Samson's Skull

Samson's Skull is a unique Melee weapon that uses both James' fists and a returning jawbone to deal damage. It is naturally imbued with Brimstone, although it cannot set enemies ablaze. Taking damage enough times fills a "rage" meter, which is activated by pressing spacebar. When activated, James with scream, his defense, stamina, pain tolerance, and attack speed will be doubled, and his fists will be coated in Brimstone Flames. Damaging an enemy while enraged will lower the rage meter until it hits zero, after which James will go back to normal.
=== In-game description and moveset ===
A human skull engulfed in Brimstone Flames. It gives James complete mastery over hand-to-hand combat, and is a gift from Exon, the Overlord of Mercy. It can only be used by James, and its damage scales with progression.
Taking damage fills up a "rage" meter that, when full, provides several noticeable stat boosts. Dealing damage while enraged lowers the rage meter.
Holding CTRL while approaching an enemy causes James to tackle them to the ground, after which he will use his fist to punch a hole in their head. This only works on certain enemies.
Right-click to throw a returning jawbone that ricochets towards its targets, dealing non-burning Brimstone damage.
Spamming left-click throws a barrage of punches, followed by a critical strike.
Holding right-click will use the jawbone to deflect an attack.
Taking damage will automatically perform a [relatively weak] spin attack.
Pressing R consumes health to shoot a shotgun spread of broken bones.
=== Trivia ===
* This weapon's attacks reference Samson, a biblical figure known for defeating an entire army with the jawbone of a donkey.
* Its spin attack references the Donkey Jawbone from The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth.
* In Valhalla: The Story of the First Sage, Samson is The Doctor's father.
* Wielding this weapon with the Red Sweatband provides an extra 5% damage and 7% critical strike chance, at the cost of Samson’s Skull only attacking in 4-punch bursts. This is a nod to both Undertale (specifically the Tough Glove + Manly Bandana) and Samson from The Binding of Isaac.
Category:Weapons
Category:Melee weapons
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