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[[File:the-wrong-mexican_8133.jpg|link=Machete|frame|They call him "Machete". [[Meaningful Name|Gee, I wonder why?]]]] |
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{{quote|''"Guys, it's okay! He just wanted his machete back!"''|'''Professor Lowe''''s [[Famous Last Words]], ''[[ |
{{quote|''"Guys, it's okay! He just wanted his machete back!"''|'''Professor Lowe''''s [[Famous Last Words]], ''[[Friday the 13th (film)]]''}} |
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The machete. The perfect weapon. Unlike a [[Chainsaw Good]], it doesn't need a power source, it never jams, and you ''can'' actually swing it like a sword. Unlike a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]], you don't need to pay hundreds of dollars for a decent one and you don't need years of training to effectibely wield it. Unlike a [[Knife Nut|kitchen knife]], you can actually lop someone's head off. And unlike a [[Sinister Scythe|scythe]], [[Awesome but Impractical|you can actually kill someone with it]]. That could be why they've become so popular in pretty much any movie where people get hacked to bits. |
The machete. The perfect weapon. Unlike a [[Chainsaw Good]], it doesn't need a power source, it never jams, and you ''can'' actually swing it like a sword. Unlike a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]], you don't need to pay hundreds of dollars for a decent one and you don't need years of training to effectibely wield it. Unlike a [[Knife Nut|kitchen knife]], you can actually lop someone's head off. And unlike a [[Sinister Scythe|scythe]], [[Awesome but Impractical|you can actually kill someone with it]]. That could be why they've become so popular in pretty much any movie where people get hacked to bits. |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* [[Machete]], [[Danny Trejo]]'s character in the ''[[Spy Kids]]'' movies and the [[Darker and Grittier]] expansion of his character in a fake trailer of [[Grindhouse]] [[Defictionalization|later made into an actual movie]]. [[Meaningful Name|So named]] [[Captain Obvious|because he uses them]]. A lot. (The full movie reveals that's ''actually his name'' - "Machete Chavez.") |
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* [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhees]], probably single-handedly responsible for the popularity of machetes in modern cinema. Funnily, a lot of people forget this and think he uses chainsaws ([[Beam Me Up, Scotty|he never has]]). |
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* [[Knife Nut|Soap]] has one in ''[[Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. "[[Bring My Brown Pants|Shit 'em right up!]]" |
* [[Knife Nut|Soap]] has one in ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. "[[Bring My Brown Pants|Shit 'em right up!]]" |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[God of Cookery]]'', the favoured weapon of many a street thug. Also one of the most unpleasant [[Barehanded Blade Block]] moments you'll ever see, complete with [[Bloody Handprint]] immediately after. |
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** Considering that it's tough to get hold of a gun in Hong Kong, these and other assorted bladed weapons are quite popular among [[The Triads and |
** Considering that it's tough to get hold of a gun in Hong Kong, these and other assorted bladed weapons are quite popular among [[The Triads and the Tongs]]. |
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* Main weapon in the [[Slasher Flick]] ''[[ |
* Main weapon in the [[Slasher Flick]] ''[[Just Before Dawn]]'' is a machete. For [[Rule of Cool|extra cool]], it has saw-bladed edge on the blunt side. |
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** Saw-backed machetes are [[Truth in Television]] for certain manufacturers, though the style used in the movie was irregular, apparently hand-made. |
** Saw-backed machetes are [[Truth in Television]] for certain manufacturers, though the style used in the movie was irregular, apparently hand-made. |
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* One is briefly used by Michael to massacre the Cult of Thorn in ''[[Halloween ( |
* One is briefly used by Michael to massacre the Cult of Thorn in ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]: The Curse of Michael Myers''. |
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* The worst of the [[Complete Monster]] villains in ''[[Big Jake]]'' is fond of the machete as a weapon. |
* The worst of the [[Complete Monster]] villains in ''[[Big Jake]]'' is fond of the machete as a weapon. |
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* Billy uses a machete in when he decides to [[Hold the Line]] in the original ''[[Predator]]'' film. {{spoiler|He gets his spine ripped out}}. In ''Predator 2'', Bill Paxton's character also uses a machete he finds on the subway after his gun runs out of ammo. {{spoiler|He gets his spine ripped out}}. In ''[[Predators]]'' Royce uses a machete to clear a path, rather than fight a giant alien big game hunter. {{spoiler|He doesn't get his spine ripped out. Coincidence?}} |
