History Main / LegCannon

* Johnny Moreau from ''Literature/TheCobraTrilogy'' has a laser that runs all the way through his leg.

* In ''Film/TheLoneRanger'', Red has a shotgun built into her ivory leg.

* In ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', Albert/004 has rocket launchers installed in both of his legs. In a certain scene of the 2001 anime, he leaps in the air and swiftly fires both rockets at the same time.
* ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}'' has the ''DAITARN LEG CANNON!''

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': the pickpocket Paninya has rather unique automail legs, one of which has a 1.5" carbine housed in her left knee.
* The villainous Bonnie in ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' first encounter went badly for her: Rally shot her thumb off and one of May's grenades blew off her legs below the knee. When she returned for revenge her new prosthetic replacements included a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] in one leg (with a bomb in that foot) and a thumb that included a garrotte.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': all incarnations of the Heavyarms Gundam have leg mounted missile launchers, among [[GatlingGood other]] [[ShoulderCannon things]].
* [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Post One-Year War variants]] of the Zaku II produced by the Zeon, and its successor, the Titans-produced [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Hizack]], feature leg mounted missile launchers. Note that the Federation Zaku II's are not included, since most of them were Zeon Zakus captured during the end of said war and re-commissioned as Federation-use units
* In season 2 of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', the Seravee Gundam has beam cannons which fold out from its knees.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Gundam AGE-1 Spallow has needle guns which can be launched from its knees.

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* Cherry Darling (Creator/RoseMcGowan) of Creator/RobertRodriguez's ''Film/PlanetTerror'' had her leg, which got eaten by zombies, replaced with an M-4 assault rifle, which she used to kick much ass. And then later, she had ''that'' replaced with a full-on ''[[GatlingGood minigun]].''

* Johnny Moreau from Creator/TimothyZahn's ''Cobra'' series has a laser that runs all the way through his leg.

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* In ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', Albert/004 has rocket launchers installed in both of his legs. In a certain scene of the 2001 anime, he leaps in the air and [[UpToEleven swiftly fires both rockets at the same time.]]

* At the end of the Strong Bad Email "virus", Bubs actually uses ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s leg to shoot Strong Bad's Compy 386 and stop the title Virus from spreading and wreaking havoc.

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* In ''VideoGame/AlienStorm'', the robot, Scooter/Slammer, is able to knock back alien opponents using a GrenadeLauncher that composes his entire leg minus his foot.
* Shorty Leg in ''Videogame/AloneInTheDark2'' is a overweight {{Pirate}} with a [[MoreDakka machinegun]] in his pegleg.
* ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' got [[PsychoForHire Durga]], a cyborg with a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver cannon]] built into one of his legs.
* Some of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'''s more powerful foot-mounted weaponry edge into this territory.
* Han Daehan from ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}''. He's basically [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Hwoarang]] with a rocket launcher for a leg.
* Urgot, the Dreadnought of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is [[{{Cyborg}} a half-man, half-six-legged]] SpiderTank who could be be described as having "[[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun knees]]." While Urgot is also equipped with all sorts of brutal, [[BodyHorror vaguely grotesque]] weaponry like a heavy machine gun for a right arm, the cannons built in his legs actually deal the bulk of his damage, each one firing an explosive [[ShortRangeShotgun close-range blast]] that shreds through enemies as he tramples over them.
* In ''VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX'', [[PromotedToPlayable Vile]] has [[WalkingArmory three weapon slots on his body]] where you can equip weapons received from bosses. The strangest of the three slots is the Leg weapons, which fire from his knees and include several types each of [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Napalms]], [[FireBreathingWeapon Flamethrowers]], and [[{{EnergyBall}} Energy Balls]]. They generally have useful trajectories and high attack power, but take a long time to set up and fire compared to the other two weapon slots.
* Jet Stingray from ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'' [[FlunkyBoss releases his stingray drones]] from a hatch on his leg.

* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Holly Summers has a rocket launcher in her [[AnatomyArsenal prosthetic leg]].

* The Showa-age Mechagodzilla from the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' series had missile launchers on its knees and toes.

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* In ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', Albert/004 has rocket launchers installed in both of his legs. In a certain scene of the 2001 anime, he leaps in the air and [[UpToEleven swiftly fires both rockets at the same time.]]

