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In real life and fiction, some [[Drop the Hammer|warhammers]] and traditional axes also have a big spike on one side of their heads for punching through armor (and, on occasion, ribcages, heads and other things).
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== [[Film]] ==
* Both the original ''[[My Bloody Valentine (Film)|My Bloody Valentine]]'' and the remake had killers with a pickaxe as their [[Weapon of Choice]].
* In ''[[Friday the
* [[It Got Worse|Shit gets worse]] in ''[[The Descent (Film)|The Descent]]'' when {{spoiler|Juno accidentally puts a climbing pick through her buddy's neck after a protracted fight with monsters. After said friend is found by another of Juno's friends [[Your Cheating Heart|(who are now rivals because Juno slept with her husband)]] she gets hunted down in revenge.}}
* The demon-possessed killer of ''[[Happy Hell Night]]'' uses a pickaxe.
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* ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'': one level has you using ice picks as melee weapons.
** Well, you get to see MacTavish using ice picks as weapons. To dismount a guy on a snowmobile, no less. It's ''beyond'' awesome.
* An ordinary icepick is the closest thing ''Ferazel's Wand'' has to an [[Infinity
* The Imperial Pick from ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' is a very good Partisan weapon, despite being, essentially, a very large and ornate pickaxe.
* A pickaxe is also the best weapon in ''[[Penumbra (Video Game)|Penumbra]]: Overture''--or more accurately, [[Improvised Weapon|every other weapon is worse]]. You'll still have to hit [[Hell Hound|Hellhounds]] a dozen times to kill them, but two hits can handle a [[Giant Spider]].
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