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[[File:army-of-darkness-1992_poster1992 poster.jpg|link=Army of Darkness|framethumb|350px| [[Evil Dead|Groovy]].<ref>Note that this man is not carrying a chainsaw in his right hand; the chainsaw ''is his right hand''.</ref>]]
 
{{quote|''"Aaah! Chainsaw! The great communicator!"''
 
{{quote|''"Aaah! Chainsaw! The great communicator!"'' |'''[[Testosterone Poisoning|The Doom Guy]]''', |''[[Doom (Comic Book)|Doom Comic]]''}}
 
Basically, chainsaws are good. Good here having the meaning of "totally unstoppable weapons of mass destruction." Nothing can stand before their roaring, multi-toothed might; only death awaits any who challenge a chainsaw-wielding maniac.
 
A favorite tool of [[Slasher MoviesMovie|horror villains]] and [[Zombie Apocalypse|zombie hunters]] alike, where they're typically swung like swords. While cool, there are good reasons the chainsaw is [[Awesome but Impractical|not exactly the first choice among melee weapons in the real world]]; chainsaws are heavy and hard to swing with any degree of finesse, have poor reach compared to their weight, require fuel or an external power source, make a lot of noise, and will [[Hoist by His Own Petard|tear through the person wielding them just as cheerfully as the intended victim.]]
 
Chainsaws are also prone to a phenomenon called "kickback" where one tooth of the blade contacts something without cutting it and the resulting shock throws the blade backwards violently, often right at the unfortunate operator's head; obviously, this is all the more likely to happen when they're being used as a weapon.<ref>In [[Real Life]] a chainsaw needs to be firmly and slowly "applied" to the cutting surface to avoid kickback and get any useful cutting from it.</ref> The chain also runs the danger of snapping and whipping the user in the process. Fictional chainsaws also have the ability to start instantly, with one pull of the starter handle, unlike in [[Real Life]] where they require several pulls and most models will need to warm up for at least 30 seconds or they'll immediately die when you try to cut something. Most [[Real Life]] chainsaws also dull in seconds if they touch anything harder than wood.<ref>Chainsaws with diamond teeth are used for concrete and some use water for cooling and safety purposes, but it's unusual for a non-professional to have one of these</ref>. Finally, running out of fuel or suffering a broken chain or clutch will leave the erstwhile chainsaw maniac holding a big, unwieldy and rather useless club.
 
A common way of [[Playing with a Trope|playing with this trope]] is to make a chainsaw part of a [[Swiss Army Weapon]].
 
See also [[Vibroweapon]], [[Deadly Disc]], [[Rule of Cool]], [[Awesome but Impractical]]. Compare [[An Axe to Grind]] and [[Sinister Scythe]], where other gardening/logging implements are used as weapons.
 
While the trope name refers to chainsaws, it has mutated to include the use of circular saws and even lawnmowers as well. Both of these obviously have similar problems to chainsaws when it comes to use as weapons.
 
{{examples}}
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Buccaneer in [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]] has a Chainsaw Arm style of Automail, though his is actually more realistic than most examples here in function. It consists of a chainsaw that is part of a larger pincer, and allow him to dismantle other Automail limbs. Furthermore, the chainsaw motor is used to keep the Automail warm and prevent frostbite, which is important given that he works in the far north. Also is likely to be handy what with the whole {{spoiler|zombie army that shows up in the finale}}.
** Which becomes useless when tangled up.
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', [[Humongous Mecha]] with [[Katanas Are Just Better|Chainsaw Katanas]] show up about halfway through season 1. [[Captain Obvious|Much asskicking ensues]].
** Mao also used a normal-sized chainsaw. It was presumably powered by a small <s>nuclear</s> [[Alternate History|sakuradite]] reactor or something since he manages a [[Diagonal Cut]] on ''metal''.
*** Wouldn't you know that it's [http://Mao-plz.deviantart.com/art/Mao-98530833 even] [http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll432/Reignfire/My%20Motivators/MaosStorageService-CodeGeass.jpg become]{{Dead link}} [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3186609136_517404190b.jpg memetic]?!
* The ''Urbanus'' in ''[[Last Exile]]'' is a [[Military Mashup Machine|Flying Battleship]] with massive chainsaw ''wings''.
* Cars from ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' can spring chainsaw-swords from his body.
* Akutabi Gamma, of ''[[Zombie Powder]]'', carries a chainsword as tall as he is. He wields it one-handed. Oddly, he's supposedly one of the greatest swordsmen in the world anyway, which makes you wonder why he needs to carry around an encumbering, gas-guzzling chunk of overkill as well. [[Rule of Cool|Outside of the obvious]].
* The ''[[School Days]]'' OVA ''Magical Heart Kokoro-chan'' gives us the [[media:Magical_Heart_Magical Heart -_hello_chainsaw_kitty hello chainsaw kitty.jpg|Hello Kitty Chainsaw Massacre]]. ''Yeah'', should've seen ''that one'' coming...
* ''[[Metal Armor Dragonar]]'' features a Ace Custom mecha that has arm-mounted chainsaws as its melee weapon. Also, they can parry [[Energy Weapon|laser swords]]. And the pilot is the [[Dark Chick]] of the [[Five-Bad Band]]. Sort of...
* ''[[Wedding Peach]]''. Yes, a [[Magical Girl]] show had a chainsaw. It was still no match for [[The Power of Love]], but it had a chainsaw.
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** One suggestion is that the use of chainsaws in horror films is the reasoning behind the 'truly traditional' comment.
** He's also one of a few weapons which can wield themselves by turning part way into their weapon form (he usually manifests his chain to act as armour, cut stuff up with his hands and feet or...[[Rule of Cool|as treads to move around with]]).
* At one point in the ''[[ToA AruCertain Kagaku noScientific Railgun]]'' spinoff manga, Mikoto uses her [[Shock and Awe|electrical powers]] to materialize a ''[[Whip Sword|Whip Chainsaw]]'' out of nearby iron dust. ''[[Rule of Cool|Yeah]]''.
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' has Sawyer the Cleaner, a chainsaw wielding [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]. To be fair, it's as much a tool of her trade as much as an instrument of mayhem even though she can apparently deflect bullets with it. What's her trade you ask? She 'cleans' up the many bodies that litter Roanapur by making them... More portable. Occasionally when the bodies are still technically alive in order to give the correct impression to the receivers of the bodies in their portable state.
* In ''[[Kotetsu Jeeg|Kotetsushin Jeeg]]'', the titular [[Humongous Mecha]] can equip the "Earth Parts," granting it a pair of chainsaw arms.
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* The manga series ''[[Hyde and Closer|Magic Ban Removal!! Hyde and Closer]]'' features a magic teddy-bear that actually fights using a chainsaw that is stuffed inside of him, and its name is the Texas Chainsaw. I wish I was making this up.
** [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|Said chainsaw is also about three times the teddy-bear's size]]
* One of the mecha pilots in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' uses a chainsaw ''sword'' to cut a hasty hole in an airliner {{spoiler|to extract a bomb}}. What,you thought [[Warhammer 4000040,000|W40k]] had a monopoly?
* One of the mechs from Viper's Creed has a chainsaw-rifle combo, a villain's mech in the last episode has two mounted on extra arms.
* In the manga version of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], Unit 02 uses a double-bladed chainsaw against the Angel Armisael.
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* A weapon in ''[[Bleach]]'' known as [[Gratuitous German|Seele Schneider]] seems to be a cross between a chainsaw and a [[Laser Blade|light]][[Star Wars|saber]]. It's wielded by the [[The Smart Guy|very]] [[Stoic Spectacles|last]] [[The Archer|person]] you'd expect to have a chainsaw.
* In the ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' anime, [[Extra Ore Dinary|Gajil's]] Iron Dragon Sword was changed from an everyday jagged blade to a colossal chainsaw.
 
