Akelus Workshop gravity hammer

Not to be confused with the Akelus Workshop gravity hammer.

Akelas Workshop War Hammer
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Akelas Workshop Sacred Promissory
Type:	Gravity hammer
Specifications
Length:	203.6 centimetres (80.2 in)
Weight:	38.7 kilograms (85 lb)
Feed system:	100 battery units
Effective range:	Short
Service history
In service:	Human-Covenant War

The Akelas 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 Akelas Workshop. It was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory on High Charity following the Jiralhanae's absorption into the Covenant.

Overview

Design details

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

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. The Akelas Workshop variant was used by the Jiralhanae forces deployed in the Battle for Earth and Battle of Installation 00 in 2552. 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. Following the Human-Covenant War, Jiralhanae Chieftains within Merg Vol's Covenant also employed the Akelas Workshop gravity hammer during the Battle of Draetheus V.

Gameplay

Main article: Gravity hammer

The Akelas Workshop gravity hammer is featured in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST.

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

• The hammer's reticle was drastically different during Halo 3 Alpha, sporting a larger hexagonal shape.
• The gravity hammer and Mauler are not featured in the Halo 3 instruction manual.

Gallery

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  Close-up of the gravity hammer used in Halo: Landfall created by Weta Workshop.

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  John-117 with a gravity hammer on the cover of Halo: Uprising.

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  First-person view of the gravity hammer in Halo 3.

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  A chieftain wielding a gravity hammer.

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  A Spartan with a gravity hammer holstered on his back in Grifball.

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  A War Chieftain wielding a gravity hammer in Halo 3: ODST.

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  A Jiralhanae Captain Major with a gravity hammer in The Return.

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  Sarah Palmer fighting a Chieftain wielding a gravity hammer on the cover of Halo: Initiation.

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  A Jiralhanae Chieftain wielding the Akelas Workshop gravity hammer in Halo: Spartan Assault.

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  A Jiralhanae Chieftain with the Akelas Workshop gravity hammer in Halo: Spartan Strike.

List of appearances

• Halo: Landfall
  • Halo: Last One Standing (First appearance)
• Halo Uprising
• Halo 3
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo Legends
  • The Babysitter
• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
  • The Return (Motion comic only)
• Halo: Initiation
• Halo: Spartan Assault
• Halo: Spartan Strike