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| Artifact Name | Crowbar |
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| Artifact Aliases | Staff of Physics, Holy Sword of Physics, Holy Staff of Physics, Indescribable Baton-like Object,バール, ∫ |
| Artifact Type | Tool, Club |
| Artifact Owner | Gordon Freeman、Clown、Nyaruko、Pinkie Pie[1]etc. |
| Appearances | 《Half-Life》《Haiyore! Nyaruko-san》《Soul Knight" and other |
Holy Sword of Physics(Staff of Physics, Holy Staff of Physics), actually refers toCrowbar, also known as a nail puller, gooseneck bar, and called the "Source Bar" in the gaming world, it also appears in manyACGworks.
A crowbar is a tool that uses the principle of leverage to lift heavy objects, and is a typical labor-saving lever. Since the principle of leverage is a well-known principle of physics, this is one of the reasons why the crowbar is named the "Holy Sword of Physics."
Weaver
The reason why the crowbar earned the name "Holy Sword of Physics" is because it is the "Half-Life" game series' protagonist, theoretical physicistGordon FreemanDr. Gordon Freeman's signature weapon.
This object can only add a very limited amount of badassery (moe factor) to a character, and often appears alongside theAirheadedorDarkeningattribute.
Appearances in Anime/Manga
- User(s):Rachel
used a crowbar to open the B5 operating room'ssecret roomdoor, and was laterDannygrabbed。
Nekomonogatari
- User(s):Tsukihi Araragi
Holding a crowbar, she pierced through the pillow and the bedboard. She almost stabbed Araragi-trash to death while he was sleeping in.
- User(s):Nyaruko-_-#
The crowbar appears in almost every episode of the anime, and its color and shape are exactly the same as the one used by Dr. Freeman. Nyaruko jokingly refers to it as the [Indescribable Bat-like Object]Don't overthink it(This is from the Cthulhu Mythosneta）, and it is often taken out from4D Cleavagetaken out from inside。
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- User(s):Akarin
Akarin's friendly reminder: the crowbar is an extremely dangerous weapon, please use it with caution.
- User(s):Jackie Chan
At the beginning of Chapter 6, Jackie Chan uses a crowbar on a train to fight againstShendu's Shadowkhan.
- User(s):Hikari Kagura
In Episode 3, after Karen escapes from the warehouse and enters the elevator, Hikari tries to open the elevator with a crowbar to no avail and directly attacks the alarm.
- User(s):Clown、
Jason Todd（ ）
In the 1988 comic "Batman: A Death in the Family," the villain Joker used a crowbar to brutally beat and torture the second Robin, Jason Todd, before killing him with a bomb, which became one of the most famous major events in Batman's history.
In "Under the Red Hood," at the start of the story, the Joker severely injures Jason Todd with a crowbar and then kills him with an explosion. Five years later, the resurrected Jason Todd uses a crowbar to injure the Joker in return.Giving him a taste of his own medicine。
Justice League: War
- User(s):The Flash
During the Justice League's first battle against Darkseid, the Flash borrowed a crowbar, jumped from a building at high speed, and plunged the crowbar into Darkseid's left eye. Shazam then discharged electricity, using the metal crowbar's conductivity to severely damage Darkseid's left eye, preventing him from firing Omega Beams from it.
- User: Jashin-chan, Yurine
In the first episode, Jashin-chan asked Medusa to buy a crowbar and attempted to kill Yurine with a single blow while she wasn't paying attention.However, Yurine caught the weapon with her bare hands, seized the crowbar, and cut Jashin-chan in half at the waist, then used a chainsaw to present a "blood-splattering fan service" of Jashin-chan to the audience.(True Jashin-chan)
- User(s):Misaka 10046
Appearances in video games
- User(s):Gordon FreemanDoctor
In the era of *Half-Life*, players already knew that Freeman's age was 27. An unverified but consensus point is that Freeman graduated from the Department of Theoretical Physics at MIT and obtained a PhD. His dissertation was titled "Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction Through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array".
- Manhack Buster: when there is no Gravity Gun, using the crowbar is 100 times better than spraying with a gun!
- The ultimate crate-opening tool: when encountering a mysterious crate, try the Holy Sword of Physics!Refers to smashing it directly
- The official translation in the game renders "Crowbar" as "Iron Hook".
- In *Team Fortress Classic*, except for the Medic, Spy, VIP (Civilian), and Engineer, the melee weapon for other classes is a Gordon-style crowbar.Many models and textures in *Classic* originate from *Half-Life*. Valve being lazy (funny)
Half-Life（ ）The "A" in the English title HALF-LIFE is replaced by the Greek letter "λ" (lowercase Lambda) in the logo, and the right side of this letter looks very much like a crowbar.
- Users: All survivors
One of the ten melee weapons; it kills common infected in one hit. Among special infected, the Charger requires two melee hits (one for a headshot), the Witch requires four, and the Tank requires twenty. Other special infected are killed in one hit like common infected, except when hitting the legs. The swing speed is relatively slow (in *Left 4 Dead 2*, melee weapons deal damage based on a percentage of maximum health).
