Doomhammer
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- This article is about the weapon. For the Warchief, see Orgrim Doomhammer. For his father, see Telkar Doomhammer.
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The Doomhammer is the eponymous signature weapon of the Doomhammer family of the Blackrock Clan, passed down from father to son. It was forged for the first of the Doomhammer line generations ago, a noble weapon for a noble line. Although the hilt of the hammer has been replaced, the actual hammerhead itself has endured as a testament of the crafter's skill.
In spite of the name, the Doomhammer is a weapon of good, bringing doom to enemies of the orcs and upholding the family's honor. There was a prophecy that one day, when the orcs had fallen to barbarism and evil, the Doomhammer would be taken away from the family by the Spirits for their crimes. However, the prophecy also stated that, while the Doomhammer family would die out, the weapon would be passed on to another orc, who would use the Doomhammer and its powers to turn the orcs back from evil.
As is the nature of such prophecies, the orcs did indeed fall, due to the manipulations of Gul'dan and Kil'jaeden. Orgrim, last of the Doomhammer line, passed the weapon on to his protégé Thrall, who has redeemed the orcish race and completed the prophecy.
This greathammer is composed of solid granite on an oak handle. The granite is wrapped twice around with gold-studded leather.S&L 165
Retcon
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The appearance of the Doomhammer seems to have undergone a retcon since it was first depicted in the Warcraft II manual. Originally it bore a jagged blade at the end, two spikes on each side, and was much smaller and shorter. But by the time it was passed onto Thrall in Lord of the Clans, it was much bigger without any sharp points. In the cinematic where Thrall and Grom Hellscream battle Mannoroth, the wolf's-head symbol of the Frostwolf Clan is clearly seen on the head (this is much more visible at the point just before Thrall throws it at Mannoroth, when it glows brightly, rendering the symbol very clearly distinguishable). The wolf's head symbol was probably added to the hammer after it was passed to Thrall, since before that time the hammer's head is depicted and described as completely plain, with no markings whatsoever being mentioned.
