- For the weapon type, see Cudgel.
- For other uses, see Hammer (disambiguation).
- "Oh! What's a child like yerself doing in a place like this?"
- — Hammer to Soma Cruz in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Hammer (ハマー Hamā?) serves as the vendor to Soma's journeys and is generally a less serious character in the Sorrow sub-series.
History[]
Hammer is initially a soldier in the military and he is sent to the Hakuba Shrine in 2035 to investigate the events there. He is magically transported into Castlevania alongside all the other characters and he must be rescued by Soma Cruz from one of the castle's boss monsters. Hammer reveals that he has been thinking about quitting the army and opening up his own shop, and he decides to set up a stall at the castle's front gate to sell Soma powerful items and potions he had found previously for gold that Soma racks up during his quest in the castle. He makes deals with Soma throughout the 2035 event and he is eventually transported out of Castlevania alongside everyone else once Soma is victorious.
In 2036, Hammer has left the military and is acting as an independent merchant. He locates the giant Castlevania replica constructed by the cult that is after Soma, and Soma soon makes him give that information so that Soma can find the castle and take the fight to them. Hammer follows and decides to set up a shop at the base of the castle, much like he did the year earlier, and Soma regularly comes to him to buy the potions and equipment Hammer acquired previously. Hammer displays a not-so-subtle crush and affection for Yoko Belnades, who has a shop facing his nearby, and Soma must contend with their concerns for each other the entire game.
According to a text dump of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Hammer was likely to be included as a playable character in the hidden Julius Mode. Julius Mode in this game is very much like Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse: Trevor/Julius Belmont, Sypha/Yoko Belnades, and Alucard. Thus, Hammer would have been Grant Danasty's counterpart, as stated by programmer Shutaro Iida, who said he was planning to put components of Grant to base the gameplay which was not finalized by the final project date.[1] In addition, Soma's cut opening line to Hammer before the battle implied that Soma, or rather, Dracula, didn't bother to address Hammer by name just saying "Come on, human!".
Appearances[]
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow[]
Soma meets Hammer after defeating the Great Armor in the Study. He introduces himself and then heads for his shop near the entrance. From this point on, Soma can talk with Hammer whenever he is at the entrance. Hammer sells a variety of maps, use items, weapons and equipment. More powerful items become available as Soma defeats certain bosses or meets certain conditions. The most expensive item at Hammer's shop is the Soul Eater Ring, which at 300,000 gold, is 20 times more expensive than any other item at the shop. Soma can sell almost any item he has in his inventory for half of its purchasing price (does not include souls).
Hammer's shop features a rather bizarre glitch where, if the player has exactly two items in their inventory, it is possible to press R and then move the cursor outside the menu area onto Hammer's portrait to sell Soma's vertical and horizontal coordinates as if they were items. This will jump Soma across the room when he exits the store and has the more useful side-effect of giving him 255 Potions. It should be noted these are two specific "items" and selling some of the other "items" in this menu will crash the game when Soma exits the room, as they are data like the memory address for the current room.[2]
Shop[]
Item Data: Hammer's Shop | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
Stock available at start | ||||||||
One portion of the castle's floor plan is written on it. | Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Buy: $100 Find: Castle Corridor, Hammer's shop |
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One portion of the castle's floor plan is written on it. | Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Buy: $100 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Restores 100 HP. | HP +100 Sell: $100 |
Buy: $200 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Cockatrice Common Drop: Arachne |
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Restores 20% of your MP. | MP +20% Sell: $75 |
Buy: $150 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Bone Pillar, Tiny Devil Common Drop: Student Witch, Imp |
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Counteracts the effects of poison. | Sell: $50 |
Buy: $100 Find: Hammer's shop, Chapel (Double-Jump needed) Common Drop: Poison Worm |
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Nullifies the effects of curse. | Sell: $50 |
Buy: $100 Find: Study, Hammer's shop Common Drop: Ectoplasm, Cagnazzo |
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Your standard dagger. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +19 Sell: $300 |
Buy: $600 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Zombie, Evil Butcher |
Effect: Horizontal Knife Slash | ||||
Knife designed to hand-to-hand combat. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +24 Sell: $500 |
Buy: $1,000 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Zombie Soldier Common Drop: Zombie Officer |
Effect: Horizontal Knife Slash | ||||
Sword made for stabbing. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +14 Sell: $500 |
Buy: $1,000 Find: Chapel, Hammer's shop Common Drop: Skeleton Knight |
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Your standard hammer. | ATK +32 Sell: $600 |