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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{{quote|'''Abslom Daak''' (to a Dalek): Okay, Chuckles, take a look at this chainsword. Notice those nice whirring teeth... and imagine them '''ripping through your little tin body!'''}}
* ''[[The Savage Dragon]]'' The hero, Dragon, early in his series, uses two chainsaws against a (later revealed) brainwashed rat man. The creator, Larsen, said he chose the chainsaws because they look cool. And Dragon could easily survive kickback.
* '''[[The Tick' (comic)|The Tick]]'' has the Chainsaw Vigilante, a highly skilled wielder who seeks to humiliate vigilante superheroes back into private life by cutting their clothes off. With a chainsaw.
** He's never actually killed anyone with it. He's ''that'' good.
* Subverted in ''[[Swamp Thing|Saga of the [[Swamp Thing]]'', when Woodrue attempts to unleash the Green against humanity and wipe out all animal life. The defiant wielder of "Evangeline" is immediately knocked out from behind by a fast-growing root, and the psychotic plant elemental attempts to turn the weapon on Abigail, yet he too is stopped by Swamp Thing.
* The 2000 AD series ''[[Nemesis the Warlock]]'' has a variation in book 9 - having already broken his chainsaw Cheryl, [[Big Bad]] Torquemada despatches a henchman to find a replacement. When he returns during Torquemada's battle with Nemesis, it turns out that the local garden centre has sold out of chainsaws - so Torquemada has to make do with a hedge trimmer instead.
* ''[[Planetary]]'' has '''chainsaw bullets'''.
* In ''[[Wonton Soup]]'' the main character is a skilled wandering chief in a demented space opera universe, when he has to defend himself against a bunch of alien monsters he uses his large [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|chainsaw spatula.]]
* The [[Chick Tract]] ''"Boo!"'', in which [[Satan|the devil himself]] goes on a chainsaw rampage... [[Narm/Jack Chick Tracts/Narm|wearing a jack-o-lantern with a goofy grin on his face.]]
 
== [[Fairy Tales]] ==
* In Spain, the tale of Little Red Ridding Hood didn't end with a brave hunter rescuing the ladies, but with a Woodcutter (he's more likely to carry an axe) In some versions, he's portrayed with a chainsaw.
 
== [[Fan FicWorks]] ==
* Sheila uses one when [[It Makes Sense in Context|attempting to murder Calvin]] in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series]]''.
** Calvin himself later uses the [[Do-Anything Robot|MTM]] as one.
* Chainsaw Man in ''Mega Man'' fangame ''[[Hard Hat]] 2: War Ensemble'' doesn't use mere chainsaws. He uses ''explosive chainsaw missiles'', [[Power Copying|which you can acquire for yourself]].
 
* In Chapter 18 of ''[[Shinji and Warhammer40K|Shinji and Warhammer 40 K]]'', NNHIS shows off several mods for the Evas to the pilots and team, among them the IN HIS Name Prog Chainsword and IN HIS Name Mighty Chainaxe. Need more be said?
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101105062124/http://RosesInTheSnowrosesinthesnow.deviantart.com/art/Screw-Stealth-154802429 This] ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' fan-made [[Fauxtivational Poster]].
* From the infaous ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[[30 "H"s]]'': Groinsaws. ''[[Rule of Cool|Groinsaws.]]''
* Ryoga equips himself with a chainsword from the Silver Millennium armory toward the end of the ''[[Ranma ½]]/[[Sailor Moon]]'' crossover fic ''[[Heir to the Empire]]''.
 
== [[Film]] ==
* The first ''[[Hostel]]'' movie. Boy, did that backfire. The sequel has a circular saw.
* In the movie and manga ''[[Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge]]'', the personification of evil uses a chainsaw.
* The classic horror movie ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (sic) just might be the [[Trope Maker]].
** Taken to a whole new level in the sequel, which features Dennis Hopper [[Dual-Wielding]] chainsaws in a climactic duel against Leatherface. And Leatherface's ''drive-by chainsawing'' in the same film. Not to mention [[Final Girl]] (and possibly sole survivor) using one to take Chop Top down in the final scene, doing a victory dance with chainsaw in hand as the end credits start.
* Ash Williams from the ''[[Evil Dead]]'' films (pictured above). This is a [[Badass]] guy who ''cut off his own [[Evil Hand|demon-possessed hand]]'' and [[Artificial Limbs|replaced it]] with ''a chainsaw mounting''. Obviously not to be taken lightly.
** In ''Army of Darkness'' (the 3rd film), Ash apparently no longer needs fuel for his chainsaw, not that he really needs it anymore, since he now has a [[Punk Punk|fully working mechanical hand built with 14th century blacksmith technology]]. Nothing scientific makes sense in Army of Darkness, as it was much more comical than the previous 2 films.
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* Patrick Bateman in [[American Psycho]] chases a prostitute through an apartment building in New York City with a chainsaw while ''[[Full-Frontal Assault|naked]]''. The sequence may have been a figment of his deranged imagination. Not only does he kill her with the chainsaw, he drops it on her from several stories up and kills her. Ignoring the fact that most modern chainsaws have a safety on it so that if you let it go, it'll turn off. If you look closely you can see judicious use of Duct Tape.
* In the 2007 movie ''[[Smokin Aces]]'', one of the Tremor brothers uses a hand-mounted chainsaw during their assault on the Nomad Hotel, woth predictably devastating results. He was then hoist by his own petard, so a possible subversion...?
* In ''[[Bad Taste]]'', the [[Ax Crazy]] character Derek (played by director [[Peter Jackson]]) gets hold of a chainsaw. Cue much gore and a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] or two. Cast members Craig Smith and Pete O'Herne admit in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20090818162002/http://tbhl.theonering.net/films/bad_taste_hernesmithchat.html web interwiew] that it was an homage to ''[[Evil Dead]]'' and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
** Parodied in ''[[Braindead]]'' (aka ''Dead Alive''), where the protagonist fends off a horde of zombies with a ''lawnmower''.
* In ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', Gigan eventually receives ''a pair of double-pronged chainsaws instead of hands''.
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** Another example would be ''[[Halloween Resurrection]]''. Sarah gets a few good swings in before it stops working (which is probably justified, since she found it among the junk in the Myers' abandoned garage) prompting her into ''throwing it'' at Michael.
* Buzzsaw from ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''. Ends up [[Hoist by His Own Petard]].
* ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' - painfully subverted during a high speed zombie car chase. One of the characters accidently looses his grasp of the chainsaw, which cuts into another survivor. This causes their getaway truck to topple over.
* ''[[Open Season]]'' - Beavers + chainsaws = Crazy Awesome!
* ''Dark of the Sun'', based on the Wilbur Smith novel, featured two men in a chainsaw duel.
* ''[[The Wizard of Gore]]''
* ''[[The Last House on the Left]] ''
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* ''Stacy'', a Japanese movie concerning zombie schoolgirls (or "Stacies") who only seek love and acceptance from the living (despite eating many of them), reveals that the only way to destroy a Stacy is via "repeat-killing," specifically dismemberment. Guess how? To facilitate this, one can purchase {{spoiler|"Bruce Campbell's Right Hand," a chainsaw that fits over the user's right hand.}} It comes in several different colors, many of them new this season!
* In ''[[Big Tits Zombie]]'', the main character finds a chainsaw and is so overjoyed, she practically starts crying. The chainsaw even glows. This movie loves this trope so much that the first zombie kill, moments into the film, is a chainsaw attack.
* When the Freeling family is escaping their house in ''[[Poltergeist (film series)||Poltergeist]] II'', a possessed flying chainsaw tries to stop them.
* Art for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' showed that one of the options for Optimus Prime's weapons pack - an option which was not used in the final film - included a ''giant, triple-chained chainsword''.
 
