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{{quote|''"Is that a crowbar? [picks it up] Awesome! [[Sociopathic Hero|Now I can beat the snot out of people!]]''|''[[
A type of [[Improvised Weapon]].
Crowbars tend to be pretty popular - they are heavy enough to be used as [[Carry a Big Stick|clubs]] and have two bladed points that can do some nasty damage either by swinging or thrusting. Plus, they can be used as [[Shoot Out the Lock|lock bypassers]].
Interestingly enough, they are rarely seen used for their original purpose. Give a videogame character a crowbar and point him to a [[Crate Expectations|wooden crate]], and his first impulse will be to [[Die, Chair, Die!|smash it to pieces]] rather than [[We Have the Keys|pry it open]].
See also [[Wrench Whack]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Durarara
== [[Comics]] ==
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[
* Crowbar is one the many things used to pin Freddy against a wall in ''[[Freddys Dead the Final Nightmare]]''.
* Michael in the remake of ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004
* Surprisingly averted in ''[[Transformers
* One of the intro victims in ''[[
* A character gets stabbed in the eye with a crowbar in ''[[
* The initial antagonist of ''I Spit on Your Grave, I Piss on Your Grave'' is killed with a crowbar.
* Walter uses a crowbar to destroy a car in [[The Big Lebowski]].
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The cast of ''[[
* The ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Probably [[Trope Codifier|the most famous example]] is in ''[[Half-Life (
** ''[[
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* ''[[The Punisher (
* ''[[Siren (
* ''[[
* ''[[Condemned]]''. You can also use it to pry things open.
* One of the usable melee weapons in ''[[
* Likewise, one of many melee weapons you can use in ''[[Dead Rising 2]]''.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Jagged Alliance]] 2'', it is available since the first game, but back then it cannot be used as a weapon. This is just a bonus since its main use is to pry open locked doors and containers.
* The Blue Sun mod for ''7.62mm High Caliber'' adds a crowbar as a melee weapon.
* ''[[Odium]]''. About as much power as a [[Batter Up]], and weaker than an [[An Axe to Grind|axe]].
* Present in both ''[[Saints Row]]'' games. The best melee weapon in the original, but overshadowed by [[Magical Defibrillator|better]] [[Drop the Hammer|weapons]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|in the]] [[Chainsaw Good|sequel]].
* Subverted in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'': as a [[Shout
* In ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'', one would probably expect the recurring ultimate [[Bonus Boss]], Tyrant Overlord Baal, to [[Equippable Ally|magichange into a sword]], considering how almost all of his attacks involve summoning [[BFS|really huge ones]] to impale his foes. Instead, he magichanges into an ordinary-looking crowbar. A crowbar so powerful, that it can potentially max out the wielder's stats.
** This might be a [[Shout
* The original melee weapon for most of the classes in ''[[
* A crowbar is the starting melee weapon for Thieves in ''[[Drakensang]]'' along with knives and daggers. Said crowbar is listed as an "Axe/Club" type weapon and it's not very powerful.
* A crowbar is found in the first areas of both ''[[Sonny]]'' games. The weapon is a [[Shout
* Subverted in ''[[Amnesia:
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* The [[They Call Him "Sword"|aptly-named]] Felt member {{color|#00FF00|Crowbar}} from ''[[
* Duncan in ''[[Niels]]'' favors a crowbar over ranged weapons. A chart made by the author describes him as the second-best fighter in the series, but it's been noted that he usually [[Death of a Thousand Cuts|has to hit someone many, many times before they finally die]].
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20170703 scene] with Oggie [[Dual-Wielding]] crowbars. As the one previously seen with a triple-poleaxe, he may just like strange weapons. Then again, being a [[Super Soldier|Jägermonster]], he's strong enough to stab the crowbar's straight end all the way through someone's ribcage.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313231527/http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=5145 Insane Cafe 3: The Curse of the Haunted Hotel]''. [[The Land Before Time|Strut]] using a crowbar then a shovel to subdue a super powered Human who had tried to pick a fight with the entire hotel.
* ''[[
* Tom spends a large portion of ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch "[[Iron Man]] [[George W. Bush|Cheney]]" the terrorists order the vice-president to build them weapons. He says he already has one and knocks one out with a crowbar, calling it the "Cheney Special." The terrorists say they'll take a thousand.
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