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* ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'': Bors (Creator/RichardBoone), the tall, rugged [[OldSoldier old warrior]] who accompanies Lord Chrysagon like a bodyguard, always favors [[CarryABigStick clubs]] in battle.

* ''Film/TheWarLord1965'': The barbarian Frisian raiders who attack the English coast carry battleaxes.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': The Jiralhanae, towering apelike SpaceOrcs known for their brutality and foul tempers, traditionally wield two-handed Gravity Hammers capable of killing foes in one hit and wrecking armored vehicles. In addition, they also prefer two projectile-based weapons rather than the Covenant's usual plasma: the Brute Shot, a grenade launcher with a menacing metal blade for melee attacks, and the Brute Spiker, a single-handed pistol that fires heated metal projectiles and also has small plates for enhancing melee attacks. Additionally, where the rest of the Covenant have hovering and/or elegant vehicles such as the Ghost or Scarab, Brutes have a wheel-based motorbike called the Chopper, which is used to run its enemies over and butcher them.

** While hardly a ''brute'', Optimus Prime ''is'', in fact, a very large bot, literally built like a [[BigBadassRig truck]], who's commonly more known for his strength and experience than his speed, and fittingly, many versions of his character are equipped with large, energon-bladed axes especially his own ''[[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'' incarnation, whose massive two-handed great axe is used to chop Decepticons in two and smash a way through obstructing walls.

These weapons can take a number of visual forms, such as maces, mauls, battleaxes, [[HumongousHeadedHammer warhammers, or morningstars and their kin]]. Even [[{{BFS}} huge two-handed swords]] turn up from time to time. Less commonly, in modern or futuristic settings, the most violent character of the cast (villain or hero) will carry firearms that are massive and brutal in comparison to what the other characters are carrying, such as [[HandCannon huge pistols]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter powerful shotguns]], and the occasional GrenadeLauncher; a common element here involves the heavy gunman in question starting off from range with a spray of indiscriminate gunfire before using their weapon as a heavy bludgeon once the enemy closes in. Either way, the core concept is the same among them all: this is a weapon that needs a prodigiously strong wielder to even lift off of the ground, but which in the hands of a sufficiently mighty brute can crack walls and shatter shields with ease.

** General Ironwood normally uses a pair of elegant, if simple and straightforward, revolvers called Due Process. After his FaceHeelTurn he upgrades them with a large extension that amplifies their power into a massive laser as a show of power as his AppealToForce mindset is continually challenged. It makes his weapon large and bulky enough to be used as a makeshift club.

** In ''Film/TheHobbit'', Sauron's main [[TheDragon enforcer]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Azog the Defiler]], is a pale-skinned Orc who we first see smashing his way through tons of Dwarvish soldiers at the gates of Moria with a massive bone-bladed mace, [[ScreamingWarrior roaring murderously]] all the way. Azog's fighting style is very brutal and physical, though, seeing as he's also a GeniusBruiser, he's not above [[CombatPragmatist using other weapons to win a fight]]. Azog's own enforcer, [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether his son Bolg]], also carries a mace, apparently forged from a spinal column. The shaft end of the mace is sharp like a spear, which means he can kill you with both ends of it, [[spoiler:as Kili finds out]].

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'': The Zaku suits use heavy axes in comparison to the beam saber's used by the Gundam. This helps illustrate both the Gundam's greater technology and more heroic status. Subsequent series make a point of giving the mook suits kinetic melee weapons to make the energy weapons of the resident Gundams look more elegant.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'': Shinn's preferred weapon in both the Impulse and Destiny is their massive two handed swords rather than the multitude of options both have. Considering previous main character Kira preferred the flight configuration on the Strike, it conveys how Shinn prefers violence over diplomacy.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'':
** Reflecting the DarkerAndEdgier {{Deconstruction}} angle of the series, the main Gundam of the series, the Gundam Barbatos, is armed with a gigantic club. Compared to the more elegant beam sabers of previous series, the Barbatos is a brutal, savage creature more akin to a wild animal than a soldier on the battlefield. In-universe, the Barbatos is finally destroyed when its enemies stop trying to treat it like a human and more like a frenzied beast to be put down.
** His teammate Akihiro and his MidSeasonUpgrade the Gundam Gusion Rebake are the massive bruiser of the Tekkadan, an impressive feat considering Barbatos is the poster child. Discarding all subtlety his main weapon is an MS-sized pair of scissors that can crush lesser suits like tin cans.

