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* In ''[[Scarface (Film)|Scarface]]'', one of Tony's friends meets a chainsaw-caused death gruesome enough to have a [[Gory Discretion Shot]] used.

* As [[Laser Blade|lightsabers]] in ''[[Star Wars]]'' were justified feasible by scientifically adept fans as ''chainsaws of high-energy subatomic particles'' and, hence, classify as chainsaws, [[Sword Fight|swords]] and [[Energy Weapons|energy weapons]], they may very well qualify as the ''[[Rule of Cool|coolest weapons of all time]]''.

* 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 (Film)|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 [http://tbhl.theonering.net/films/bad_taste_hernesmithchat.html web interwiew] that it was an homage to ''[[Evil Dead (Film)|Evil Dead]]'' and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''

* Subverted in an episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV)|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.

* ''[[Pizza (TV)|Pizza]]'' gives us Bobo, the [[Ax Crazy]] pizza store owner who keeps a chainsaw under his counter.

* A few ''[[Robot Wars (TV)|Robot Wars]]'' competitors employed chainsaws as weapons as did House Robot Matilda (though this later replaced with a vertical spinning disc in the 5th wars).

* ''[[Tomica Hero Rescue Force]]'' gives us the Rescue Crusher Mantis Mode, which, surprisingly, isn't usually used for slicing up badguys.

* ''[[Phantasy Star]] Online'' has a hidden weapon known as the Chain Sawd, which is a lightsaber-toothed chainsaw [[BFS]]. 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]].

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|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.

** 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 [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.

** 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 Arms 4 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 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.

* ''[[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.

* The 2nd ''[[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.

* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''. [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, "the point is to intimidate you."

{{quote|'''Fighter:''' Guys, I ran out of dragon.|'''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]].

* On ''[[Swat Kats (Animation)|Swat Kats]]'', the Shredder Missile fired by the [[Cool Plane|Turbokat]] has its front end pop off in flight, revealing it to be a pair of chainsaws with a rocket booster for thrust.

* In ''[[Dexters Laboratory]]'', while Dexter is picturing Dee Dee destroying his lab, the first [[Imagine Spot]] is his sister with 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 (Animation)|Beavis and Butthead]]'' episode "Die Fly Die" has Beavis trying to kill a fly with a chainsaw.

* 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.

 

* 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''.

 

** 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.

* The lead singer of the Japanese noise band Hanatarash (known for their live shows involving power tools and on occasion industrial construction heavy machinery) once strapped a buzzsaw to his back, and proceeded to show off the dangers inherent in improper use of such tools by falling over and accidentally almost amputating his leg. He was rushed to hospital and luckily was able to keep the limb.

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