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* Michael Z. Williamson's novel ''Better To Beg Forgiveness'' features, among other ''equally awesome'' things, the esteemed yet extremely enraged President Bishwanath of Celedon driving off a mob of bloodthirsty rioters with a chainsaw. Yes. [[Authority Equals Asskicking|The PRESIDENT]].
* Possibly one of the very earliest Chainsaw Swords in literature is the Diskos from William Hope Hodgson's seminal 1912 fantasy-horror novel ''[[The Night Land]]''. (The hero's survival ration pack also includes literal [[Dehydrated Water]], which if it isn't a TV trope darn well ought to be.)
* The heroine of [[Eric Flint]] and [[Dave Freer]]'s ''[[Rats, Bats, and Vats|Rats Bats and Vats]]'' books, Virginia Shaw, adopts a chainsaw as her personal weapon.
* ''[[The Zombie Survival Guide]]'' deconstructs this, noting all of the above reasons ''not'' to use a chainsaw against the undead, and adding that you're throwing infected bodily fluids all over the place if you ''do'' get it to work, and that the loud noise is just going to attract more zombies.
* [[Badass Normal|Lieutenant Karrin Murphy]] in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' uses one to down a tree monster. With the added bonus that [[The Fair Folk]] really, really don't like [[Weak Point|being attacked by iron]].
* Secret police and Cacticae security in ''[[Perdido Street Station]]'' carry Rivebows, a large crossbow which shoots spinning chakris (circular saw blades). In universe, the main way to defeat Cacticae (humanoid cacti) is through severing limbs.
* Averted in ''[[Misery]]'', in which Annie Wilkes is {{spoiler|found dead from her injuries and clutching a chainsaw she'd plainly intended to use on Paul Sheldon}} in the end.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* [[Double the Fist]] gives us The Time-Saw, a chainsaw which can cut through the fabric of time and space. Oh yes, Chainsaw indeed good.
* Subverted in an episode of ''[[Torchwood]]'', where Rhys fires up a chainsaw to take out a rampaging [[Monster of the Week]], only to have the machine die on him at the worst possible moment.
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* The penultimate episode of [[True Blood]]'s second season includes a protagonist attempting to use a chainsaw as a weapon, only to get it hopelessly stuck in a counter-top before it can be of any use.
* The History Channel's new show "Sliced" in which a guy cuts things (pool tables, pinball machines, other chainsaws) open with various saws to see what's in them. Not entirely sure what it has to do with [[Network Decay|history]].
* On ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', Tim and Al take part in a turkey carving competition on ''Tool Time'', and when Tim starts lagging behind he brings out a chainsaw to finish the job.
* ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' has a ''chainsaw kick.''
 
== [[Manhwa]] ==
 
== Manhwa ==
* One of the antagonists of ''[[Priest (manhwa)|Priest]]'' wields a primitive chainsaw. ''[[Anachronism Stew|In the Old West]].''
 
 
== [[Music]] ==
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''Daniel solves his problems with a doctor and the law,''
''But Malcolm has his own way, and it's better than them all...''
''{{'}}Cause Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw, Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw,''
''Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw, And he never has the same problem twice!'' }}
* In "The Curse of Millhaven", by [[Nick Cave]] & The Bad Seeds, the [[Enfante Terrible]] protagonist uses a circular saw (close enough) to decapitate a handyman, and then leaves his severed head in the mayor's fountain.
* In the song "Break Stuff" by [[Limp Bizkit]], Fred Durst points out that he "packs a chainsaw" and politely suggests that people get out of his way.
* [[W.A.S.P.|WASP]] have a song called "Chainsaw Charlie", which starts off with few chainsaws revving up.
** Lead singer Blackie Lawless used to wear various saw blades on his costume in the eighties.
* All of the above are beaten by 'The Lumberjack Song' by US rockers [[Jackyl]]. Lead singer Jesse James Dupre actually plays a ''chainsaw as an instrument'' during the song, including a '''''chainsaw solo'''''. When played live he would chop things up on stage during this number.
* M.I.A.'s "Steppin Up" kicks off with a sample of a chainsaw.
* One of the songs on [[The Ramones]] debut album is "Chainsaw", which was inspired by the ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'', complete with a power saw opening the song.
* [[KeshaKe$ha|Ke$ha's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HMwPcK0uIM&feature=channel second 'Take it Off' video] has one that shoots lasers.
* Used as an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benjMWOoD2g instrument] and stage prop by Finnish punk rocker Maukka Perusjätkä.
* Miss Construction's "Slaughterhouse":
* Miss Construction's "Slaughterhouse"- I bring the chainsaw, you bring the knife. I bring the chainsaw, you bring your wife. I bring the chainsaw, let's have some fun. I bring the chainsaw, I kill the fucking bitch.
{{quote|''I bring the chainsaw, you bring the knife.
''I bring the chainsaw, you bring your wife.
''I bring the chainsaw, let's have some fun.
''I bring the chainsaw, I kill the fucking bitch.}}
* [[Evelyn Evelyn]]'s autobiographical monologue "The Tragic Events of September Part 1" describes how, when the [[Conjoined Twins]] were born, the doctor attempted to separate them with a chainsaw, accidentally killing their father in the process.
 
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* Wrestler Terry Funk had that silly "Chainsaw Charlie" gimmick.
** Silly, yes. But then you [[Fridge Horror|realize]] that it's an older, beat up, mentally unstable, drug-addicted guy whose claim to fame is being in some of the most [[Bloody Hilarious|visually gruesome]] matches in history... And he's swinging a live, revved-up chainsaw as he goes flailing to the ring. More than one wrestler's [[Oh Crap]] face was ''not'' acting.
 
== [[Radio]] ==
* ''The [[Reduced Shakespeare Company]]|The Reduced Shakespeare Company Radio Show]]'' has Hamlet cut the king's head off with a chainsaw, and in ''Richard III'', Richard killing the infant Princes with "a gas-powered chainsaw with a revolving 18eighteen-inch auger blade and a 6six-cylinder bicarbonated engine" (a scene which is claimed to be [[Little-Known Facts|"one of several instances in which Shakespeare gets history right"]]).
 