These weapons can take a number of visual forms, such as maces, mauls, warhammers, battleaxes, morningstars and their kin, even huge two-handed swords turn up from time to time. Less commonly, in modern or futuristic settings, the most violent character of the cast (villain or hero) will carry firearms that are massive and brutal in comparison to what the other characters are carrying, such as [[HandCannon huge pistols]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter powerful shotguns]], and the occasional GrenadeLauncher; a common element here involves the heavy gunman in question starting off from range with a spray of indiscriminate gunfire before using their weapon as a heavy bludgeon once the enemy closes in. Either way, the core concept is the same among them all: this is a weapon that needs a prodigiously strong wielder to even lift off of the ground, but which in the hands of a sufficiently mighty brute can crack walls and shatter shields with ease.

* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Godfrey the First Elden Lord wields a massive double-headed axe that had one head broken off during a battle. As his ideology states that the strongest rule, it is pretty telling that he uses this massive war-torn weapon. [[spoiler:And that's just in Phase 1. In Phase 2, he discards his axe and most of his armour to fight you with only his ''bare hands''. It doesn't get much more brutish than that]].

These weapons can take a number of visual forms, such as maces, mauls, warhammers, battleaxes, morningstars and their kin, even huge two-handed swords turn up from time to time. Less commonly, in modern or futuristic settings, the most violent character of the cast (villain or hero) will carry firearms that are massive and brutal in comparison to what the other characters are carrying, such as [[HandCannon huge pistols]], [[{{BFG}} heavy machine guns]] and the occasional GrenadeLauncher; a common element here involves the heavy gunman in question starting off from range with a spray of indiscriminate gunfire before using their weapon as a heavy bludgeon once the enemy closes in. Either way, the core concept is the same among them all: this is a weapon that needs a prodigiously strong wielder to even lift off of the ground, but which in the hands of a sufficiently mighty brute can crack walls and shatter shields with ease.

* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Godfrey the First Elden Lord wields a massive self named axe that is broken off on one end. As his ideology states that the strongest rule, it is pretty telling that he use massive war torn weapon.

* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'': The Panteros, a Mexican gang, are [[MachoLatino stereotypically hyper-masculine]] ([[AmazonianBeauty including the women]]) and are prone to fighting with sledgehammers in addition to shotguns. If one of them swings at the [[PlayerCharacter Boss]], you'd better dodge it.

** Darli Dagger, introduced in the 2019 game, is an incredibly muscular AmazonianBeauty sailor woman with a rough but friendly demeanor and a love for alcohol. Her weapon of choice is a massive serrated cleaver, not unlike something you'd see in the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series. She also swaps out the handle to turn it into a giant steel hammer and a drill, giving her a whole arsenal of brutish weapons.

* ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' gives us Azuma Michinaga/Kamen Rider [[BrutishBulls Buffa]]. No matter what weapon he has, he will use it like a club- Including the [[CoolGun Magnum Shooter 40X]]. He is the primary user of the [[PoisonousPerson Zombie]] Raise Buckle, which grants him a huge [[ChainsawGood chainsword]].

** In ''Film/TheHobbit'', Sauron's main [[{{Dragon}} enforcer]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Azog the Defiler]], is a pale-skinned Orc who we first see smashing his way through tons of Dwarvish soldiers at the gates of Moria with a massive bone-bladed mace, [[ScreamingWarrior roaring murderously]] all the way. Azog's fighting style is very brutal and physical, though, seeing as he's also a GeniusBruiser, he's not above [[CombatPragmatist using other weapons to win a fight]]. Azog's own enforcer, [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether his son Bolg]], also carries a mace, apparently forged from a spinal column. The shaft end of the mace is sharp like a spear, which means he can kill you with both ends of it, [[spoiler:as Kili finds out]].

* ''EldenRing'': Godfrey the First Elden Lord wields a massive self named axe that is broken off on one end. As his ideology states that the strongest rule, it is pretty telling that he use massive war torn weapon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'': Throughout the series, the big, physically-imposing party members also tend to wield large, heavy weapons such as axes and [[{{BFS}} huge swords]], though given the series' lighthearted tone, this tends to emphasize their strength, rather than outright brutality:

These weapons can take a number of visual forms, such as maces, mauls, warhammers, battleaxes, morningstars and their kin, even huge two-handed swords turn up from time to time. Less commonly, in modern or futuristic settings, the most violent character of the cast (villain or hero) will carry firearms that are massive and brutal in comparison to what the other characters are carrying, such as [[HandCannon huge pistols]], [[{{BFG}} heavy machine guns]] and the occasional GrenadeLauncher. Either way, the core concept is the same among them all: this is a weapon that needs a prodigiously strong wielder to even lift off of the ground, but which in the hands of a sufficiently mighty brute can crack walls and shatter shields with ease.