History Main / ForkLiftFu

* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' [[SoulSuckingRetailJob Gigundo Mart,]] Dan gets in a forklift-on-forklift fight with an [[WhenEldersAttack old store greeter.]]

* Forklifts can be lethal when used improperly even if all obvious safety precautions are taken. American Airlines [[MacGyvering [=MacGyvered=]]] a cheaper way of lubricating DC-10 pylon ball bearings using a forklift to bear the weight of the engine. Unbeknownst to them, [[DidntThinkThisThrough the forklift's innate instability caused cracks to form deep inside the pylon which eventually led to the crash of Flight 191 and the deaths of 271 crew and passengers and two people on the ground]].[[note]]A different airline used the same procedure but with an overhead crane, without any problems.[[/note]]

* Forklifts can be lethal when used improperly even if all obvious safety precautions are taken. American Airlines [[MacGyvering [=MacGyvered=]]] a cheaper way of lubricating DC-10 pylon ball bearings using a forklift to bear the weight of the engine. Unbeknownst to them, [[DidntThinkThisThrough the forklift's innate instability caused cracks to form deep inside the pylon which eventually led to the crash of Flight 191 and the deaths of 271 crew and passengers and two people on the ground]].

* The first boss of ''VideoGame/WildCATs'' commandeers a forklift, ramming it all over the area in an attempt to crush Spartan until he's defeated.

* The first boss of ''Jim Lee's Wild [=CATs=]: Covert Action Teams'' commandeers a forklift, ramming it all over the area in an attempt to crush Spartan until he's defeated.

* The first boss of ''Jim Lee's WildCATs: Covert Action Teams'' commandeers a forklift, ramming it all over the area in an attempt to crush Spartan until he's defeated.

* A forklift driving instructor won a Website/DarwinAward when he killed himself with a forklift while filming a safety video on the dangers on not wearing a seatbelt. He was not wearing a seatbelt while filming.

* ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit: WesternAnimation/AMatterOfLoafAndDeath'', directly parodying ''Aliens''.
* Franchise/ScoobyDoo, of all people... er, dogs, does it in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryInc''. (In case you're wondering, it's one of those ItMakesSenseInContext things; the context in this case is the guy on the receiving end of the forklift tried to murder Scooby's friends.)
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', whether it's fatal was unclear, but Pickles accidentally impaled the new director on the set of Dethklok's ''Blood Ocean'' with a forklift [[EpicFail when trying to park it]]. Unclear if a random one-off character died on ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}''? That's why they exist.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', Noah does this to Van Kleiss in order to save Rex.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Peter Problems" features a scene where Peter stabs a beached whale with a forklift, and he spends over a minute trying to remove the whale from the forklift, eviscerating it in the process.
-->'''Peter:''' You're ''whale''-come.
* A mook from ''WesternAnimation/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.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' [[SoulSuckingRetailJob Gigundo Mart,]] Dan gets in a forklift-on-forklift fight with an [[WhenEldersAttack old store greeter.]]
-->'''Dan:''' Never mess with a guy with a forklift...
-->'''Old Man:''' ...unless you got a ''bigger'' forklift.

* In one of the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' "Explorers of the Unknown" stories, Jughead's character fights one of Myron Pepperdinkle's giant robots by gutting it with a forklift.
* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #20, a crook tries to run Indy down in a warehouse with a forklift.

* ''Film/FugitiveAlien''. The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version (specifically, a song the cast sings [[WithLyrics to the tune of the background music]]) was the former {{Trope Namer|s}}. "Olé!"
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* The spoof training film ''Film/ForkliftDriverKlaus'' follows Klaus on his first day of work as a forklift operator, showing dangerous situations that showcase the importance of the rules he learned during his training for an operator license. Things soon get BloodyHilarious, turning the forklift into a terrible instrument of slaughter.

* In ''Film/ClassOf1999'', Cody kills a robot with a forklift.
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* ''Film/{{Carnosaur}} 2'' -- a ''T-Rex'' is killed with a forklift. Awesome!

* ''Film/OurManFlint'': While on Galaxy Island, Flint kills a guard by crushing him against a wall with a fork lift.
* The BigBad in ''Film/BarbWire'' tries to off the heroine with one.

* The Fisherman impales a deputy on a forklift in ''Film/IllAlwaysKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.

* Attempted in ''Film/TheBoondockSaintsIIAllSaintsDay'', although most of the plan is that the good guys are hiding inside a crate carried by the forklift. It doesn't quite go [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee according to plan.]]
* The FinalGirl of the Norwegian SlasherMovie ''Film/TwentyTwo'' uses a forklift to kill the murderer who has been chasing her in an abandoned building. She is somehow able to impale him from behind without him hearing the thing approaching until it is too late.
* ''Film/DiamondsOnWheels'': The gang uses a forklift to demolish a fence while chasing Bobby outside the warehouse; nearly flattening him with a pile of crates in the process.
* In ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'', Rainer uses a forklift to hoist the car's front wheels off the ground so it can't gain traction: leaving it a sitting duck for the bomb set up by Daria.