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' has the distinct honor of arming several troops in the Imperium, Chaos, Orks and Eldar forces with Chainswords. That's right, Chainsaw ''swords''. In fact, the ''priests'' of the [[Church Militant]] are often given [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|extra-large]] chainsaws to carry into combat. In addition, there are the chain-''axes'' wielded by Khorne Berserkers(and sometimes Orks, too). There's not much more terrifying than a squad of 9nine-foot-tall [[Ax Crazy|insane]] [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]]s in [[Powered Armor]] swinging screaming axes and thinking only of separating your head from your shoulders. The Space Wolves (being something of a good guy counterpart to Khorne) also have Chain Axes, which are even more powerful then the vanilla brand due to the blades being made from kraken teeth. How this works, who knows, but it's awesome.
*** Warhammer's love of chainsaws can be summed up in this quote:
{{quote|[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Quotes_Space_Marines#J "Problems? Problems? There is no problem I cannot solve with this..."]
- attributed to Mad Chainsaw Johnson, Commander of the [[White Scars]] }}
*** [[Games Workshop]] in general displays a distinct affinity for chainsaws - one of their [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1827 lesser efforts] in the 1980s spun this trope into a (terrible) boardgame.
** It's actually explained via fluff; the teeth of the default chain-weapons are monomolecular adamantium. Meaning they're nigh-unbreakable and as sharp as the laws of physics allow. Even a passing glance will turn a large chunk of a living body into ground beef; the reasoning behind this stuff is that they also have to deal with heavily armored [[Power Armor|super-soldiers in super-suits]], alien insects with hides tougher than most tanks, and alien and heretical sorcerers that use raw magic as shields or to craft/enhance their armor. Yes, Warhammer 40K has [[Beyond the Impossible|chainsaws that cut through magic.]]
** The chain-axes are an even more bizarre example than the chainsword, because the main point of an axe is to make brutal impacts with the weight of the head, while chainsaws require careful pressing. But the [[Rule of Cool]] is 40K's physics.
** Actually the chainaxes wielded by Orcs make more sense than others since the rules of this setting clearly states that the only thing really needed for them to work is the [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|belief of the Orc wielding them that they should]].
** Then there's the Banelord Titan, a daemonically possessed [[Humongous Mecha]] with a chainsaw fist. There is also the elite Space Marine ([[Super Soldier]]) in Terminator armor, a hulking man strong enough to destroy armies, who, yes, is also given a [[Power Fist|chainsaw fist]].
*** Hilariously in most earlier versions of the Chainfist the Chainsaw blade replaced the middle finger. It wasn't exactly subtle in telling whoever the Terminator faced just how fcked they are. Newer ones either have the Chainsaw slung under the fist or, in the case of Chaos, have two chainsaws completely replace the fingers.
** Games Workshop displays a distinct affinity for chainsaws - one of their [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1827 lesser efforts] in the 1980s spun this trope into a (terrible) boardgame.
** Several commissars are noted for their skill with chainswords. Such as [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts|Ibram Gaunt]] and [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s [[Ciaphas Cain|Ciaphas Cain, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!]].
** Chainsaw bayonets are widespread, though not common.
** The chain-axes are an even more bizarre example than the chainsword, because the main point of an axe is to make brutal impacts with the weight of the head, while chainsaws require careful pressing. But the [[Rule of Cool]] is 40K's physics.
** Eviscerator is a two-handed chainsword and demolition power tool, occasionally used by Space Marines, but for most part greatly loved by Imperial fanatics (such as warlike priests, Redemption cults and [[Amazon Brigade|Sisters of Battle]] - and standard issue for Sisters Repentia, unsurprisingly as it's a [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs|Sisters of Battle Redemption cult]]). It's a [[Weapon For Intimidation]].. According to some sources, it has disruptor field, but not quite as good as on proper Power Weapons - which explains both the crazy thing's good armor penetration and price (in ''[[Necromunda]]'' power weapon prices vary wildly, but it's at least halfway there, in ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' Eviscerator 750 Thrones, Chain Axe which is a bit heavier but deals less damage is 450, smallest Power Blade 1750). Kroot mercenaries use looted or bartered Eviscerators against armored vehicles, too.
** Tellos of the Soul Drinkers loses his hands quite early on, and the [[Healing Factor]] he picks up when the Chapter begins mutating won't give him his hands back. So what does he do? He ''attaches chainswords to the stumps''.
** Ork Nobs take this [[Up to Eleven]] with one one-handed chainsaw axe, two two-handed chainsaw axes, two two-handed circular saw axes, and a circular saw ''bionic hand''.
*** One ''White Dwarf'' shows off a customized Ork with a [[Power Fist|Power Klaw]] that consists of a single metal blade as the top "finger" and has ''two'' semi-circular saws as the bottom "fingers".
*** The new Ork Deff Dread and Killa Kan kits have at least four different buzzsaws, and a [[This Is a Drill|drill]].
** There's a chainsaw '''scythe''' in ''[[Necromunda]]'', wielded by the Spyrer Matriarch. Only Warhammer 40000 could take [[Sinister Scythe]] up to 11.
** There are also various chain-weapons in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'', all of demonic origin.
*** Warhammer's love of chainsaws can be summed up in this quote:
{{quote|[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Quotes_Space_Marines#J "Problems? Problems? There is no problem I cannot solve with this..."]
attributed to Mad Chainsaw Johnson, Commander of the [[White Scars]] }}
* In ''[[Rifts]]'', Armor-shredding Chainsaws are a favorite weapon of the chemically-augmented Juicer Warriors.
** Thanks to the Mega-Damage combat system, those chainsaws CAN slice through a tank. The fact that the preferred model among Juicers has teeth virtually honed to the molecule, and that your average Juicer can bench press a grown bull, may be a factor in this as well. Anti-tank chainsaws wielded by suicidal-steroid-freak-supersoldiers are not among the top ''40'' weirdest things in Rifts. Which tells you something of what you need to know...
** And while the books note that strictly speaking a chainsaw isn't a very practical weapon even in the hands of a colossal Juicer or Titan Juicer (that is, while stupidly deadly, they're still extremely clumsy in use), they admit that the potent symbolism and intimidation factor is the real reason they see widespread use among Juicers; entire Coalition brigades have run in terror at the sight of a mere handful of chainsaw-wielding Juicer shock troopers.
* In ''[[Unknown Armies]]'', melee weapons deal +3 damage per quality they have-sharp, heavy, and/or two-handed. Among the examples mentioned, chainsaws give a + 9 damage bonus in melee, the highest in the game. [[Katanas Are Just Better|As do katanas]].
* Even ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' has gotten in on this trope.
** There''[[Dragon is(magazine)|Dragon aMagazine]]'' #132 ([[April Fools' Day|April]] 1988) introduced Chainsword (a unique magic sword that's a cross between a sword and a chainsaw, described in ''[[Dragon_(magazine)|Dragon]]'' Magazine #132) in AD&D.
** With the second ''Adventurer's Vault'' sourcebook, anyone who wields a Heavy Blade, Axe or Polearm can find a Fleshgrinder version, a demon-developed magical weapon that the text and sidebar make clear is a chainsaw-bladed version of the [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|greatsword]], [[An Axe to Grind|battleaxe]], [[Sinister Scythe|scythe]], [[Blade on a Stick|glaive]] or whatever's appropriate.
* ''[[D20 Modern]]'' has the [[Off with His Head|Decapitator]], which is essentially a Vorpal Chainsaw, and the Chain Saw of the Psycho, which is an enhanced-damage weapon[[Evil thatWeapon]] inflicts negative levels on good-aligned usersversion.
* ''[[Cyberpunk 2020]]'' has the Husqvarna Chainripp - a chainsaw which you can install into your [[Artificial Limbs|bionic arm]].
* ''[[Dragonmech]]'', a steampunk take on a d20 fantasy world, has as part of the new "steam tech" chatterswords, which in addition to 2d6 damage can inflict a bit more damage later on as the victim's own movement rips open their wounds. Then there's the terrifying buzzaxe, which does 2d8 damage.
* ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' has the card called ''Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment''. It's [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. It is, however, far from the best weapon combo. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Two-handed Sword]] with [[Kill It with Fire|Fire]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Arms]], plus as many combinations of "extra hand item" and "[[Incredibly Lame Pun]]" you can get, can lead to enough bonuses to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|kill Cthulhu and his clone]]. Especially with the online "Epic Rules".
* ''[[Exalted]]'' characters are well known for their [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|daiklaves]]. How do you go one better? With a ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110909113735/http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/index.php?title=Artifacts:Chainklaive chainklave]''. It's not just a chainsaw sword...it's a ''magical'' chainsaw sword about the size of a man. Unsurprising, really, since Exalted actually has a [[Rule of Cool]] ''game mechanic''.
** The Alchemicals have the Gyroscopic Chakram, the signature weapon of the Thousand-Wounds Gear Style. It can only be described as the bastard offspring of [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]'s shield and a table saw.
* Averted in the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' RPG. They do acknowledge the desire to use them given their prevalence in horror movies, and they deal great damage, but they are ''dangerous''. If you roll a [[Critical Failure]], you'll hit yourself.
* ''[[Mutant Chronicles]]'', has a chainsaw attachment for various firearms called a "Chain Bayonet." There's a picture of one on an Ahhnold-style Minigun that might as well have the word manly stamped on it.
* In ''[[GURPS]]'' chainsaws do more damage than any other melee weapon. Unfortunately, they're terribly difficult to use.
* Both versions of ''[[The World of Darkness]]'' grant chainsaws terrible accuracy penalties... but if you ''can'' land that hit, they deal great damage.
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' gives a chainsaw the equivalent of an impale (where a stabbing weapon hits something vital) but in this case it removes a limb.
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' doesn't list chainsaws among its normal weapons, but a note in the "Breaking and Entering" gear section says that you ''can'' use a chainsaw in close combat, and it deals horrific amounts of damage, but it is extremely unwieldy.
** In 3rdthird edition, the ''[[More Dakka|Cannon Companion]]'' included chainsaws, and, oddly, it was roughly comparable to a katana in terms of general damage output. Looks like katanas really ''are'' [[Katanas Are Just Better|just better]].
* ''[[Hong Kong Action Theatre]]'' lists the chainsaw as just one of the Improvised Weapons a character can wield. It does a fixed 100 points of damage rather than being reliant on Muscle like most other melee weapons, but it's also got the biggest Speed penalty out of all the weapons of the game, meaning you're not going to get a lot of Actions with the sucker. But if you want to recreate the final showdown from ''Tiger On The Beat'', what's stopping you?
* ''[[Mekton]]'' represents this with the Armour Piercing upgrade. The standard Saw item has a low Weapon Accuracy, to represent its clumsiness. However, the weapon construction system in ''Mekton Plus'' offers no obstructions beyond price/space considerations to building a chainsword that could be used by a particularly agile [[Impossibly Graceful Giant]] for ''fencing''.
* In ''[[Battle Machines]]'' chainsaws are one of the satisfyingly destructive weapons that you can arm a mech with. This is taken [[Up to Eleven|to new heights]] with Carman Skiric, whose personal mech has no less than four chainsaws, and if he hits with one of them, the rest will hit automatically.
* ''[[BattleTech]]'' and ''[[Mechwarrior]] Dark Age'' allow players to field IndustrialMechs that use civilian gear as weapons. The Forestry and Logger Mechs carry what can only be described as giant Mech-scale chainsaws, which they can use very effectively for cutting down trees or carving up opponents. Said saws are the size of the host Mech's leg. [http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=158&show_article=17 Just have a look at the thing.]
* In ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]'', the standard peripherals for [[Worst Aid|docbots]] include surgical chainsaws. Please hold still, citizen.
* ''[[Heavy Gear]]'' has chainsword, though it doesn't stand out compared to other melee weapons.
 
