Lord Shaxx was introduced in Bungie's Destiny in 2014 as the handler of the Crucible, the game's player versus player mode, and is voiced by actor Lennie James. His exaggerated, drill sergeant style commentary made many of his lines instantly quotable among players, who clipped them for montages, streams and reaction edits. By the hammer fits that tradition of turning in game announcements into standalone jokes online, where the line now signals an epic weapon play or mock heroic moment even outside Destiny matches and fan communities.