SINGAPORE — Thor. Marvel’s Norse God superhero has a gorgeous head of hair, the ability to fly, summon thunder and transport himself between realms. But everyone knows that the coolest thing about the crown prince of Asgard and founding member of The Avengers really is that mystical hammer, Mjolnir.

Sure, it’s not as flashy as Iron Man’s souped-up suits, or Captain America’s shiny shield, but you really don’t want to mess with Mjolnir. It’s a force to be reckoned with, and when Thor wields it, you’re guaranteed a smashing time.

But Mjolnir isn’t the only famous hammer in cinema. Here is a list of the other famous hammers that have featured on the big screen. You know, just to hammer the point home.

THE HAMMER FROM THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974). You’d think that the weapon of choice Leatherface used to rack up the most kills in the 1974 cult slasher flick would be the titular chain saw, right? Ermm, wrong! That accolade actually goes to the mighty sledgehammer. Despite his love of chain saw-based shenanigans, Leatherface committed twice as many murders with the sledgehammer. And the good ole hammer was brought back into play in 1994’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, which starred pre-fame Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey: It featured two sledgehammer deaths and zero chain saw murders.

FIX-IT FELIX JR’S MAGIC HAMMER IN WRECK-IT RALPH (2012). Video game villain Ralph might have stolen audience’s hearts but his colleague and titular star of video game Fix-It Felix Jr, has an enchanted golden hammer which has the power to repair anything it touches. Used not only to fix Ralph’s wreckin’ in the game, this hammer is known to heal physical injuries and bruises, and helped saved the day by fixing Vanellope’s wrecked racing kart in the Sugar Rush video game. Now who wouldn’t want one of those at home?

THE HAMMER RYAN GOSLING USED IN DRIVE (2011). Director Nicolas Winding Refn proved to us that hammers aren’t just good for mindless bashing — they are also very useful when driving nails into heads. Incredible violence notwithstanding, this stylish but sadistic touch allowed the mysterious driver to extract information without even needing to swing the hammer. Plus, it was Ryan Gosling’s hammer — end of discussion.

JUSTIN HAMMER IN IRON MAN 2 (2010). Sam Rockwell’s standout performance as the ambitious, self-absorbed business rival of Tony Stark was one of the highlights of the blockbuster sequel. He was amusing but ruthless, and with the fact that Hammer is one of the few Marvel cinematic universe baddies that managed to remain alive by the end of the movie, there’s hope of seeing him perhaps pop up in Joss Whedon’s sequel to The Avengers. Or Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Said the actor: “I was hoping to come back in one of the Avengers films and come after Gwyneth Paltrow … I could do a Cape Fear thing with Gwyneth. But they’ve got a lot of mojo in there already, so I don’t know if they need another pirate like me in the mix. Maybe S.H.I.E.L.D. is the way to go.”

THE SLEDGEHAMMER IN THE SLEDGEHAMMER (1983). Okay, Sledgehammer is an obscure, cult slasher film that would have been forgotten if not for the fact that it was the first direct-to-video full-length feature shot entirely on a camcorder. Directed by David Prior, it tells the story of a group of teenagers getting killed by a malevolent force wielding a sledgehammer. According to website DVD Verdict, “Sledgehammer represents an endurance test of bad movie-making … That said, Sledgehammer is very endearing, on the whole, and deserves the attention of bad movie fans the world over.” In other words, it’s “so bad it’s good”.

THE HAMMER IN PARK CHAN-WOOK’S OLDBOY (2003). Armed only with a knife and a hammer in the epic corridor fight scene in this Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winning film, protagonist Oh Dae-su shows how serious he is in his unrelenting quest for vengeance: He dumps the knife at the very start of the fight. The ultra-violence that follows is certainly not for the squeamish.

ARMIE HAMMER. He is that imposingly tall good-looker who rose to fame in David Fincher’s The Social Network, Clint Eastwood’s J Edgar and Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror. Then he played The Lone Ranger. And while that venture may not have gone as well as he had hoped, we’re guessing the 27–year-old has nothing to worry about. For one, he hails from a mega-rich petroleum dynasty (his great-grandfather was oil tycoon and philanthropist Armand Hammer), and is set to co-star alongside Man Of Steel’s Henry Cavil in Guy Ritchie’s film adaptation of the 1960s TV series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

MC HAMMER. Later simply known as Hammer, he rose to success in the late ’80s and early ’90s with hit records like U Can’t Touch This and 2 Legit 2 Quit. But apart from popularising those dance moves and those ridiculously billowy Hammer pants, Stanley Kirk Burrell (yes, that’s his real name) was also in the movies. He produced and starred in 1990’s Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ’Em: The Movie, about a rapper who returns to his hometown and defeats a drug lord. He also had a cameo role in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero. And yes, his songs have featured in several movies — Hot Shots!, Rocky V, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Tropic Thunder, The Addams Family.

Thor: The Dark World opens in cinemas tomorrow.