== Theater[[Theatre]] ==
* Even [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Mystere]]'' plays with this trope for laughs. {{spoiler|Brian Le Petit tries to get a man out of a wooden crate with one. The pompous emcee stops him; Brian begins to shoo him away with the threat of a [[Groin Attack]] -- and then the power runs down and he can't restart it in time.}}
 
 
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** Later runs have also had solid-grey buzzsaws.
** Later in [[Bionicle]], Onua Nuva had Quake Breakers that were essentially these. They also doubled as [[Rollerblade Good|all-terrain treads]].
 
 
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** Just for overkill, the Waterworld level in the Mercenaries mini-game features an exclusive enemy who wields a ''duel-bladed flaming chainsaw'' and swings it around nonstop while advancing at decent speed, which will automatically decapitate your character at any opportunity.
** Chainsaw-wielding enemies also return in ''[[Resident Evil 5]],'' and while they are still lethal, there's a chance that they may just deal high damage to the player instead.
** ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'' has Scagdeads, bloated, two-headed ([[Body Horror|more like two-mouthed, really]]) Ooze with a giant buzz-saw in place of it's right arm. Although it's standard swinging attack isn't a one hit kill anymore, it does possess an instant death attack where it will grab the player by his/her legs and then brutally grind them to death on their buzzsaw. This attack has a quick animation windup and is always fatal, even with full health.
*** This doesn't stop the Comms. Officer-turned-Scagdead from asserting his humanity, which would be funny except for the [[Nightmare Fuel|extremely creepy way he says it]].
* ''[[Evil Dead]]: Hail To The King'' and its sequel.
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*** They can't hear you sneaking up on you over the TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY LOUD SOUND OF A CHAINSAW.
* ''[[Dead Space (series)|Dead Space]]'' also has a weapon called the Ripper: it takes it up a notch by being a ''buzz saw'' that projects a spinning blade about a foot in front of it. It can then ''shoot the blade at a distance''.
* ''[[Gears of War]]'' features the ''chainsaw bayonet.'' Interestingly, while it is as lethal as one might imagine -- essentiallyimagine—essentially an instantaneous kill for the poor bastard on the receiving end -- itend—it takes time to rev up.
** The sequel has chainsaw ''duels''. A boss named Skorge wields a two chainsaws at the ends of a staff. [[Rule of Cool|Yeah]].
* In ''[[Yume 2 kki]]'', the colloborative fan tribute to ''[[Yume Nikki]]'', the player character Urotsuki's choice weapon is a chainsaw in supplement to Madotsuki's knife in the original game.
* In ''[[Doom]]'', the chainsaw replaces your fists as the [[Emergency Weapon]] once you find it, and works quite well as a way to save ammo when dealing with lesser enemies.
** Extremely [[Badass]] doomers are known to complete the game without using any weapon other than the chainsaw and, when absolutely needed, the pistol. This is known as [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/UV_Tyson Tyson] style, preferably done on ultra violence (UV Tyson). [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/database/cn.cgi?record:udoom:tyson+ 2005:7 The COMPET-N]{{Dead link}} has demos of all four boss levels from the original Doom being played "Tyson" style, with only the fists. The Cyberdemon can be punched to death, but it takes patience, dexterity, precision, strategy, and a very long time (28 minutes 10 seconds is the record). The two Spiderdemons can be lured into being killed by other monsters.
** Touching on the [[Awesome but Impractical]] angle, [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/12/01/strafe-left-the-formative-years-6/ an ex-forestry worker] points out that the marine left the safety cutout intact.
** ''Doom''{{'}}s successor, ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]'', doesn't give you the chainsaw, but does give the weapon to the Ogres as a melee weapon against you.
** The ''[[Quake II]]'' Mission Pack ''Ground Zero'' introduces the Chainfist, which can kill an unarmored player in one or two swings and has unlimited ammo.
** While the chainsaw was eventually reintroduced in a number of quasi-official mods for ''Quake'', the default melee weapon in ''[[Quake III Arena]]'' was the gauntlet, a wrist-mounted '''circular saw'''. Along with Quake's nailgun, this raises the question of which powertool Id will weaponize next.
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** The chainsaw makes a return in ''Doom 3''. It's one of the best weapons to use when you're in Berserk mode. As to why there are chainsaws on Mars, a [[Lampshade Hanging|log you can read in-game]] mentions a delivery error. Somewhere on Earth is a group of lumberjacks wondering what to do with their shipment of jackhammers.
** In ''Doom 2'', a chainsaw is the first weapon you receive. It's about 10 feet from where you start the game. [[Guide Dang It|If you think to look there.]]
** The chainsaw in ''[[Doom RL]]'' not only does a whole whackload of damage per strike, it's apparently Good enough that picking it up for the first time gives you a free Berserk Pack effect.
** ''[[Unreal Tournament]]'' paid homage to Doom with the pickup message: "It's been five years since I've seen one of these."
** ''[[Heretic]]'' features the Gauntlets of the Necromancer, functionally identical to the chainsaw of [[Doom]], but made more practical by the limited number of enemies that possesses ranged attacks. When powered up using a Tome of Power, not only do they rip into enemies with red magical lightning, they also vampirically heal you.
* ''Tremulous'' has a human weapon called the Painsaw, a chainsaw with a blade made of electricity.
* ''[[.hack|.hack//G.U.]]'' has angsty [[Anti-Hero]] Haseo [[Dual-Wielding]] short swords (some which are mini-chainsaws, some have spikes on them), a [[Sinister Scythe]] and, because he is cool enough, a big Chainsword. In fact, he tries to be so cool he cuts off an opponent's head during a skirmish. That all happens in the Virtual World, so he can do it as many times as he wants with impunity. It's just a game after all.
* ''[[Phantasy Star]] Online]]'' has a hidden weapon known as the Chain Sawd, which is a lightsaber-toothed chainsaw [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size]]. In practice it's not as effective as the trope would indicate, but its HP-steal special, along with the fact that it IS still effective in combat, mean it has a lot of fans.
** The Chain Sawd reappears in the [[Phantasy Star]] Universe expansion [[Ambition Of Illuminus]].
* Edgar from ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' can use a chainsaw. Against normal foes, he [[Shout-Out|sometimes pulls on a]] [[Friday the 13th (film)|hockey mask]] and lands an instant kill.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', Vincent's third [[Limit Break]] (which is a cross between Jason and ''FRANKENSTEIN'') uses a chainsaw.
** Barret also has a chainsaw arm attachment as one of his (melee) weapon options. Very reminiscent of Ash [[Evil Dead]] and [[Army of Darkness]] what with it being a replacement for his actual hand.
* Ba'Gamnan, a Bangaa [[Bounty Hunter]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', wields a chainsaw spear, a long wooden pole with a large ring-shaped saw at the end.
* In ''[[Dead Rising]]'', although it's one of the best all-around melee weapons in the game, being incredibly powerful without the extreme clumsiness of weapons like the sledgehammer, and possessing dangerous 360 degree spin and charging attacks, the chainsaw is too heavy and clumsy to store in your inventory, has to be started up before use, and its fuel supply only lasts a fairly short time after starting. The game also features a smaller, slightly weaker, but far more portable version . . . which, barring the [[Infinity+1 Sword]], is commonly recognized as the best overall weapon in the game.
** While there is a slightly more powerful weapon than the small chainsaw in [[Dead Rising]], it suffers from [[Breakable Weapons]] just like everything else; however, the game's durability increasing power-ups for weapons can be applied to the small chainsaw more than any other weapon in the game, turning the small chainsaw into the game's [[Disc One Nuke]] (relatively speaking, since the game's still crazy hard even with this exploit).
** The [[Dead Rising 2|sequel]] takes this further, with a zombie-killing reality game show were the climax involves riding through hordes of the undead with ''motorcycle-mounted'' chainsaws. And that's ''just at the beginning of the game''. You may later have [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720162321/http://www.onelastcontinue.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/chainsaw_bmp_jpgcopy.jpg double chainsaws] ''' mounted on a kayak paddle''' (which is just the cover art example).
* In the [[Fighting Game]] ''Time Killers'', the 21st-century fighter Rancid uses a chainsaw as a weapon.
* The chainsaw weapons in ''[[Silent Hill]]'' are generally useful weapons . . . except they're all [[New Game+]]-only. One thing many gamers seem to forget about them is that you don't ''actually have to swing it'', just rev it up - the monsters will ignore this completely and kill themselves on it.
** Unless said gamers are playing ''Silent Hill 2'', in which case their memory is spot on; James holds the chainsaw off to his side until he swings it, making it useless when stationary.
* ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 4]]'' has an ''anti-tank'' chainsaw. Considering it shreds a train cart to itty-bitty pieces and overkills your characters many times beyond their max [[Hit Points]], it likely does what its name implies. It [[Averted Trope|avoids]] the usual depiction of the chainsaw though; the character that wields it is one of the slowest bosses in the game, and he needs to waste one turn to start up the chainsaw every time he uses it.
* ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]] FAKK2'' lets Julie wield the mighty chainsword. Unfortunately, you can't use it with the game's [[Dual-Wielding]] / [[Guns Akimbo]] system. Plus, the damn thing gorged fuel like crazy.
* The chainsaw found in ''[[Serious Sam]]'' has its fuel problem [[Hand Wave|Handwaved]] by the existence of an advanced fuel cell. There is also a type of enemy [[Mooks|mook]] that uses chainsaws.
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** In ''SRW Z'', the Gunleon carries a pair of chainsaws on its shoulders, which it can use in combat to brutal effect, as demonstrated when, upon scoring a Dynamic Kill with them, it stabs both into the target and then ''tears it in half.'' (And this is one of the ''[[Crazy Awesome|least]]'' [[Crazy Awesome|mind-blowing things it does.]])
*** Just in case you missed/forgot it in that surge of craziness there: Gunleon does ''[[Swords Akimbo|Chainsaws Akimbo]].''
* The ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series after ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City|Vice City]]'' has a couple of chainsaws scattered around the map. As the guns dealer from ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]'' would say: "works best in a crowded area".
** Fittingly, one was in an out of the way hick-like town.
* While not precisely a chainsaw, the video games ''[[Half Life]]|Half Life 2]]'' and ''Half Life 2: Episode 2'' provide a saw blade that can be launched at enemies using the gravity gun, nicely slicing them in half.
** The Manhacks (think flying, homing circular saws), which you can grab in place with the gravity gun and slice into enemies with.
* In the game ''[[Armored Core]]-For Answer'', there exists a number of Arms Forts which act as the main adversaries, which include a six-legged aircraft carrier, a giant hydrofoil...and a gigantic tank named Cabracan that has 4 multi-story chainsaw blades on the front!
