History Main / BayonetYa

* Seen occasionally in ''Series/{{Sharpe}}''. The elite Rifles use longer bayonets for their weapons, which [[InsistentTerminology must be referred]] to when deployed as "fix swords!" rather than "fix bayonets!" as for the musket-wielding regulars.[[note]]The Baker rifle was shorter than the standard-issue British muskets of the time. Rifle units were issued longer sword bayonets so that the length of their weapons matched that of regular infantry muskets so that the two different units could work together in formations[[/note]]

* In ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', a number of Klingon rifles feature prominent bayonets -- most notably the Honor Guard Battle Rifle and Pulsewave Rifle. One disruptor has a wicked-looking blade permanently mounted under the barrel, [[UpToEleven as well as another serving as the trigger guard]]. They appear to be purely cosmetic, and Klingon warriors are all carrying swords anyway.

** Brute weapons like the Spiker, Mauler and Brute Shot usually have blades attached. The Gravity Hammers meanwhile have blades on them, but they can't be used in the games (melee attacks are hits with the handle instead); these blades are used in some books and cutscenes though. In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'', the reverse-end bayonet on the Brute Shot was the second best weapon at dismembering Flood forms and the second best melee weapon in multiplayer right behind the [[LaserBlade Energy Sword]], and comes with the added bonus of not running out of charges.

** Brute weapons like the Spiker, Mauler and Brute Shot usually have blades attached. In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'', the reverse-end bayonet on the Brute Shot was the second best weapon at dismembering Flood forms and the second best melee weapon in multiplayer right behind the [[LaserBlade Energy Sword]], and comes with the added bonus of not running out of charges.

** ''VideoGame/RisingStorm2Vietnam'' also has bayonets for the AKM, its chinese variant Type-56, SKS (the latter two with foldable bayonets), M16, M14, M37 Shotgun "Trench gun" variant, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, the venerable Mosin-Nagant, the [=L1A1=] rifle and even for a ''submachine gun'' with the Australian F1. However, with the prevalence of self loading and fully automatic guns in this game, these are harder to use and thus less frequently used compared to previous titles in the series.

A SubTrope of GunAccessories. See also KnifeNut, SwissArmyWeapon, EmergencyWeapon, and BladeOnAStick. Do not [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant confuse]] with ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''.

* [[ActionGirl Shino]] [[BloodKnight Kuribayashi]] in ''Literature/{{Gate}}'' is a big proponent of this tactic, though she often is much ''[[KnifeNut too]]'' [[KnifeNut enthusiastic]] in bayoneting an armored opponent, sometimes even ''breaking'' a bayonet on her Howa type 64.

* It is important to know that while they certainly look dangerous, bayonets were never a major cause of casualties during war (even as early as the Napoleonic Wars, less than 2% of all wounds were caused by bayonets). Instead, their effectiveness stems from psychological reasons: the possibility of being speared by a bunch of guys running at you with blades and screaming for blood is ''pants-shittingly terrifying'', much more so than getting hit by bullets you can't see, while using and training with a bayonet can help soldiers build morale and aggressiveness in the face of danger. Most bayonet charges ended with one side retreating before any combat could occur.

* PlayedForLaughs and absurdism in ''Series/GenerationKill''; one of the many, many blunders of [[TheNeidermeyer Captain America]] includes charging into an ''empty'' airfield with his bayonet, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhGIFLWadEU to general dismay]].

* ''VideoGame/Incubation'' provides bayonets on Advanced Combat Guns and Standard Assault Rifles, the second and third weapons the player receives. Since the blade's damage is great (easily enough to decimate lesser aliens) and ammo's very limited, the fairly weak SAR remains a mainstay through much of the game.

-->'''Nazi:''' [[TooDumbToLive Ve're not scared of you]]! Look at you, you [[TemptingFate don't even know how to use a bayonet]]! It goes on ze gun, [[WhatAnIdiot idiot]]!

