Darkhammer

Darkhammer is the Middle Boss of the Snowpeak Ruins in Twilight Princess.^[2]

Characteristics[]

Midna's Comments

Doesn't he know how dangerous that is, swinging a big metal ball around in such a small place?!
It's too dangerous to get close to him, so let's use the ceiling to get over to his other side!

Once Darkhammer throws the Ball and Chain

Hey, look at his backside... He's covered in strong armor all over, but his tail's exposed!
After he throws that ball, do you think you could get behind him and whack his tail over and over?

Once Link strikes Darkhammer's tail

That's the way! Go for him after he throws that ball!

Darkhammer will continuously guard his body with his massive Ball and Chain. In order to defeat him, Link can latch onto a target behind Darkhammer with the Clawshot as soon as Darkhammer starts swinging his weapon. Darkhammer will then pause to retrieve his weapon, giving Link the opportunity to attack his exposed tail. Link can also roll behind Darkhammer while he is swinging the Ball and Chain or after his attack lands. Darkhammer can be defeated in two hits with Bomb Arrows, or a single hit with the Mortal Draw.

When defeated, Darkhammer drops his Ball and Chain, which can picked up by Link.

Trivia[]

Darkhammer's armor resembles the suits of armor that line the halls and rooms of the Snowpeak Ruins.
The room in which he is fought had an alternative setup as a long hallway with two Clawshot targets, a Switch, and five suits of armor. This can be found in the game's files with the ID of Room 49 for Snowpeak Ruins. The final game uses the ID of Room 51.^[3]

Nomenclature[]

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ハンマーナック (Hanmānakku)	Hammer Knuckle
	French^EU	Marteleur	Hammerman
	German	Armoralfos	Portmanteau of "armor" and "-fos".
	Italian	Martelfos	Portmanteau of martello (hammer) and "-fos".
	Spanish^EU	Manguálido	From Manguál (flail)

Gallery[]

Link fighting Darkhammer from Twilight Princess
Darkhammer concept art from Hyrule Historia
Darkhammer concept art from Hyrule Historia

References

↑ "Doesn't he know how dangerous that is, swinging a big metal ball around in such a small place?!" — Midna (Twilight Princess)
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 173 ^{(TP | TPHD)}
↑ GlitterBerri, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess/Unused Rooms - The Cutting Room Floor, The Cutting Room Floor, published March 14, 2016, retrieved June 7, 2019.

Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

Aquamentus · Dodongo · Manhandla · Gleeok · Digdogger · Gohma · Patra · Ganon

Enemies	Ball and Chain Soldier · Gold Ball and Chain Soldier · Grey Ball and Chain Soldier · Guma · Lorule Ball and Chain Soldier · Sky Fire Chain Soldier
Sub-Bosses	Ball and Chain Soldier · Lorule Ball and Chain Soldier
Bosses	Darkhammer · Gooma

Ball and Chain	Ball and Chain Soldier · Darkhammer · Gooma · Guma · Lorule Ball and Chain Soldier
Bombs	Bomb Soldier · Bone Putter · Great Moblin · Hinox Brothers · Mad Bomber · Real Bombchu
Boomerangs	Blue Goriya · Brother Goriyas · Goriya · Orange Goriya
Spears	Chilfos · Spear Moblin · Spear Throwing Soldier
Other	Daira · Doomknocker · Ook

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