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* Paul Chuck from ''[[Parappa the Rapper|Um Jammer Lammy]]'' has a song dedicated to how his chainsaws are better than those of his rival, Joe Chin.
* Another Circular Saw Good example: the serrated metal discs in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'', which are used in weapon traps. Each disc hits three times per trap activation, and each trap can hold up to ten weapons, so an enemy stepping on a trap entirely loaded out with discs [[Gorn|will be hit 30 times by spinning discs in the blink of an eye]]. Entertainingly, their usage usually triples the amount of dumping required to get rid of each goblin, [[Ludicrous Gibs|because of the small body pieces scattered everywhere]].
* A new{{when}} class in ''[[Atlantica Online]]'' uses chainsaws, despite the modern chainsaw not having been ''invented'' until the early 20th century -- therecentury—there were chainsaws earlier, but they were quite different from the device we know and love today -- andtoday—and the game seeming to take place in the 19th century at the latest. This only adds to the already bubbling [[Anachronism Stew]] of the setting.
** The Chainsaw person has ridiculously high stats, save for Dexterity, and can only be made by someone with a level 100 character already made.
* The ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' golf game, [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Zombie Ninja Pro-Am]], features a chainsaw pickup on certain levels. While it is slow and unwieldy, it does a ''lot'' of [[For Massive Damage|damage]].
* ''[[MadWorld]]'' more or less eats this trope for breakfast. The main character has a mechanized arm with a retractable chainsaw built into it. The first miniboss carries a giant dual-bladed chainsaw, which you can pick up as a weapon of your own after you beat the game at least once. Revolving buzzsaw blades are a common environmental weapon. Some of the tougher gangmembersgang members in the Downtown stage carry chainsaws. The Shogun boss uses a [[Blade on a Stick]] that consists of a huge staff with two massive buzzsaws at either end. And then there's [[Mirror Boss|Kojack]], who also has a retractable arm-chainsaw.
** Platinum Games' upcoming online multiplayer battle royale, ''Anarchy Reigns'', gives us the return of Jack (in full color, no less), upgrading his previous, retractable chainsaw arm for a [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|double-bladed, gator-toothed retractable chainsaw arm]].
* This is the signature weapon of Mika from the ''Daiku no Gensan'' video game series -- betterseries—better-known in the US as ''[[Hammerin' Harry]]''. The manual for ''Hammerin' Hero'' even mentions that her nickname is "Chainsaw Mika"... despite the fact that she actually uses a fan in that game. The cover art has a nice picture of her using a chainsaw, though.
* There's a chainsaw in ''[[Survival Crisis Z]]''. However, it's one of the ''worst'' weapons in the game, only slightly above the knife. It inexplicably doesn't require fuel, but it's clumsy, not particularly damaging, and you have to get in close, easily allowing the Infected and zombies to mob you, or counterattack if you don't line it up right. Even low-end guns like the revolver or SMG are better than it if you have the choice.
* The latest{{when}} edition of ''[[Sauerbraten]]'' replaces the old completely worthless melee weapon with a chainsaw. It's mostly there to serve as your [[Emergency Weapon]] in the single-player modes, although it ''is'' more damaging than the pistol and has enough range to serve as a semi-useful crowd clearing weapon if you're out of grenades or rockets.
* Tetsuya Nomura stated in a recent interview that the original weapon design he showed to Disney for [[Kingdom Hearts]] was a chainsaw-like weapon. Upon seeing their scrunched-up faces and the dead silence that followed, he resigned to the Keyblade, [[Averted Trope|thus averting this trope entirely.]]
* In ''[[Lost Planet]]: Extreme Condition'', the [[Humongous Mecha|PTX-class]] [[A Mech by Any Other Name|Vital Suit]] has one of these [[Blade Below the Shoulder|mounted to its left arm]].
* ''[[Ar tonelico]]: Melody of Elemia'' gives one of these to the [[Wrench Wench]], Krusche.
* Indie game ''[[The Dishwasher]]: Dead Samurai'' features a chainsaw used like a heavy sword. It's not used to cut through enemies, only to hack and slash at them, though cutting through an enemy is an optional finishing move. There's also an especially relentless miniboss, the Cyborg Pumpkinhead, who cackles maniacally and barrels at you, rapidly and dextrously swinging a very large chainsaw about. He stops periodically to rev it back up again, and that should be the ''only'' time a player would risk getting near him, [[Teleport Spam]] or no.
** In the sequel ''[[The Dishwasher]]: Vampire Smile'', Yuki gets her arm cut off early in the game and replaces it with a chainsaw that can also turn into a chaingun or a shotgun. Also, the cyborg pumpkinhead enemy shows up again, this time downgraded to a recurring enemy, but still wielding his chainsaw. Yuki can have [[Blade Lock|chainsaw]] [[Single-Stroke Battle|duels]] with him.
* The 2ndsecond ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' game features a chainsaw. It doesn't have infinite-use (has a gas tank), but you can just hold the fire button down and walk forward and wipe out everything in your path. The character wielding the chainsaw will also taunt appropriately as they lay waste to the [[The Virus|horde]]. The player will inevitably be [[Evil Laugh|cackling maniacally]] as they do so.
** And it does pretty heavy damage to everything. Even a Tank; you can kill him in about 5 seconds if you can stay close that long. And if you still have gas left in it by then.
** Not only that, but one of the upcoming "Mutations" to the game involves all the players having no weapons except for chainsaws with unlimited fuel.
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** That Rick gets to use, in any case. The infamous "Biggy Man" boss from the original game has two chainsaw blades in place of his hands.
* There are logger-bot enemies in ''[[Jak and Daxter]]: The Lost Frontier'' with chainsaws. A boss, the Uber-Bot 888, comes with circular saws about the size of Jak's torso.
* ''[[Bayonetta]]'' features dynamic, special kills called Torture Attacks. When killing the angel ''Harmony'' with a Torture attack, Bayonetta jumps onto its back and produces a [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|huge demonic]] [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaw]] out of nowhere, which she proceeds to cleave the enemy in half with. She then retains this chainsaw as a pick-up weapon. Until it breaks (as all pick-up weapons do), [[Game Breaker|it's the strongest weapon in Bayonetta's arsenal]]. It'll even cleave apart an Ardor or two in just a few swings.
* With infinite ammo and no reloading, the chainsaw in ''[[Alien Swarm]]'' is a great weapon, especially for characters with a melee bonus. It's also used as a quick way to open doors, essential in [[Speed Run|Speedruns]].
* ''[[Meat Boy]]'' eschews [[Spikes of Doom]] (found in every other [[Platform Hell]]) in favor of Buzzsaws Of Doom. Dr. Fetus also favors using chainsaws with some of his [[Humongous Mecha|Humongous Mechas]]s, generally in the boss levels.
* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'', as usual, throws out historical accuracy for [[Rule of Cool]] and [[Rule of Fun]]. The latest installment gives us [[Badass|Muneshige Tachibana]], a noble and just samurai who might just be the game's [[Only Sane Man]]... who happens to be armed with [[Dual-Wielding|dual]] [http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-15/sbsh-tachibana-muneshige.html lightning chainsaws.] It is every bit as awesome to see (and dangerous to fight) as it sounds.
* The instant kill chainsaw is even more powerful in ''[[Makaitoushi Sa Ga|Makaitoushi SaGa / Final Fantasy Legend]]''. A [[Good Bad Bugs|bug in the code]] that was supposed to make it only work on low level enemies but not bosses makes it do the exact opposite, leading to a rather [[Game Breaker|anticlimactic final battle]]. This was also incorporated into an axe in ''[[Romancing SaGa]]: Minstrel Song'' (it turns into a chainsaw). The final battle in ''[[Makaitoushi Sa Ga|Makaitoushi SaGa / Final Fantasy Legend]]'' is even mentioned as a story in the Library.
** Even if they didn't intend it, the fact that you could {{spoiler|murder God with a chainsaw in Square's first Game Boy title}} is pretty awesome. And some people thought J-RPGs only turned sacrilegious following [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]]'s trend.
** In ''[[SaGa 2|SaGa 2 / Final Fantasy Legend II]]'', the chainsaw, which you can first obtain midway through the game, is an equippable weapon which kills any one mook instantly. Depending on how you plan your stat growth, it continues to be effective all the way to the final dungeon.
* In ''[[Scarface the World Is Yours]]'', the chainsaw is indeed the most powerful weapon, able to one-hit-kill targets and sever extremities. The same also applies if used against Tony by enemies. Hear a chainsaw? Run. They will catch you and decapitate you faster then you can reload.
* In ''Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga'', [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaws]] are one of the numerous weapon types.
* ''[[Killing Floor]]'' gives us Chainsaw Good and Chainsaw ''Bad'': the melee-specialist Berserker class can use and get discounts on the chainsaw, which is easily the best melee weapon in the game, dishing out hideous amounts of damage in short order. However, the flip side of this is the enemy [[Not Using the Z Word|Specimen]] type known as the Scrake, who resembles a [[Mad Doctor|psychotic surgeon]] clad in [[The Butcher|a butcher's apron]] with [[Blade Below the Shoulder|a chainsaw in his forearm.]] He happens to be [[Demonic Spider|one of the most lethal types of Specimen.]]
* In ''[[Jabless Adventure]]'', the first boss is the lumberjack, Lumber Jacques, who attacks you with his mighty chainsaw.
* ''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]'' has a cheerleader wielding...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|guess]].
* Chainsaw Man in ''Mega Man'' fangame ''[[Hard Hat]] 2: War Ensemble'' doesn't use mere chainsaws. He uses ''explosive chainsaw missiles'', [[Power Copying|which you can acquire for yourself]].
* [[Lollipop Chainsaw]] has a cheerleader wielding...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|guess]].
* David and his [[Evil Counterpart|nemesis]] Judgement from ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]] 3'' fight with chainsaws.
* ''[[Car Battler Joe]]'''s weaponized cars can use these.
* ''[[Armored Core]] 5'' brings us one of the most awesome chainsaws to ever be wielded by a mecha. The most powerful weapon, the Grind Blade, consists of 6 chainsaws that can be positioned either adjacent to each other, or for even more awesomeness and destructive power, in a gatling-gun-like formation. Each of the chainsaws are about as long as the mech's own arms, possibly even longer, and in total, the weapon is able to dish out... pretty large amounts of damage. According to the customization-trailer, it is the most powerful weapon in the entire game, being able to rip apart even the strongest enemy mechs in seconds. But given its sheer size, it isn't the best weapon for all situations, such as dealing with smaller, faster enemies or when you need high speed to evade attacks easily.
* ''[[Yandere (visual novel)|Yandere]]'': Saki definitely believes this when she needs to get through a door and nothing else is working. {{spoiler|she also uses it (after sawing down Subaru's door) to murder Subaru for his unfaithfulness to her alone shortly afterwards.}}
 
