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[[File:R3-HeavyMetalFist-CombatFatigueArtwork.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Heavy Metal Fist combat fatigue]]

{{quote|text=This gives each fist a Superpower: you can wipe out an enemy with a single blow and even break down doors.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''}}

The '''Heavy Metal Fist''' is a temporary power used on several occasions by [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Rayman Hoodlum's Revenge]]''. It serves as a power-up to Rayman's [[Telescopic Fist]] by increasing its damage potential, akin to the [[Golden Fist]]s in ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and [[Power Fist]]s in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''.

[[File:R3HH-BetaHeavyMetalFist.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The early design of the Heavy Metal Fist combat fatigue]]

The Heavy Metal Fist is provided by red [[Laser-Washing Powder]] cans and doubles the strength of [[Rayman]]'s fist. It lasts 12.5 seconds, making it the third longest lasting of the Laser-Washing Powder power-ups.

The Heavy Metal Fist is first encountered in the first level of [[Clearleaf Forest]]. Convenient for its offensive capabilities, allowing for quicker dispatching of enemies. It is also notable as a key weakness of the [[Heckler]], who can only be rendered vulnerable by being hit by a fully charged Heavy Metal Fist. Also, a fully charged Heavy Metal Fist can instantaneously defeat [[Spinneroo]]s, causing them to collapse in a manner not too dissimilar to defeated [[Robo-Pirates]] in ''Rayman 2''. It also features during both fights with [[Reflux]], acting as a far more potent and effective offensive attack in comparison to Rayman's own [[telescopic fist]].  

Outside of combat, the Heavy Metal Fist is primarily used to demolish doors blocking Rayman's progress, and its extra power means it can smash [[Piggybank]]s without the need to charge, a useful trait for scorers. It also is useful in destroying large snowballs that would otherwise squash Rayman in the second level of [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], that Rayman cannot destroy using his normal fist.

In an ad for ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', [[Rayman]] can be seen using the Heavy Metal Fist without changing his clothes.

==In ''[[Rayman Hoodlum's Revenge]]''==

{{quote|text=This will turn [[Rayman]]'s [[telescopic fist|fist]] into a devastating, door-smashing, enemy-bashing wrecking ball.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''}}

[[File:HeavyMetalFistRHR.png|frame|left|The Heavy Metal Fist in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'']]

This power-up is also present in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'', in which it is provided by yellow cans and changes [[Rayman]]'s colour scheme to a purple tone. It is notably used to destroy [[the Infernal Machine]].