History Main / ForkLiftFu

* ''[[BattlefieldSeries Battlefield 2: Special Forces]]''. Running enemies over in cars or tanks is very doable, and they have machine guns as a "backup". Now do it in a vehicle [[CherryTapping no weapons, half the size, and with a quarter of the maneuverability.]]

* [[strike: Literary]] Book example: ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Bodies-Charles-Paris-mystery/dp/0373261306 Corporate Bodies]]'' by Simon Brett is a murder mystery novel where the instrument of murder is a forklift.

* ''ChampionsOnline'' allows your hero character to pick up any of a number of props scattered around the environment and either bludgeon enemies with them or throw them at enemies. In most missions that take place in warehouses, this includes forklifts.

* Related to the toy example above, a couple of video games based on the Movie-universe ''Film/Transformers'' had forklift Autobot and Decepticon drones as common, low-level enemies (or players!). Contrary to the lumbering but lethal image implied by their alternate modes, the forklift drones are actually [[FragileSpeedster weak but quick]].

* ''Film/ForkliftDriverKlaus'' is a parody employee training video for forklift drivers in which several peple get killed. Guess how!

* ''ForkliftDriverKlaus'' is a parody employee training video for forklift drivers in which several peple get killed. Guess how!

* The New York chapter of the ''UnknownArmies'' campaign book "To Go" involves a shootout in a warehouse. It gives rules for using the forklift as a weapon.

* One episode of the classic ''IncredibleHulk'' series had someone attempt to get the Hulk with a forklift. He took a hit in the leg, leaving Bruce Banner feeling the sting as well later.

* ''{{Carnosaur}} 2'' -- a ''T-Rex'' is killed with a forklift. Awesome!

* In the movie ''Class of 1999'', a robot is killed with a forklift.

* [[strike: Literary]] Book example: [[http://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Bodies-Charles-Paris-mystery/dp/0373261306 Corporate Bodies]] by Simon Brett is a murder mystery novel where the instrument of murder is a forklift.

* The New York chapter of the UnknownArmies campaign book "To Go" involves a shootout in a warehouse. It gives rules for using the forklift as a weapon.

* You get one driven at you in an early level of EnterTheMatrix.

* ''{{Aliens}}'' has the futuristic variant.

* In ''Film/SantoYBlueDemonContraDraculaYElHombreLobo'', ElSanto's girlfriend Lina rescues the [[Masked Luchador luchadores]] by toppling a wall of boxes on a group of mobsters.

* The Fisherman impales a deputy on a forklift in ''[[IKnowWhatYouDidLast I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer]]''.

* An episode of ''KingOfTheHill'' has Dale attempt to kill Hank with a forklift after Hank proves to be a better basket-weaver than Dale. Hank even says the [[TropeNamer trope-naming phrase]].
* A mook from ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' tried this on Batman in P.O.V. It didn't work as Batman then used said forklift to puncture a hole into the bad guys fleeing ship.

** Reversed in DeathWish IV, he rides around in a forklift shooting, then moves out of sight. The forklift then comes on a kamikaze course for the gang of thugs only for them to realise at the last minute it's just full of boxes instead this time.

* In the TV show ''{{Monk}}'', the intro sequence of the episode [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Monk_and_the_Employee_of_the_Month Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month]] features the victim of the week getting attacked by a forklift. The forklift doesn't kill her directly; instead, it knocks a television on top of her. However, the initial plan of the forklift driver is to run her down with the vehicle.
* One episode of the classic IncredibleHulk series had someone attempt to get the Hulk with a forklift. He took a hit in the leg, leaving Bruce Banner feeling the sting as well later.

* Characters in CityOfHeroes who can manipulate gravity have an attack called "propel", which summons a random in-game prop and hurls it at the enemy, including computers, statues, cars, and yes, fork lifts.

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They're also dangerous, intentional or not ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo as this informative German Safety Video parody shows]]). This trope is all about using using them as a type of weapon; running over people, impaling victims on the forks or just crushing them under some heavy load, it doesn't really matter

They're also dangerous, intentional or not ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo as this informative German Safety Video shows]]). This trope is all about using using them as a type of weapon; running over people, impaling victims on the forks or just crushing them under some heavy load, it doesn't really matter

They're also dangerous, intentional or not ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV64lW0CTwI as this informative German Safety Video shows]]). This trope is all about using using them as a type of weapon; running over people, impaling victims on the forks or just crushing them under some heavy load, it doesn't really matter

** Despite that, technically this is not a case of HeTriedToKillMeWithAForklift. [[spoiler: The deaths are accidents, so the forklift is not used as a ''weapon''.]]

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* There's a forklift death in ''GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''

* Characters in CityOfHeroes who can manipulate gravity have an attack called "propel", which summons a random in-game prop and hurls it at the enemy, including computers, statues, cars, and yes, fork lifts!