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090202073630/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=37&issue=5 Chainsaw Nunchuks].
* [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0046.html This strip] of ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'' has a villain using chainsaw katars. As he remarks to the hero in a later strip, "[[Weapon for Intimidation|the point is to intimidate you]]."
* Starting''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' starting [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/06/19/episode-1007-follow-the-destructions/ here], ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-bit Theater]]'' has Fighter using the "Glorious Chainsaw Method"; this enhances his swords with "radiant chainsaw auras", which he uses to make short work of some dragons. It's apparently a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Exalted]]''.
{{quote|'''Fighter:''' Guys, I ran out of dragon.|'''Glorious Chainsaw Method''': Make your swords become like things unto chainsaws.}}
('''Glorious Chainsaw Method''': Make your swords become like things unto chainsaws.)}}
* Lothar Hex in ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'' has a circular saw built into his [[Cyborg|bionic arm]].
** As of early 2010, after his run-in with a Fernex daemon caused his bionics to be... forcibly removed... he's upgraded - to a chainsaw.
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', when a tree-dog creature gets loose in the Court, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=554 the chainsaw-armed robots are sent to stop it].
* Alluded to in ''[[Backward Compatible]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224124523/http://www.crispygamer.com/comics/backward/backward-2009-06-03.aspx here].
* [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/03/31/strip-346/ This] ''[[Chainsawsuitchainsawsuit]]'' strip illustrates the raw awesomeness of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a full suit of chainsaws]] in regards to battling the undead but also points out one of the potential drawbacks you might not have anticipated.
* Played with [http://www.flickr.com/photos/21393642@N06/4525462458/sizes/o/ here].{{context}}
** [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]
* Played with [http://www.flickr.com/photos/21393642@N06/4525462458/sizes/o/ here].
* ''[[MS Paint Adventures]]'', both ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' and ''[[Homestuck]]'', use chainsaws that double as lipsticks. [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003996 Kanaya] also use hers for actually trimming topiary. {{spoiler|And amputating Tavros' legs. And chopping Eridan into two separate high-blood pieces.}}
* What, is that stupid people breeding? Time to unleash [[Queen of Wands|Charles Darwin and his Chainsaw of Natural Selection]]!
* ''[[Modest Medusa]]'' has a chainsaw unicorn. Called "The Knight of Chains", he is a [[Complete Monster]], and may be [[Hopeless Boss Fight|unkillable]].
* A chainsaw is the first thing Zeke grabs in ''[[Zombie Waffe]]'' when he hears about the large zombie outbreak.
** Called "The Knight of Chains", he is a [[Complete Monster]], and may be [[Hopeless Boss Fight|unkillable]].
* ''[[The Whiteboard]]'' gives is Jinx getting his dad to buy him a chainsaw for a [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1427.html Halloween] [[Army of Darkness|costume]]. Also the background imagery on the main page.
* A chainsaw is the first thing Zeke grabs in ''[[Zombie Waffe]]'' when he hears about the large zombie outbreak.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', after [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-19 juggling with chainsaw-through-butter metaphor] for 3 pages, got Elf swinging a "Chainsaber V". Later, during an emergency UNS and Toughs commandeered a [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-01-29 truck from Parks and Recreations], leading to [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-02-01 chainsaw-assisted] [[Frame Break]]. Later it got a [[Call Back]] when Schlock impressed some Sanctum Adroit officers by stories of the Toughs' latest misadventures. Because what sounds more impressive than a chainsaw? [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-10-22 An actual] truckload of chainsaws! [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/pmrpg-sample-chainsaber-mark-v There's a writeup] on Chainsabers for ''Planet Mercenary'' RPG. Short version: mostly a [[Weapon for Intimidation]].
* ''[[The Whiteboard]]'' gives is Jinx getting his dad to buy him a chainsaw for a [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1427.html Halloween] [[Army of Darkness|costume]]. Also the background imagery on the main page.
* ''[[Amazing Super Powers]]'' has the character Waynesaw (in pilot series for a [[Spin-Off]] via [[Kickstarter]]) - a [[Moe Anthropomorphism|cute]] walking talking chainsaw with matchstick humanoid features who [[And Call Him George|only wants to hug some friends]]. For some reason, acting on this urge never ends too well.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', after [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-19 juggling with chainsaw-through-butter metaphor] for 3 pages, got Elf swinging a "Chainsaber V".
* ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire]]'' got [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428210014/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080619 some]... [[Winged Humanoid]] creature [[McNinja|ninja]] armed with chainsaw. It's hard to tell what's the point, but the Ninja archetype apparently did worse things to otherwise sapient creatures.
 