Buy: $1,200 Find: Hammer's shop, Study (Double Jump required) Common Drop: Rock Armor |
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Wide-bladed sword. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +20 Sell: $700 |
Buy: $1,400 Find: Hammer's shop, Study (Double Jump required) |
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Standard spear. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +17 Sell: $750 |
Buy: $1,500 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Winged Skeleton |
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Ancient Roman sword. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +22 Sell: $900 |
Buy: $1,800 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Manticore |
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Curved blade with a sharp edge. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +25 Sell: $950 |
Buy: $1,900 Find: Hammer's shop |
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No-descript sword. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +31 Sell: $1,100 |
Buy: $2,200 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Breastplate made of leather. | DEF +10 Sell: $700 |
Buy: $1,400 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Axe Armor |
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Sturdy clothing made specially for the battlefield. | DEF +15, STR +3 (...) Sell: $800 |
Buy: $1,600 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Breastplate made of hammered copper. | DEF +18 Sell: $940 |
Buy: $1,880 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Rock Armor |
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After beating Headhunter | ||||||||
Short sword for stabbing. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +20 Sell: $850 |
Buy: $1,700 Find: Hammer's shop, Dance Hall (Sliding required) |
Effect: Knife Thrust (lands two hits simultaneously) | ||||
Hammer designed to hand-to-hand combat. | ATK +45 Sell: $1,000 |
Buy: $2,000 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Sword with a thin, needle-like blade. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +31 Sell: $1,000 |
Buy: $2,000 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Dead Crusader |
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Spear with a three-pronged tip. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +28 Sell: $1,050 |
Buy: $2,100 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Triton |
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Long spear used by cavalry soldiers. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +32 Sell: $1,500 |
Buy: $3,000 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Nightmare |
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Well-balanced longsword. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +32 Sell: $1,750 |
Buy: $3,500 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Spear with an extra-wide tip. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +39 Sell: $1,900 |
Buy: $3,800 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Valkyrie |
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Famous blade known as "Gram". | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +38 Sell: $2,000 |
Buy: $4,000 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Uniform worn by a soldier fought in the Demon Castle War. | DEF +23, STR +2 (...) Sell: $1,400 |
Buy: $2,800 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Breastplate of iron. | DEF +25 Sell: $1,400 |
Buy: $2,800 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Valkyrie Common Drop: Great Armor |
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Jacket woven from a special fiber that is difficult to cut. | Attrib: Sword |
DEF +23 Sell: $1,400 |
Buy: $2,800 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Zombie Officer |
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Breastplate forged from steel. | DEF +31 Sell: $2,100 |
Buy: $4,200 Find: Hammer's shop Drop: Bomber Armor |
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Blood-red cloak. | DEF +3, INT +1 Sell: $300 |
Buy: $600 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Ripper |
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After beating Death | ||||||||
Restores 400 HP. | HP +400 Sell: $500 |
Buy: $1,000 Find: Hammer's shop, Dance Hall (Slide needed) Rare Drop: Golem, Stolas |
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Restores 50% of your MP. | MP +50% Sell: $400 |
Buy: $1,000 Find: Hammer's shop, Inner Quarters Rare Drop: Devil, Arc Demon |
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Famous sword of the dragon slayers. | Attrib: Sword |
ATK +92, STR +10 (...) Sell: $6,000 |
Buy: $12,000 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Stronger against water-attributed attacks. | Attrib: Water |
DEF +33 Sell: $2,600 |
Buy: $4,200 Find: Hammer's shop, Underground Reservoir |
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Breastplate of pure silver. | DEF +35 Sell: $4,000 |
Buy: $8,000 Find: Hammer's shop |
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Breastplate of pure gold. | DEF +38 Sell: $7,000 |
Buy: $14,000 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Final Guard |
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Increases the appearance rate of spirits. | LCK +5 Sell: $150,000 |
Buy: $300,000 Find: Hammer's shop |
Effect: Increased soul drop rate |
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow[]
- Main article: Hammer/Dawn of Sorrow
Hammer sets up shop again in Dawn of Sorrow. His shop is located in The Lost Village right across from Yoko's shop and is available right after the first boss battle against the Flying Armor. He sells much the same kind of stuff that he did in Aria of Sorrow.