* Crator/ShawBrothers films set in the 1940s, during the revolution or second World War, will contain plenty of bayonet action, including ''Film/TheAnnonymousHeroes'', ''Film/TheNavalCommandoes'' and ''Film/SevenManArmy''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Actually, Mr. President, [[SemperFi Marines]] still use bayonets"'']]

* Film/TheThreeStooges' ''Boobs in Arms'': When the three hide in the hanging dummy bags, the sergeant (who had it out for them for coming onto his lovelorn wife, which was actually a purposeful ploy to make him take her back) comes at them with a bayonet rifle, stabbing into the bags and ''narrowly'' missing their faces.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage, though the animation is a slash rather than a stab (which is fairly inconvenient, as it ''doubles'' the melee animation length for no bonuses). The only other weapons able to provide a melee damage bonus are shotguns, which can have a spike near the grip for gun butt action. Although they don't actually give a melee BONUS, there are a couple rifle models that ''show'' bayonets, which spawned the rather [[MemeticMutation memetic]] cry among fans of "Why does my sniper rifle need a bayonet?!" The answer is "for when those Psychos run right up to you, bloody axe in hand, of course".

** Russian tactical doctrine has long placed a high importance on the bayonet, in part because of Russia's traditionally large (and varied) pool of manpower, and the resultant difficulties associated with ensuring consistent levels of training. Furthermore, to be well-practiced with any firearm requires a lot of ammunition, and Russia was often short of the latter, well into the 20th century. During World War II, you'd never hear a Soviet officer saying the Russian equivalent of "fix bayonets"... because the bayonets were ''always'' fixed. The Red Army didn't even issue scabbards for their bayonets, because the place to store them was on the rifle's muzzle, and they were also big fans of the permanently-attached folding bayonet. It was the same for the Imperial Russian Army of World War I. It wasn't until the introduction of assault rifles (in the form of the AK-47) that the bayonet ceased to have a primary role Russian/Soviet doctrine. Indeed, in its initial form the AK-47 didn't ''have'' a bayonet, though this was quickly realized to be a mistake and a bayonet was promptly designed for it.
** Chinese have since taken up the torch by producing an AK-47 copy (known as Type 56) with a permanently attached folding spike bayonet similar to that on the Chinese SKS.

* The Finnish Army standard assault rifle, [=RK62=], has bayonets specifically designed to double as a knife. They are not usually used at barracks, except guardian duty. Yet the service regulations have chapters for bayonet usage, and command ''Pistimet -- kiinnitä!'' ("Bayonets -- attach!") is considered as that business [[LetsGetDangerous gets now really serious]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Incubation}}'' provides bayonets on Advanced Combat Guns and Standard Assault Rifles, the second and third weapons the player receives. Since the blade's damage is great (easily enough to decimate lesser aliens) and ammo's very limited, the fairly weak SAR remains a mainstay through much of the game.

* In ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' a Nazi vampire [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] Father Anderson's choice of weapon:
-->'''Nazi:''' [[TooDumbToLive Ve're not scared of you]]! Look at you, you [[TemptingFate don't even know how to use a bayonet]]! It goes on ze gun, [[WhatAnIdiot idiot]]!

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': Rei carries a rifle with a knife bayonet attached, and uses that as her primary weapon. During the mall arc, Kouta jury-rigs a spike bayonet for Takashi's shotgun from some bicycle parts, but warns him that it will probably break easily. And sure enough, ItOnlyWorksOnce.
* Father Anderson in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' uses ''[[HyperspaceArsenal unlimited supplies]]'' of blessed bayonets as weapons. No guns, just the bayonets. And oddly enough for somebody who uses bayonets as regular knives, they're all ''socket bayonets''.
* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'': Triela has one either attached to her Winchester 1897 Trench Gun or sheathed at her waist (with [[BadassAdorable her size]] making it a virtual sword).

* ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'': Bayonets are a common sight in this anime, many characters, like the protagonist Saichi Sugimoto and the men of the 7th Division, are veterans of the UsefulNotes/RussoJapaneseWar and thus proficient with the use of the bayonet. Sugimoto even kills a ''bear'' using one. They are also used without being fixed as normal knifes instead, cue a KnifeFight.
* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', Hyogo Kujiranami has a rather large (compared to normal people) bayonet attached to his already deadly ''[[GratuitousEnglish Custom Made Grenade Launcher]]'' (Is literally called like than in the manga).

* [[ActionGirl Shino]] [[BloodKnight Kuribayashi]] in ''Literature/{{Gate}}'' is a big proponent of this tactic, though she often is much ''[[KnifeNut too]]'' [[KnifeNut enthusiastic]] in bayoneting an armored opponent, sometimes even ''breaking'' a bayonet on her Howa type 64.

* ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'': Yazoo and Loz's [[MixAndMatchWeapon gunblades]], the Velvet Nightmares, use the "molded onto the barrel" form of this trope. Unusually for this variation, they're still used in the manner of proper bayonets: firing is their primary function, the blade is for when [[LightningBruiser Cloud]] gets too close.

* Also features in a climactic moment in ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}'', in a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome tactical thinking by Col. Chamberlain.

* Used to be a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII movie cliche -- the scene where the Nazi guards would be shoving their bayonets into a hay bale where the hero was hiding. Substitute Imperial Japanese soldiers stabbing bags of rice for the Pacific Theater.

* In ''Literature/{{Safehold}}'', rifle with bayonet eventually becomes a weapon of choice for Imperial Charisian Army. With a little help of old Earth's libraries, they create a tactics for them that make them nigh-unstoppable in battle - it's said that any Charisian force can take on four times as big Temple Loyalist unit and ''win''.

* ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' features a badass bayonet charge across a field in Holland. Bull Randleman also duels a German soldier with his bayonet (in reality he was involved in two bayonet duels during the war).
* PlayedForLaughs and absurdism in ''Series/GenerationKill''; one of the many, many blunders of [[TheNeidermeyer Captain America]] includes charging into an ''empty'' airfield with his bayonet, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhGIFLWadEU to general dismay]].
-->'''Sgt. Colbert:''' He's got his fucking bayonet out. Doing his Rambo.
* Being set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, the miniseries ''1915'' shows both the bayonet training the Diggers recieved, and its usage at Gallipoli and other battlefields.

** The silver bayonet (the "straight silver") is one of the symbols of the [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Tanith First]] Imperial Guard regiment. Imperial Guard's standard-issue lasguns are regularly depicted with bayonets fixed in the tabletop though actual gameplay statistics make it rare for the PunyEarthling Guardsmen having to use them actually win against their usually exotically physically-capable alien opponents - the Tanith First in particular frequently fight against other (more or less) bog-standard human beings serving Chaos when the odds of this are much less likely for the Imperial Guard in the tabletop.

* Available in the ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' RPG, appropriately titled ''Mechwarrior''. Bayonets are cheap, commonly available accessories for a gun. ''Any'' gun. There is no mounting requirement listed. More notably, they can be carried and used as standard knives and do substantially more damage (9 points maximum) than the basic knife (5 points maximum) in 2nd Edition while weighing the same amount. By-the-rulebook [=GMs=] might find themselves with player characters mounting bayonets on any available firearm to justify having the stronger bayonet in a fight.
** A rare infantry weapon, the [[https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Mauser_960_Assault_System Mauser 960 laser/grenade launcher combo]], has a retractable bayonet. Not unusual, except that it is also a {{Vibroweapon}}, making it much deadlier than a garden-variety blade.
* ''TabletopGame/MutantChronicles'' features both the "underslung chainsaw"- and knife-on-a-gun variants. The Dark Legion tend not to use them, but their weapons come [[SpikesOfVillainy pre-spikified]], so that's okay.

* British firm {{Airfix}} pioneered sets of even smaller one inch tall toy soldiers, that came with 48-50 infantry figures to a box. Other manufacturers such as Revell and ESCI/Italeri followed the Airfix idea. Without exception, any set of figures depicting soldiers of the rifle age will have a goodly number posed aggressively with fixed bayonets. Napoleonic-era sets always have figures posed as kneeling and presenting fixed bayonets to ward off cavalry attacks, or to build an infantry square with.

