD HQ}} 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]].{{Ref/Level|SA|Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off}}

==Gameplay==
{{Main|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 weapon]]s 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-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.
* 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.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* The hammer's reticle was drastically different during [[Halo 3 Alpha|''Halo 3'' Alpha]], sporting a larger hexagonal shape.
* The gravity hammer and [[Ukala Workshop Mauler|Mauler]] are not featured in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 manual|instruction manual]].

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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]]''.
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: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:Haloinitiation1variant.jpg|[[Sarah Palmer]] fighting a Chieftain wielding a gravity hammer on the cover of ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''.
File:Superstructure Stand-off.png|A Jiralhanae Chieftain wielding the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:Spartan Strike chieftain.png|A Jiralhanae Chieftain with the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo: The Return]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''

==Sources==
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{{Covenant sidearms}}
{{Melee Weapons}}
{{Navbox/Universe/CovenantMelee/GravityHammers}}

[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Jiralhanae weapons]]