For information about the Archie Comics move, see Spin Hammer Attack (Archie) . For the attack in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric , see Spin Hammer Attack (Sonic Boom) .
Spin Hammer Attack
Amy using the Spin Hammer Attack.
The Spin Hammer Attack [1] (回転ハンマー[2] , Kaiten Hanmā ? , lit. "Spinning Hammer") , also called the Revolving Hammer Attack [3] (回転ハンマー[4] , Kaiten Hanmā ? , lit. "Spinning Hammer") is a move used by Amy Rose which first appeared in Sonic Adventure . When performing this move, Amy twirls around with her Piko Piko Hammer .
Description
When performing the Spin Hammer Attack, Amy stays in one spot and begins twirling around with her Piko Piko Hammer outstretched at high speeds, like a spinning top , allowing her to destroy any enemies that enter her attack radius. While whirling, Amy's Piko Piko Hammer leaves a trail of pink hearts and afterimages.
Game appearances
Sonic Adventure
The Spin Hammer Attack first appeared in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut . In this game, Amy must have obtained the Warrior Feather to perform it. In gameplay, the player can perform the Spin Hammer Attack by holding down / and spinning the analog stick in a circle. The attack can be stopped by letting go of / .
The downside to this move is that if it is performed for too long, Amy will get dizzy and temporarily lose coordination, causing her to stagger around uncontrollably for a few seconds regardless of the player's controller inputs. Another downside is that this move has a small attack radius, and since the player is rooted in place when executing it, it is difficult to use. However, the radius can be increased by obtaining the Long Hammer .
Sonic Shuffle
In Sonic Shuffle , the Spin Hammer Attack is named Revolving Hammer Attack [3] (回転ハンマー[4] , Kaiten Hanmā ? , lit. "Spinning Hammer") and is Amy's Special Attack Ability. In gameplay, if Amy draws an S Card in battle, she will perform the Revolving Hammer Attack on the enemy, which always does five damage points.
In other media
Archie Comics
Sonic Boom
In the Sonic Boom franchise, the Spin Hammer Attack is a technique used by Amy Rose in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric . In addition to dealing damage, this version of the attack does not make Amy dizzy, and allows her to move around and block projectiles while spinning.
Trivia
Despite being a mandatory upgrade for Amy, there is never a point where Amy is required to perform the Spin Hammer Attack to progress through the game, similar to Tails' Rapid Tails Attack .
The Spin Hammer Attack is the only attack gained from a Level Up Item that is completely useless against the character's final boss, as ZERO can only be hit by vertical attacks while the Spin Hammer Attack is a horizontal attack.
References
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Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | E-102 Gamma | Big | Metal Sonic *
Non-playable characters
Dr. Eggman | Beta (Mark II ) | Chao | Chaos (Chaos 1 , Chaos 2 , Chaos 4 , Chaos 6 , Perfect Chaos ) | Cream * | Delta | Epsilon | Froggy | Grandma | Mr. Know-It-All | NiGHTS | Pachacamac | Tikal | Unnamed Sonic robot * | ZERO | Zeta | Animals (Deer , Elephant , Gorilla , Kangaroo , Koala , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Robin , Seal , Sea Otter , Skunk )
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Sub Games
Sky Chase | Sand Hill | Hedgehog Hammer | Twinkle Circuit | Boss
Enemies
Beat | Bladed Spinner | Boa-Boa | Buyoon | Cart Kiki | Cop Speeder | Egg Keeper | Electro Spinner | Fighter Aircraft A | Fighter Aircraft B | Gola | Ice Ball | Icecap's unnamed aircraft | Kiki | Leon | mechanical fish | Pirate | Rhinotank | Sky Deck's unnamed jet fighter | Spiky Spinner | Sweeper
Bosses
Chaos 0 | Chaos 2 | Chaos 4 | Chaos 6 | E-101 Beta | E-101 Mark II | E-102 Gamma | E-103 Delta | E-104 Epsilon | E-105 Zeta | Egg Carrier | Egg Hornet | Egg Viper | Egg Walker | Knuckles the Echidna | Perfect Chaos | Sonic the Hedgehog | ZERO
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Playable characters
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NPCs
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General
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Level Up Items
Ancient Light | Crystal Ring | Fighting Gloves | Jet Anklet | Jet Booster | Laser Blaster | Life Belt | Light Speed Shoes | Long Hammer | Lure | Power Rod | Rhythm Badge | Shovel Claw | Warrior Feather
English voice actors
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) | Corey Bringas (Tails ) | Michael McGaharn (Knuckles ) | Deem Bristow (Eggman ) | Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) | Jon St. John (Big ) | Elara Distler (Tikal , Station Square Train Voice, Default Menu Voice) | Steve Broadie (Gamma , Pachacamac , Mystic Ruins Train Voice) | Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Kazuki Hayashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Shun Yashiro (Big ) | Kaori Asoh (Tikal ) | Jōji Nakata (Gamma ) | Tōru Ōkawa (Pachacamac ) | Kaho Kōda (Station Square Train Voice) | Nobutoshi Canna (Mystic Ruins Train Voice) | Elara Distler (Default Menu Voice) | Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Music
Songs
Believe In Myself | It Doesn't Matter | Lazy Days | My Sweet Passion | Open Your Heart | Unknown from M.E.
Albums
Sonic Adventure Original Sound Track (Digi-Log Conversation) | Sonic Adventure Remix | Sonic Adventure: Songs With Attitude Vocal Mini-Album | Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition | Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era
Other
777 Slots Pinball | Angel Island | Auto Running | Black Market | Card & Pinball | Chao Adventure ^ | Chao Garden (Station Square Garden , Mystic Ruins Garden , Egg Carrier Island ) | Chao Race | Chao Stadium | Chao in Space | Chao Machine | Chao Search * | Corkscrew loop | Debug Mode | E-100 Series | Egg Carrier | Egg Carrier 2 | Emerald Radar | Freeze | Life gauge | Mission Mode | Mystic Ruins | Shrine of Knuckles's race | Shuttle loop | Sonic Adventure (LCD) | Station Square | Station Square Police Department | Tails' Lab | Tornado | Tornado 2 | Transporter Machine
*Exclusive to Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut ^Exclusive to Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure
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Non-playable characters
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Boards
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Mini-Games
Vs 4
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2 vs 2
Bomb Relay | Bucket-O-Rings | Shoddy Work | Sonic the Thief
1 vs 3
Bungee Jump | Eggbot's Attack! | Gargantua | Manic Maze | Sonic DJ | Sonicooking | Wrong Way Climb
Accidents
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Stage Clear
Earth Quake | Sky Diving | Sonic Surfing | Stop the Train | Void Battle
Play Order
Sonic Darts | Sonic Hi Lo | Sonic Slot
Techniques/Moves
Climbing | Froggy | Gun | Hammer Jump | Light-speed Spin Dash | Light Speed Spin Attack | Lullaby | Maximum Heat Attack | Power Throw | Propeller Flight | Rapid Spin Attack | Roller Mode | Revolving Hammer Attack | Sonic Rumble | Spin Dash
Items
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Forcejewel
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Other
Banking | Maginaryworld | Maginaryworld Monsters | Mini-Event | Precioustone | Spaces (Arrow Space , Battle Space , Eggman Battle Space , Event Space , Jewel Shop Space , Jump Space , Minus Ring Space , No Entry Space , Plus Ring Space , Precioustone Space , Quest Space , Revolving Space , Void Preciousstone Space ) | Sonic Room | Spring | Temple of Light