* Billy uses a machete in when he decides to [[Hold the Line]] in the original ''[[Predator]]'' film. {{spoiler|He gets his spine ripped out}}. In ''Predator 2'', Bill Paxton's character also uses a machete he finds on the subway after his gun runs out of ammo. {{spoiler|He gets his spine ripped out}}. In ''[[Predators]]'' Royce uses a machete to clear a path, rather than fight a giant alien big game hunter. {{spoiler|He doesn't get his spine ripped out. Coincidence?}} |
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* Selena has one in ''[[ |
* Selena has one in ''[[28 Days Later]]'' and she uses it to hack {{spoiler|Mark}} to death. |
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* [[Rambo]] uses a machete instead of his usual Bowie knife in the fourth movie. |
* [[Rambo]] uses a machete instead of his usual Bowie knife in the fourth movie. |
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** One that he hand forged the night before from a broken truck leaf-spring. |
** One that he hand forged the night before from a broken truck leaf-spring. |
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** Strictly speaking, Rambo's knife in the fourth movie is more of a golok than a machete. |
** Strictly speaking, Rambo's knife in the fourth movie is more of a golok than a machete. |
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* The killer's main weapon in ''[[ |
* The killer's main weapon in ''[[Blood Rage]]'', ''[[The Pool]]'' and ''[[Motor Home Massacre]]''. |
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* A drunken Santa gets a machete slammed into his face in ''[[ |
* A drunken Santa gets a machete slammed into his face in ''[[Don't Open Till Christmas]]''. |
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* One of Clayton's weapons in Disney's version of ''Disney[[Tarzan]]'' is a machete. Given that he's in a jungle, he has a very good reason to be carrying one. |
* One of Clayton's weapons in Disney's version of ''Disney[[Tarzan]]'' is a machete. Given that he's in a jungle, he has a very good reason to be carrying one. |
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* ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' ends with Sanchez suffering a [[Villainous Breakdown]] and attempting to hack [[James Bond]] to death with a machete. He comes damn close to succeeding to. |
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** Steven Obanno theatens to cut Le Chiffre's girlfriend's hand with a machete in ''[[ |
** Steven Obanno theatens to cut Le Chiffre's girlfriend's hand with a machete in ''[[Casino Royale]]''. He later uses it against Bond. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* White Wolf, makers of ''[[ |
* White Wolf, makers of ''[[The World of Darkness]]'' gamelines and ''[[Scion]]'', seem to like machetes. They're practically the only non-weapon weapon that never carries "[[Improvised Weapon]] penalties"... in ''any'' gameline. In the latter, they're particularly favored by Scions of the Loa (because they were commonly used in the Haitian Revolution). |
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* Even ''[[Magic |
* Even ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'' gets in on the action in Zendikar block, with [http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/details.aspx?name=Trusty%20Machete Trusty Machete] being the most visible example. |
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* ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' has the Bolo Knife from Malfi, which is the 40K equivalent of a machete. One of the few knives in the game that punches through flak armour. |
* ''[[Dark Heresy]]'' has the Bolo Knife from Malfi, which is the 40K equivalent of a machete. One of the few knives in the game that punches through flak armour. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Golden Sun]]'''s prologue/tutorial, your weapon is a machete. It's only usable during the prologue, and unobtainable later on. |
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* It's the favorite melee weapon of the Sons of Samedi in ''[[Saints Row]] 2'' |
* It's the favorite melee weapon of the Sons of Samedi in ''[[Saints Row]] 2'' |
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* ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' 2 includes a machete as a melee weapon for clearing away troublesome patches of zombies. |
* ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' 2 includes a machete as a melee weapon for clearing away troublesome patches of zombies. |
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** Trope is in full effect. The machete is the fastest-swinging bladed melee weapon, with the nightstick as it's blunt counterpart. Both pale in comparison to the [[Chainsaw Good]], but using that tends to have [[Awesome but Impractical|other problems.]] |
** Trope is in full effect. The machete is the fastest-swinging bladed melee weapon, with the nightstick as it's blunt counterpart. Both pale in comparison to the [[Chainsaw Good]], but using that tends to have [[Awesome but Impractical|other problems.]] |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bioshock]] 2'' has a machete skin for the player's melee weapon in multiplayer. |
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* ''[[Far Cry]]'' and the various expansions and sequel, have the machete as the primary melee weapon. |