* ''Literature/Aeon14'': In ''Orion Rising'', Joe walks in on the OrphanedPunchline, "So then, I said to him, I've got three holes here and I paid you to fill them all, now get to it!" EthicalSlut Jessica then explains to Joe that she was talking about a forklift driver who accidentally ran it into one of ''Sabrina'''s bulkheads.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''Vapors Don't Shoot Back''. In their first mission the {{PC}}s must fight against automated forklifts (forkbots) in a warehouse.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' has Samus fight something that seems to be a sci-fi forklift analog. At least, it can't seem to be anything else.
* Using the crane in ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}'' (which does happen to have forklift prongs!) to tip over an escaping vehicle.

* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' ''4'' has a new vehicle simply called the forklift, which players can hijack and use against enemy soldiers. Pressing the "Cannon" button thrushes the forklift's jack ahead to impale enemies, while pushing "Jump" releases a ramp that lifts the player several meters above ground. It's unfortunately one of the weaker vehicles, however.
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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} 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 with [[CherryTapping no weapons, half the size, and a quarter of the maneuverability.]]
** For added amusement, another player can lay prone on the tongs and fire from there.
** In ''Battlefield 3'' they are available in Back to Karkand DLC maps. (There are some in Noshahr Canal but they're undrivable.)

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and yes, there's an achievement/trophy tied into this (kill six enemies with the forklift. Ole!)
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* ''VideoGame/Destiny2'' has part of a mission on Titan which is a {{Homage}} to ''[[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Halo's]]'' end run sequence, where you have to carry a MacGuffin across a series of platforms being overrun by [[ZergRush the Hive.]] You can't summon your [[CoolBike Sparrow]] for this part (nor would you even have it [[SequenceBreaking if you've played the game normally]] up to this point), but there are forklifts nearby that are both [[MultiTrackDrifting faster]] and [[MadeOfIron tougher]] than you'd expect (they were made in the [[LostTechnology Golden Age]], after all), making them more than suitable for the task.
* In ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', [[VideoGame/{{Shenmue}} Ryo Hazuki's]] All-Star move causes him to get off his motorcycle and get in a forklift. The forklift knocks enemies behind Ryo by flipping them. There's also an achievement where you have to use it to take out [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Jacky and Akira]]. In the sequel, ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'', Ryo's all-star move is being able to summon two mini-forklifts that orbit his plane and knock people away.

* Characters in ''VideoGame/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.
* ''VideoGame/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.
* You get one driven at you in an early level of ''VideoGame/EnterTheMatrix''.

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* One boss in ''[[VideoGame/LethalEnforcers Lethal Enforcers 3]]'' attacks using a forklift as a last resort.
* In ''Burning Fight'' for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, forklifts are among the many types of vehicles enemies ride on.
* A couple of heists in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'' have forklifts. They're supposed to be used to move heavy loot over long distances, but they're also effective cop-killers; anyone who gets hit is killed instantly- even Bulldozers.
* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'': Mission Five of Metal Slug 4 takes place within a large cargo ship. In one section, you can hop into a forklift to attack enemies.

They're also dangerous, intentional or not [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo as this informative German Safety Video parody shows.]][[note]]Caution, it gets a bit BlackComedy gory towards the end.[[/note]] This trope is all about using them as a type of weapon.

They're also dangerous, intentional or not [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo (as this informative German Safety Video parody shows).]][[note]]Caution, it gets a bit BlackComedy gory towards the end.[[/note]] This trope is all about using them as a type of weapon.

They're also dangerous, intentional or not ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo as this informative German Safety Video parody shows]][[note]]Caution, it gets a bit BlackComedy gory towards the end.[[/note]]). This trope is all about using them as a type of weapon.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Peter Problems" features a scene where Peter stabs a beached whale with a forklift, and he spends over a minute trying to remove the whale from the forklift, [[{{Gorn}} eviscerating it in the process]].

** ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. The SPECTRE {{mooks}} at the Kobe dock try to kill Bond with one.
** Variation: Bond tries to kill a {{mook|s}} with a front-end loader in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''.
** Colonel Heller in ''Film/LicenceToKill'' is found impaled on a forklift by drug lord Sanchez.

* In ''Class of 1999'', Cody kills a robot with a forklift.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' episode "The Visitor", [[FieryRedhead Gwen Tennyson]] used this against one of [[BigBad Vilgax]]'s robot drones.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BenTen'' episode "The Visitor", [[FieryRedhead Gwen Tennyson]] used this against one of [[BigBad Vilgax]]'s robot drones.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/BenTen'', [[FieryRedhead Gwen Tennyson]] used one.

* A discharged Navy veteran applied for a forklift job. He was told that he had to have a delicate touch, as he was handling glass, so what was his last cargo? "Nuclear warheads", he replied- and got the job.[[/folder]]

* The spoof training film ''Film/ForkliftDriverKlaus'' follows Klaus on his first day of work as a forklift operator, showing dangerous situations that showcase the importance of the rules he learned during his training for an operator licence. Things soon get BloodyHilarious, turning the forklift into a terrible instrument of slaughter.

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Subtrope of ConstructionVehicleRampage.

* One episode of the classic ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' 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.

* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #20, a crook tries to run down in a warehouse with a forklift.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic infamously missed an obvious opportunity to riff on the one in ''Film/BarbWire'' when he reviewed the film. He kept calling the forklift a bulldozer. Douchey [=McNitpick=] did not let it go unnoticed in one of the ''Fuck-Ups'' videos.