After a major update, hidden golden crowbars can be found on the Survival mode maps from Left 4 Dead 1. Finding 22 golden crowbars will grant the "Golden Freeman" achievement.
- One of the common melee weapons
Unlike the "mowing down" style of Left 4 Dead,the iron crowbar in No More Room in Hellaccording to the game's mechanicsis relatively average in terms of practicality, and is a weapon held with one hand[2](except for charged attacks), occupying about 1/8 to 1/6 of the circular inventory slots. However, at times, because the crowbar's length is among the best of all one-handed melee weaponseven second only to the machete, combined with decent swing speed and attack power, it often serves as a temporary substitute when one cannot findthe strongest weapon in No More Room in Hellthe machete.
Cthulhu Mythos
- The Three Sacred Treasures of the Investigator.
are the [Friend】、【Elder Sign] one of the three investigator artifacts of equal status.
In fact, in Cthulhu Mythos-related activities, a simple crowbar is not qualified to be called the Holy Sword of Physics; only a "consecrated" crowbar has the ability to kill Mythos creatures.
Method to consecrate the Holy Sword of Physics: Consume one Friend, and use the [Synthesis] skill to create a [Friend Holding the Holy Sword of Physics].
- User(s):US Navy SEALs
- In early Counter-Strike beta snapshots, a member of the US Navy SEALs held a crowbar facing the screen; this weapon has now been replaced by a standard knife.
- Additionally, in Global Offensive, all US Navy SEAL members have a short crowbar tucked into their backs, but this crowbar is merely decorative and cannot be used.
Counter-Strike Online
- Users: All players (requires microtransactions or upgrading gathering skills in Zombie Shelter mode (requires upgrading the workbench skill) and spending materials to craft).
This weapon is generally no different from the default hand axe, but gathering materials is slightly faster than with a regular hand axe, and it has a faster attack speed (to be verified).
Counter-Strike Online 2
- User: All players (requires microtransactions)
In-game description: Holding this, it feels as if you could fly into outer space and destroy everything.
This weapon is not sold at Ammu-Nation. In Story Mode, it can be obtained at the Clucking Bell Farms, El Burro Heights, Mount San Vitus, the construction site in Downtown, and the Tataviam Mountains. In GTA Online, the most direct method currently is to do the random Nightclub "Smash Car" mission, where the two workers next to the developer are holding a hammer and a crowbar respectively.
- User: Gorden Freeman.In fact, it is Dr. Gordon Freeman from Half-Life.
Recruiting this follower costs no money, but there is a chance they will become a hostile unit after recruitment.Probably because the Doctor has gone mad (just kidding), killing them yields the item named "Holy Sword of Physics" Crowbar.
Resident Evil
- User(s):Moira Burton
Due to the childhood trauma of accidentally injuring her sister while playing with a handgun, Moira grew up afraid to use firearms. For most of the main game, she uses a crowbar as her primary weapon. She can use the crowbar to open doors and chests blocked by wooden boards, and can also kill downed enemies in one hit.
- User: All players
Appears randomly in various corners of Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, and Vikendi, with average damage.
Limited editionHarley QuinnThe weapon replaced by the baseball bat skin is the crowbar.
With the first major overhaul of the Vikendi map, some areas or interactive items require a crowbar to interact with.
- User: Nathan
Appears when Nathan needs to pry open iron gates.
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- User: Taichi Hiranaka, Shichiro Kurosapu, Murasaki Nobumoto, Gaku Hikitsuri
It was unobtainable in the early stages, but can be obtained by defeating Gaku Hikitsuri (updated April 26, 2018). It can also be used to pry open manhole covers to dispose of bodies (updated February 2, 2021). Additionally, this weapon can be obtained by defeating Shichiro Kurosapu or Murasaki Nobumoto in 1980 Mode (updated October 10, 2021).
- User(s):The Beheaded
There is a weapon called "Crowbar" in the game, and attacking with the crowbar after breaking down a door guarantees a critical hit. This item is also a reference to Half-Life.
Silent HillSeries
- Users: Alex Shepherd (Protagonist of Silent Hill: Homecoming), Travis Grady (Protagonist of Silent Hill: Origins)
In Silent Hill: Homecoming, the crowbar is fully utilized by Alex; not only can it be used as a weapon, butit is also used for its intended purpose, such as prying open an iron gate after entering the sewers. In Origins, because weapons have durabilitycombined with Travis's terrifying fist attack power（One Punch Man！！！）resulting in a lower frequency of crowbar usage.
The crowbar is ablunt melee weaponone of them, as well as a tribute to the Half-Life series'Iconic version。
Notes and External Links
- Al However, it never worked when used, because Pinkie is the enemy of physics (seeGravity Manipulation）
- Al In No More Room in Hell, players can hold a lighting device in one hand while holding a light weapon that can be used one-handed in the other
- (English)Crowbar Half-Life Wikia page
- (Japanese)pixiv tag
- (English)Danbooru Wiki