Battle Axe

Battle Axe (renamed Viking Axe in Worms 3D) is a weapon that splits the victim's health in half.

Description
The Battle Axe reduces a Worm's energy by half (only a ¼ of the Worm's health in some versions of Worms Armageddon). It is a contact weapon. Also, once the weapon is selected, your Worm puts on a viking helmet.

Wormopedia Entry
You can shave with this.

This is a weapon quite unlike all the others. The Battle Axe is a close combat weapon, it splits your enemies health in two and buries the Worm in the landscape. If the Worms' health is down to a single point then the Battle Axe will kill them.

''The Battle Axe is of course most effective on those Worms with a lot of health. Work out whether or not the Battle Axe would do more damage than your most powerful weapon would before using it, and look out for enemies Worms grouped together in more than one place.''

Usage
This weapon can be used by pressing the Fire Button on melee range.

Tips & Tricks

 * Double Damage does not affect the Battle Axe's damage.
 * The larger the health of the Worm, the larger the damage that will be dealed to the Worm. This means that it is very effective on Worms that have more than 100 HP, so you should save the Battle Axe only if your opponent's Worm is very strong.
 * The Battle Axe will kill Worms if they have only 1 HP, meaning that players can miss out on additional damage done to a group of Worms if one of them explodes when dead.
 * If you try to hit a Worm with a Battle Axe, the Worm will still stay on its position so it is not recommended to use this weapon if you want the opponent's Worm to die instantly.

Trivia

 * The Battle Axe has the longest range of all melee weapons in the Worms series.
 * In Worms 3D, the Battle Axe is renamed Viking Axe for unknown reasons. Most likely because Team17 saw it as a more fitting name, since your Worm puts on a viking helmet once the weapon is selected.