 
== [[Fairy Tales]] ==
* In Spain, the tale of Little Red Ridding Hood didn't end with a brave hunter rescuing the ladies, but with a Woodcutter (he's more likely to carry an axe) In some versions, he's portrayed with a chainsaw.
 
 
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** Version four featured one as well, which ultimately eviscerated the same character who had initially been [[Hoist by His Own Petard|attempting to wield it]].
* ''[[I Am Not Infected]]'' features what, in the first shot, appears to be Paul decked out with chainsaws on both arms. Then it turns out to be a "Chainsawsuit" including the aforementioned arm chainsaws, leg chainsaws, and a back chainsaw. It's awesome.
* In Chapter 18 of ''[[Shinji and Warhammer40K|Shinji and Warhammer 40 K]]'', NNHIS shows off several mods for the Evas to the pilots and team, among them the IN HIS Name Prog Chainsword and IN HIS Name Mighty Chainaxe. Need more be said?
* [http://RosesInTheSnow.deviantart.com/art/Screw-Stealth-154802429 This] ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' fan-made [[Fauxtivational Poster]].
* ''[[Look a Vlog]]'': Will professes his love for chainsaws in Ep. 2.
* EVERY TUESDAY, [[EPICMEALTIME|EPIC MEAL TIME]]! Comin' at you with a chainsaw and a big pile o'meat! If you ain't down with that? [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|THEN YOU AIN'T DOWN WITH COOKING!]]
* The Flash cartoon [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/shavecut "Forehead Shavecut"]. "You dodged the bullet, [[The Matrix|Neo]]. But now you will die by chainsaw!"
* In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qj8PhxSnhg this] ''Muppet'' web video, a chainsaw is one of the "utensils" the Swedish Chef pulls from hammerspace for carving sapient pumpkins.
* ''[[Homestar Runner|]]'': Strong Bad]] actually uses a chainsaw to sing his lullaby to get The Cheat to go to sleep. Also, some of his past jobs for some reason involve a chainsaw, such as being a heart surgeon, a licensed technician, a poultry farmer, and a fireman.
 
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Ash Williams's <s>wannabe</s> [[Affectionate Parody]] Hoss Delgado from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and& Mandy]]'' can turn his hand into [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|a crossbow that shoots FLAMING chainsaws]].
** He also has a chainsaw for a peg-leg in the ''Underfist'' movie.
* In ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer and& Uncut]]'', the Canadians use chainsaws as melee weapons.
** And in the zombie episode in s1, Chef wields dual chainsaws.
* In ''[[The Batman]]'', Batman wields chainsaw tonfas at one point to fight Poison Ivy's plant monsters.
* ''[[Lilo and& Stitch (Disney film)|Lilo & Stitch]]'': During Jumba's invasion of Lilo's house, Stitch picks up a chainsaw to fight him off - prompting Lilo to remark, on the phone to Cobra Bubbles, "Oh good, my dog's found the chainsaw!".
* ''[[Beast Wars]]''' Dinobot has an angular 'sword' that rotates. It's functionally a chainsaw sword, as proven when he used it to cut Inferno from shoulder down to mid chest. Sparks could be seen flying as the sword gradually cut deeper and deeper into Inferno's body!
* While it was fairly rarely used, [[Gadgeteer Genius|Tanya]]'s [[Weapon of Choice]] in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (animation)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' is a small wrist-mounted chainsaw, one of many tools in her armour.
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* In ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', while Dexter is picturing Dee Dee destroying his lab, the first [[Imagine Spot]] is his sister with a chainsaw.
* Played with in ''[[American Dad]]''. Francine has a dream sequence in which Stan threatens her with various objects. At first (or possibly second), he chooses a chainsaw. He changes his mind, walks offscreen, then comes back holding a ''leopard''. Apparently having decided this is not threatening enough, he repeats the act, this time returning with ''[[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs|a leopard holding a chainsaw]]''.
* In ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'', Gennedy Tartovsky joked regarding the offscreen fight with General Grievous that they should put the sound of a chainsaw into the scene. Needless to say, it made it into the scene, and it turns an otherwise terrifying scene into [[Narm|something to laugh about]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|as you wonder ''where'' he could have gotten a chainsaw]].
** Hilariously, one of the Jedi waiting on the elevator while this is going on starts frantically hitting the call button faster when he hears it.
* Rico, the [[Ax Crazy]] penguin of ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', is capable of vomiting up a fully activated chainsaw.
* The ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' episode "Die Fly Die" has Beavis trying to kill a fly with a chainsaw.
* ''[[Re BootReBoot]]'', induring a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Evil Dead]]'', gave the userUser character a chainsaw hand. It gets ruined when he tries to cut through a piano.
* In an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' Bart is being stalked by an apparently homicidal criminal. That night, Homer excitedly bursts into his son's bedroom to show off his brand new chainsaw and hockey mask.
 
 
== Other ==
* The antihero of the ''[[Madness Combat]]'' videos is especially excited by a chainsaw in the seventh installment. This despite the fact that he's a [[Person of Mass Destruction]] even without any weapons. Give a chainsaw to someone who can already stab people through the skull with a nightstick ''[[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|from across the room]]''...
* In the Live [[Role Play]] scenario ''Final Voyage of the Mary Celeste'', {{spoiler|Johan Martens (a character on the edge of insanity) has a chainsaw, inherited from his uncle. During the game, it is accessible to the player of Martens - it can be used for various things, including killing people/things/sea monsters. Now consider the fact that another character, who wants everyone on board dead, can make attempts to mind control Martens...}}
* HOLY SHIT! A rocket chainsaw! [https://web.archive.org/web/20120624132948/http://www.geekstir.com/holy-sht-its-a-rocket-chainsaw HOLY SHIT! A rocket chainsaw!]
* [[30 "H"s|Groinsaws.]] ''[[Rule of Cool|Groinsaws.]]''
 
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Chainsaws that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGva6ZS4fU run on V8 engines?] Yes!
* [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20071011121158/http://wtopnews.com/?nid=456&sid=1719548 Man fights off starving mountain lion with a chainsaw.]
* There's nothing infinitely more awesome than a chainsaw powered motorized skateboard - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEqNvT4jJVo
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Tamp2fHhg Or a red neck fitted engine powered chain saw! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Tamp2fHhg]
* Actually, there [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DltGxhWwES4 is].
* Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020023534/http://www.usbchainsaw.com/ first USB-powered chainsaw in the world!] {{spoiler|It's a fake.}}
* Wrestler Terry Funk had that silly "Chainsaw Charlie" gimmick.
** Silly, yes. But then you [[Fridge Horror|realize]] that it's an older, beat up, mentally unstable, drug-addicted guy whose claim to fame is being in some of the most [[Bloody Hilarious|visually gruesome]] matches in history... And he's swinging a live, revved-up chainsaw as he goes flailing to the ring. More than one wrestler's [[Oh Crap]] face was ''not'' acting.
* Think regular chainsaws are scary? Forget lumberjacks: geologists who collect sectional samples of rock strata use two-man ''giant'' chainsaws with [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|diamond-dust cutting edges]], that can ''slice through granite''.
 
* That thing over there is a [[wikipedia:Trencher (machine)|Trencher]]. They are construction vehicles with giant chain or circular saws. No, you can't have one.
** There is a more portable type of trencher that is for digging smaller trenches in softer materials. Used by landscapers and occasionally plumbers. You still probably shouldn't buy one for fun.
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