* In one ''Manga/CityHunter'' arc, a bad guy who was humiliated by Ryo Saeba turns himself into a weapon, using an assault rifle for an arm and a GrenadeLauncher for a leg. Neither weapon does him much good against Saeba in the end, even dying ''because'' [[HoistByHisOwnPetard of his leg bazooka]], as Saeba [[ImprobableAimingSkills shot a bullet in the barrel]] as he was about to launch his grenade.
* The villainous Bonnie in ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' first encounter went badly for her: Rally shot her thumb off and one of May's grenades blew off her legs below the knee. When she returned for revenge her new prosthetic replacements included a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] in one leg (with a bomb in that foot) and a thumb that included a garrotte.

* Hyakkimaru from ''Manga/{{Dororo}}'' has a cannon that fires ''upwards'' out of his lower leg.

* Cherry Darling (Creator/RoseMcGowan) of Creator/RobertRodriguez's ''[[Film/{{Grindhouse}} Planet Terror]]'' had her leg, which got eaten by zombies, replaced with an M-4 assault rifle, which she used to kick much ass. And then later, she had ''that'' replaced with a full-on ''[[GatlingGood minigun]].''

* The Showa-age Mechagodzilla from the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' series had missile launchers on its knees and toes.
* In the trailer for ''Film/Piranha3DD'', [[spoiler: Deputy Fallon returns with SHOTGUNS replacing the legs that the piranha took from him in the first film]].

* In ''Fantômas Unleashed'' Inspector Juve dresses up as a pirate for a masquearade ball. His peg leg has a machine gun mounted in it.
* The assassin in ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'' is a [[AnArmAndALeg one-armed, one-legged, one-eyed man]], and is seen receiving a prostetic leg containing a hidden gun.

* In ''Series/TheATeam'', Mexican river pirate El Cahon has a shotgun in his fake leg. When cornered, he likes to nonchalantly rest it on the table, and then sucker-blast people. He tries it on Hannibal, but the paper shells were waterlogged from an earlier wade in the drink.

* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Holly Summers has a rocket launcher in her [[AnatomyArsenal prosthetic leg]].
* Han Daehan from ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}''. He's basically [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Hwoarang]] with a rocket launcher for a leg.

* ''VideoGame/MetalFatigue'' [=ComBots=] can be rolled out the mech bay with leg-mounted lasers, howitzers, or missile launchers.

* ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' got [[PsychoForHire Durga]], a cyborg with a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver cannon]] built into one of his legs
* In ''VideoGame/AlienStorm'', the robot, Scooter/Slammer, is able to knock back alien opponents using a GrenadeLauncher that composes his entire leg minus his foot.

* Urgot, the Dreadnought of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is [[{{Cyborg}} a half-man, half-six-legged]] SpiderTank who could be be described as having "[[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun knees]]." While Urgot is also equipped with all sorts of brutal, [[BodyHorror vaguely grotesque]] weaponry like a heavy machine gun for a right arm, the cannons built in his legs actually deal the bulk of his damage, each one firing an explosive [[ShortRangeShotgun close-range blast]] that shreds through enemies as he tramples over them.

* At the end of the Strong Bad Email "virus", Bubs actually uses WebAnimation/HomestarRunner's leg to shoot Strong Bad's Compy 386 and stop the title Virus from spreading and wreaking havoc.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': the Scotsman has a [[MoreDakka machine gun]] for a leg cannon. He upgrades it into a gatling gun in Season 5.

* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': the secondary {{BFG}}s of Optimus Prime's SuperMode are attached to his calves.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': Fortress Maximus had a pair of huge double-barrel cannons located in his shins. Given how much bigger than everyone else he was, this was actually a pretty useful place to have them. In addition, attached to the back of his left leg was a platform that could be rotated to the outside, and reveal two more large cannons.
* ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'': Air Enforce had missile launcher equipped on both legs of his uniform.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' has Metal-Head, who acts as both a loud, dimwitted walking SAM site and PluckyComicRelief. He carries a pair of large missile launchers in a BackpackCannon, but he also packs four smaller rockets on hip-mounted racks.

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* Pictured above: ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', where Albert/004 has rocket launchers installed in both of his legs. In a certain scene of the 2001 anime, he leaps in the air and [[UpToEleven swiftly fires both rockets at the same time.]]

* Urgot, the Dreadnought of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is [[{{Cyborg}} a half-man, half-six-legged]] SpiderTank who could be be described as having "[[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun knees]]."