* Unlike the vanilla game, ''VideoGame/COD2SpanishCivilWarMod'' lets you use bayonets which are more effective in disposing of enemies than the regular butt or pistol whipping. However, they cannot be dismounted and used to stealthily kill enemy soldiers.
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'': You could get a bayonet attachment for the bolt-action rifles, the M1 Garand, the M1897 shotgun, and the Type 99. It gave you a much longer melee range, at the expense of a longer melee recovery time.
** One oddity about the melee on the shotgun was that it would gib enemies, while other bayonets would not do the same.
* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorPacificAssault'' has permanent bayonet attachments for the Arisaka Type 38, Type 96 Light Machine Gun and M1 Garand Rifle. Japanese soldiers equipped with the first two will try to attack you with the bayonets.

* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' (Xbox) has mooks will use bayonets on their rifles if you will come too close to them. Some of them will [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice pierce you, lift your body in the air]] and THEN shoot the rifle.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' has Wolf, whose blaster has a claw on the end of it that can deal an extra hit in addition to the fired shot.
* Imperial monks' rifles are equipped with bayonets in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' though they never use them.
* In ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' the Secutors from the Order of Light have submachine gun bayonets.
* In ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2'', one of the numerous [[GunAccessories attachments]] you could get for the assault-rifle was... a humble Bayonet. Considering that you could, instead, mount it with a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]], a triple-size magazine, a giant [[StaticStunGun Taser]], or [[SlowLaser Slow Lasers]], you probably won't use it. Ever ... unless you play on '[[HarderThanHard Nightmare]]' difficulty, where most of the good weapons and attachments simply aren't there, and ammo is rare. Then that bayonet becomes a lifesaver which will carry you through the later half of the game.
* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
** Brute weapons like the Spiker, Mauler and Brute Shot usually have blades attached. In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'', the reverse-end bayonet on the Brute Shot was the second best weapon at dismembering Flood forms and the second best melee weapon in multiplayer right behind the [[LaserBlade Energy Sword]], and comes with the added bonus of not running out of charges.
** ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''[='s=] Warzone allows you to attach energy bayonets to your basic loadout weapons.
* ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'': the Lancer has a ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaw]]'' bayonet. The original has a blade, though, but they crammed the chainsaw in when they discovered that the Locust were MadeOfIron, and could just shrug off a regular bowie-knife bayonet.
** ''Gears of War 3'' features regular bayonets on the older Pendulum war era variant of the Lancer, the Retro Lancer. At first look, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the regular bayonet seems perfectly effective at killing Grubs]], though that weakness of the bayonet may be considered to be represented by how the bayonet on the Retro Lancer cannot be used unless the player builds up enough momentum from charging for a few seconds - melee attacking with the Retro Lancer will have the player swing with the rifle's back end instead, and running into a target with the Retro Lancer charge's with insufficient momentum will be ineffective.
* Early [[SpaceMarine Marine]] designs for ''VideoGame/StarCraftIIWingsOfLiberty'' had bayonets attached to their gauss rifles. The community [[FanDumb did not approve]]. Cut to the ''A Card To Play'' cinematic in the shipped game, where BadAssNormal General Warfield is ambushed by the Zerg and runs out of ammo. He brings out the bayonet and... [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome the rest is history]]. TakeThat indeed.

* In the first-person areas of ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie,'' Kazooie can eventually learn the Beak Bayonet to perform an ammo-less melee attack. It's only ''used'' for one task, but it's useful in the first-person areas in general.
* ''VideoGame/WildArms2'': the bayonet is Ashley's WeaponOfChoice.
* Musketeers in ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' use bayonets as their melee attacks. It's fairly effective [[AntiCavalry against cavalry]].
* In ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', a number of Klingon rifles feature prominent bayonets--most notably the Honor Guard Battle Rifle and Pulsewave Rifle. One disruptor has a wicked-looking blade permanently mounted under the barrel, [[UpToEleven as well as another serving as the trigger guard]]. They appear to be purely cosmetic, and Klingon warriors are all carrying swords anyway.
* Saika Magoichi of ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' has a bayonet on his arquebus. The blades get bigger and bigger as his weapons get better. The way he uses it, it's as much a sword as it is a gun.