* ''[[Far Cry]]'' and the various expansions and sequel, have the machete as the primary melee weapon. |
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* In ''[[Dead Rising]]'', Cliff's [[Weapon of Choice]]. |
* In ''[[Dead Rising]]'', Cliff's [[Weapon of Choice]]. |
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* Dylan from [[Dino Crisis]] 2 had a machete as a side weapon at the start of the game and enabled him to hack away at doors that was covered in heavy vegetation. |
* Dylan from [[Dino Crisis]] 2 had a machete as a side weapon at the start of the game and enabled him to hack away at doors that was covered in heavy vegetation. |
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* Chris from ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' uses a machete as his default melee weapon. His partner [[Knife Nut|uses a knife]]. |
* Chris from ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' uses a machete as his default melee weapon. His partner [[Knife Nut|uses a knife]]. |
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* ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'' has machetes that are quite obviously made from broken lawn mower blades. There is also an option to do a [[Reverse Grip]] attack in VATS. Coincidentally [[Danny Trejo]], the actor who plays Machete, is also in the game though his character is [[The Gunslinger]]. Caesar's Legion uses them extensively, in lieu of the historical ''gladius'', because there's no readily-available stock of period Roman swords in the post-apocalyptic American West. |
* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' has machetes that are quite obviously made from broken lawn mower blades. There is also an option to do a [[Reverse Grip]] attack in VATS. Coincidentally [[Danny Trejo]], the actor who plays Machete, is also in the game though his character is [[The Gunslinger]]. Caesar's Legion uses them extensively, in lieu of the historical ''gladius'', because there's no readily-available stock of period Roman swords in the post-apocalyptic American West. |
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* ''[[Postal]] 2 Apocalypse Weekend'' added three [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|throwable melee weapons]] to the roster; among them is a machete that [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|worked like a boomerang.]] |
* ''[[Postal]] 2 Apocalypse Weekend'' added three [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|throwable melee weapons]] to the roster; among them is a machete that [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|worked like a boomerang.]] |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Scarface the World Is Yours]]'', machete wielding mooks are all over the place. At one point survival depends on punching out one of them, taking his blade and hacking up a gunman. Ambushes help. |
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* One of Sakon Shima's [[BFS|huge swords]] in ''[[Samurai Warriors]] 2'' is an oversized machete. |
* One of Sakon Shima's [[BFS|huge swords]] in ''[[Samurai Warriors]] 2'' is an oversized machete. |
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** Likewise, Guan Ping from ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''. |
** Likewise, Guan Ping from ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''. |
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* The first additional weapon you pick up in ''[[ |
* The first additional weapon you pick up in ''[[Indiana Jones and The Emperors Tomb]]'' is a machete. It's okay in combat, but it's main use is clearing thick walls of vines out of your way. |
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* Machete users are smattered through ''[[City of Heroes]]'', but special mention goes to the [[Sky Pirate|Sky Raiders]], who explicitly use machetes as part of a martial style that favors fast, maneuverable close-quarters weaponry that includes submachine guns and flamethrowers. |
* Machete users are smattered through ''[[City of Heroes]]'', but special mention goes to the [[Sky Pirate|Sky Raiders]], who explicitly use machetes as part of a martial style that favors fast, maneuverable close-quarters weaponry that includes submachine guns and flamethrowers. |
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* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'', the machete is one of your options for melee weapon. You're able to both perform a one hit kill and run with it, meaning it's nearly as good as the [[Katanas Are Just Better]]. |
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'', the machete is one of your options for melee weapon. You're able to both perform a one hit kill and run with it, meaning it's nearly as good as the [[Katanas Are Just Better]]. |
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== Web Animation == |
== Web Animation == |
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* Machetes are used quite often in ''[[ |
* Machetes are used quite often in ''[[Madness Combat]]'', most notably in the sixth installment, Antipathy, where [[One-Man Army|Hank]] has one from the beginning and kills several mooks with it. [[Rule of Cool|And it's awesome]]. |
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