One new feature is that he became interested in a crypto-zoological magazine, which can give hints on how to find rare monsters. Other issues can be found elsewhere in the castle. Most basic weapon types in their class are available in Hammer's shop, which can be synthesized into greater weapons at Yoko's shop. Some more advanced weapons can also be found. Of note are several kinds of throwing weapons and guns that cannot be synthesized are now available at the shop. The Soul Eater Ring is still the most expensive item at his shop.
Quotes[]
- Note: If quotes are separated, then someone else talks between them (save for shop).
Aria of Sorrow[]
- (Subsequent times) Welcome back.
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- (BUY) Wanna buy somethin'?
- I'll give ya a good deal.
- (SELL) If ya have somethin' of value,
- I'll buy it of ya for a fair price.
- (EXIT) Ya leavin' already?
Trivia[]
- Hammer seems to be quite jealous of Genya Arikado (if the player talks to Hammer after encountering Arikado in the Demon Guest House, he will refer to Arikado as a "pretty boy", since Yoko Belnades is "always" following him).
- In the game data of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, there are some unused texts, indicating that Hammer was originally planned to be playable in Julius Mode, but was scrapped. There are even voice clips (specifically the #72(US)/#101(JP) one) where Dark King Soma seems to be speaking to a common human.
- Later, in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, the audio voice files imply that Hammer was originally planned to be a playable character in downloadable content. However, Konami announced on February 3, 2011 that "The Legend of Fuma" (Chapter 11) and Getsu Fuma would be the last DLC pack for the game.
- The same would later go to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, as he was slated to appear as an Assist Summon alongside Mina Hakuba. However, Konami announced on September 9, 2020 that service for the game would be temporarily discontinued until August 13, 2021 for its re-release in September 17, 2021, although his release date is yet to be revealed in 2022.
- His name is probably a reference to Hammer Film Productions, a British film production company best known for a series of Gothic horror films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s, many of these involving classic horror characters such as Count Dracula, Baron Frankenstein and the Mummy.
- Hammer resembles Umibozu from the City Hunter series; besides being bald men dressed in military fatigues, both are shy with women.
References[]
- ↑ u/CurryTheKidAMA at reddit (August 30, 2021).
- ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Speed Run in 0:18:16 by Mapler90210 live at AGDQ 2013 [GBA]
External links[]
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow FAQ/Walkthrough by Devin Morgan at GameFAQs
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow |
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Characters |
Protagonists |
Soma Cruz • Mina Hakuba • J./Julius Belmont • Yoko Belnades • Genya Arikado (Alucard) • Hammer |
Antagonist |
Graham Jones |
Bosses |
Creaking Skull • Manticore • Great Armor • Big Golem • Headhunter • Death • Legion • Balore • Graham • Belmont • Chaos |
Areas |
Castle Corridor • Chapel • Study • Dance Hall • Inner Quarters • Floating Garden • Clock Tower Underground Reservoir • Underground Cemetery • The Arena • Top Floor • Forbidden Area • Chaotic Realm |
Music |
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack |
Guides |
Futabasha Official Guide • NTT Pub Official Guide |
Archives |
Bestiary • Inventory • In-Game Formula • Julius Mode • Voice Translations |
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow |
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Characters |
Protagonists |
Soma Cruz • Mina Hakuba • Julius Belmont • Yoko Belnades • Genya Arikado (Alucard) • Hammer |
Antagonists |
Celia Fortner • Dario Bossi • Dmitrii Blinov • Soma Cruz (Julius Mode) |
Bosses |
Flying Armor • Balore • Malphas • Puppet Master • Rahab • Gergoth • Zephyr • Bat Company Paranoia • Aguni • Abaddon • Death • Menace |
Areas |
The Lost Village • Wizardry Lab • Garden of Madness • The Dark Chapel • Demon Guest House • Condemned Tower Cursed Clock Tower • Subterranean Hell • Silenced Ruins • The Pinnacle • Mine of Judgment • The Abyss |
Music |
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack |
Guides |
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - The Official Strategy Guide Konami Akumajō Dracula: Sōgetsu no Jūjika Official Guide |
Archives |
Bestiary • Inventory • Julius Mode • Voice Translations |