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'''Thunderfist''' was an artifact [[lucern hammer]] (pronged polearm) with similar properties to the modern [[Mjollnir]]. It existed only in versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1 and 3.0.2.
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'''Thunderfist''' was an artifact [[lucern hammer]] (pronged polearm) that appeared in ''[[NetHack]]'', with similar properties to the modern [[Mjollnir]]. It existed only in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], [[3.0.1]] and [[3.0.2]].
  
[[NetHack 3.0.0]] was the first version to implement unique artifacts (so no more multiple [[Snickersnee]]s), and featured several new artifacts, among them the lucern hammers named Thunderfist and [[Ogresmasher]]. It seems that the [[DevTeam]] forgot that a "lucern hammer" is a polearm, not to be swung as a mallet, but to be thrust at a distant enemy; it was perhaps an error to choose "lucern hammer" as the base type for both weapons. In [[NetHack 3.0.3]], the DevTeam added a new weapon type, the [[war hammer]], switched Thunderfist and Ogresmasher to the new type, and renamed Thunderfist to Mjollnir.
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NetHack 3.0.0 was the first version to implement unique artifacts and featured several new artifacts - among them the lucern hammers named Thunderfist and [[Ogresmasher]]. The [[DevTeam]] may have erroneously chosen the lucern hammer as their [[base item]]s, unaware that it was a polearm. In [[NetHack 3.0.3]], the DevTeam added a new weapon type, the [[war hammer]], switched the base items of both artifacts to it, and renamed Thunderfist to Mjollnir.
  
[[We]] are not sure of the origin of the name "Thunderfist", but it appears in multiple computer games of the fantasy genre; the name tends to have association with both [[dwarf|dwarves]] and fighting. [[Angband]] has an artifact, the [http://angband.oook.cz/artifacts.php?q=Thunderfist Two-Handed Flail 'Thunderfist'].
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==Origin==
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The origin of the name "Thunderfist" is uncertain, but it appears in multiple computer games of the fantasy genre; the name tends to have association with both dwarves and fighting. ''[[Angband]]'' has an artifact called the [http://angband.oook.cz/artifacts.php?q=Thunderfist Two-Handed Flail 'Thunderfist'].
  
== Dudley's dungeon ==
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==Dudley's dungeon==
 
In ''[[Dudley's dungeon]]'', Thunderfist is the subject of [[L (person)|L]]'s strip for [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050916 16 September 2005]. The strip tries to explain why Mjollnir is a lucern hammer, as if the change in 3.0.3 never happened.
 
In ''[[Dudley's dungeon]]'', Thunderfist is the subject of [[L (person)|L]]'s strip for [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050916 16 September 2005]. The strip tries to explain why Mjollnir is a lucern hammer, as if the change in 3.0.3 never happened.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 10 March 2024

Thunderfist was an artifact lucern hammer (pronged polearm) that appeared in NetHack, with similar properties to the modern Mjollnir. It existed only in NetHack 3.0.0, 3.0.1 and 3.0.2.

NetHack 3.0.0 was the first version to implement unique artifacts and featured several new artifacts - among them the lucern hammers named Thunderfist and Ogresmasher. The DevTeam may have erroneously chosen the lucern hammer as their base items, unaware that it was a polearm. In NetHack 3.0.3, the DevTeam added a new weapon type, the war hammer, switched the base items of both artifacts to it, and renamed Thunderfist to Mjollnir.

Origin

The origin of the name "Thunderfist" is uncertain, but it appears in multiple computer games of the fantasy genre; the name tends to have association with both dwarves and fighting. Angband has an artifact called the Two-Handed Flail 'Thunderfist'.

Dudley's dungeon

In Dudley's dungeon, Thunderfist is the subject of L's strip for 16 September 2005. The strip tries to explain why Mjollnir is a lucern hammer, as if the change in 3.0.3 never happened.