* ''VideoGame/ProjectReality'' features this as one of several melee combat options depending on class and weapon. Because of limitations with the game engine, you have to switch to it like if it is a separate weapon, opposed to being able to use it while still being able to fire your gun.
* The Burasta of the ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Z}}2: Hakai-hen'' carries the Bayonet Spiker, where its handheld gun emits an energy-variant of a bayonet. Should the player make the Burasta a melee-oriented machine, its ultimate attack works in conjunction with its SPIGOT-VX {{Attack Drone}}s to create an [[BiggerIsBetter even bigger bayonet]].
* The [=M5A2=] Carbine from ''VideoGame/{{Resistance}} 3'' has a bayonet as its first upgrade.
* Andrew of ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' wields a rifle with a large bayonet as his weapon. His fighting style is described as "Bayonet drills handed down through the family lineage for generations", and his moveset largely revolves around the bayonet as his primary weapon rather than the actual gun itself.
* Several weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Brink}}'' feature a bayonet as a possible customization; equipping it improves melee power, but melee strikes will no longer knock enemies down.
* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage, though the animation is a slash rather than a stab (which is fairly inconvenient, as it ''doubles'' the melee animation length for no bonuses). The only other weapons able to provide a melee damage bonus are shotguns, which can have a spike near the grip for gun butt action. Although they don't actually give a melee BONUS, there are a couple rifle models that ''show'' bayonets, which spawned the rather [[MemeticMutation memetic]] cry among fans of "Why does my sniper rifle need a bayonet?!" The answer is "for when those Psychos run right up to you, bloody axe in hand, of course".
** In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', ''any'' gun can have a blade attached, even rocket launchers and sniper rifles, and they all add 50% damage to your melee. The game doesn't feature a lengthened melee animation like its predecessor either, so if you wanna go happy stabbity-stab with a knifed pistol, rifle, SMG or shotgun (or get caught with your bladed sniper or bazooka out by a PersonalSpaceInvader, a situation where said guns are impractical or even dangerous to use) you know what to do. Heck, two guns (the Law and the Rapier) have the bayonet as their main gimmick.

* ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'', which uses {{Macgyvering}} as a gimmick, gives you the option of creating a shotgun with a pitchfork bayonet.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' takes place during the American Revolutionary War, where rifles with bayonets are plenty and to spare. What better way to assasinate British soldiers than to stab them with a musket and fire right through?
** This proud tradition is held in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''; both Aveline de Grandpre and Edward Kenway (as well as Adéwale, in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedFreedomCry Freedom Cry]]'',) are perfectly capable of picking up an unattended musket (or [[BallisticDiscount making a musket unattended]], or relieving a still-living enemy of their musket using their bare hands,) and using the bayonet as a vicious melee weapon.
** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity'' continues the trope, as Arno can carry one of several rifles, which occupy both his gun and melee weapon slots. ''Dead Kings'' also gives him access to Guillotine Guns, which are ''grenade launchers'' with ''axes'' on the ends of the barrels.

* ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'' uses a Gun Accessory system and bayonets are a rare option for tactical accessories. While its short-ranged and only moderately powerful, a bayonet can quickly protect you in an emergency without needing to switch weapons.
* ''Videogame/{{Metro 2033}}'''s Uboinik shotgun secondary fire normally results in Artyom [[PistolWhipping bludgeoning the enemy to death with the stock]], but a special modified version can be found that mounts a bayonet for quick, lethal stabs. Because it's pretty lethal and uses no ammo, it's a favorite for anyone who's ever played the game on [[NintendoHard Hardcore]] or [[HarderThanHard Ranger.]] Sadly, the bayonet is missing on the Uboinik's descendant, the Shambler, in ''Videogame/MetroLastLight'', which has iron sights instead of a melee attack.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 4'''s [[TheDragon Commander Kraft]] carries a huge multipurpose rifle. One of his strongest attacks is a simple bayonet charge. He will impale Zero, then eject Zero and the blade across the screen before the blade detonates as he draws another one.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': Lady's signature weapon, Kalina Ann, is a [[{{BFG}} rocket launcher]] with a bayonet attached that can be fired away as a GrapplingHookPistol.
* Bayonets are optional attachments for a wide range of weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}''. You can attach them to simple pipe rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, and even rocket launchers and miniguns!
** In the case of the minigun, the bayonet attachment is less like a knife and more like massive blades chained to the barrels. The modification even has a different name: the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Shredder]].
* ''{{VideoGame/Foxhole}}'' added bayonets in 0.2, which can be fixed to carbines or rifles. They deal a OneHitKill attack in melee range and you can sprint while extending your bayonet as a DashAttack.
* ''VideoGame/BravelySecond'': Aimee Matchlock carries the Guncleaver, a rifle with an ''axe'' as a bayonet.
* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': The Blade weapon class is a divine version of this, varying between obviously looking like projectile weapons and having an edge appear in melee, or looking like swords and firing spontaneous projectiles from a distance. Despite their name, they usually function faithfully to this trope due to the nature of the game encouraging ranged combat; if an enemy gets close enough to melee, Pit's priority should be to put distance between them again, [[TacticalWithdrawal one way]] or [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom another]].

* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Crownless Eagle", the armies of the Commonwealth Republic make use of the bayonet whenever they run out of ammo or are trying to push the foe back during an assault to an enemy fortress. These hand-to-hand battles can either be short-lived, if the enemy is demoralized due to losses taken already, or long, bloody grinds.

* The Finnish Army standard assault rifle, [=RK62=], has bayonets specifically designed to double as a knife. They are not usually used at barracks, except guardian duty. Yet the service regulations have chapters for bayonet usage, and command ''Pistimet - kiinnitä!'' ("Bayonets - attach!") is considered as that business [[LetsGetDangerous gets now really serious]].
* The Swedish Royal Guards stationed in Stockholm and Drottningholm always have their bayonets fixed on duty, and they also point them in halfway in front of them, or otherwise outwards, as if to say 'Sure, [[SchmuckBait come closer]] - accidents happen all the time'. It's one of the reasons they tend to be bothered by tourists ''much'' less than, say, [[BritishRoyalGuards their British counterparts]].

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': Kopaka Nuva's Blizzard Blade in his AdaptiveArmor form. When attached to his [[FrickinLaserBeams Midak Skyblaster]], he can simultaneously shoot [[LightEmUp Light]] and [[AnIcePerson Ice]].

* In ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2'', one of the numerous [[GunAccessories attachments]] you could get for the assault-rifle was... a humble Bayonet. Considering that you could, instead, mount it with a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]], a triple-size magazine, a giant [[StaticStunGun Taser]], or FrickinLaserBeams, you probably won't use it. Ever ... unless you play on '[[HarderThanHard Nightmare]]' difficulty, where most of the good weapons and attachments simply aren't there, and ammo is rare. Then that bayonet becomes a lifesaver which will carry you through the later half of the game.

** ''VideoGame/RisingStorm2Vietnam'' also has bayonets for the AKM, its chinese variant Type-56, SKS (the latter two with foldable bayonets), M16, M14, M37 Shotgun "Trench gun" variant, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, the venerable Mosin-Nagant, the L1A1 rifle and even a ''submachine gun'' with the Australian F1. However, with the prevalence of self loading and fully automatic guns in this game, these are harder to use and thus less frequently used compared to previous titles in the series.

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' has a particularly odd version with the Jagd Doga, whose '''[[LaserBlade beam saber]]''' has a [[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/cca/lineart/msn-03-beamsaber.jpg heat knife "bayonet"]] attached to it.