Line #95 Main/ChainsawGripBFG


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3	Bob has a [[{{BFG}} Big Fucking Gun]]. It's noisy, destructive, and probably has an [[ICallItVera endearing nickname]]. But the main thing that shows everybody what a BFG it is... is the way he ''holds'' it.
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5	With a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]]-style fore handle and a grip in the back, firing from the hip.
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7	Now, this would be a really stupid thing to do in RealLife for various reasons, but in assorted media it has basically become the [[StockPoses default way]] of depicting oversized man-portable weaponry. It can also be used specifically ''because'' it is stupid: to imply that [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the weapon is so devastating there's no need to aim]], and/or that the wielder [[OneManArmy doesn't care about cover]].
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9	Realistically, any traditional gun heavy enough to require this sort of grip would need to be ''mounted'' to use as a weapon -- the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning_machine_gun Browning .50 Caliber]] is much ''smaller and lighter'' than any examples below, but a normal human cannot steady it against the recoil and muzzle climb. This can be ''somewhat'' more justified if the weapon in question is an EnergyWeapon like a laser and recoil is a non-issue, or if the wielder is wearing strength-enhancing PoweredArmor that makes them strong enough to compensate for the recoil. In the latter case, however, one has to wonder: if they're strong enough to use such a massive weapon, [[FridgeLogic shouldn't they be strong enough to carry it properly]]?
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11	Frequently appears in conjunction with GatlingGood and {{Removable Turret Gun}}s.
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13	Compare GangstaStyle and GunsAkimbo for firearms techniques similarly based on RuleOfCool. However, unlike those, this is not a grip by choice, but a set-up of handles built into the gun, and often there isn't any other way to wield it.
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15	Note: This is about weapons with a chainsaw-like grip. For ''actual'' chainsaws (and the like), see ChainsawGood.
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18	!!Examples
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23	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'' has the Type 09 sniper cannon used by Sanders' RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type, firing 180x800mm high-explosive rounds from an eight-round box magazine to a maximum range of three kilometers. While he does fire it from the hip from time to time, it is usually against nearby targets. While sniping, he uses a different stance where he stabs his Gundam's shield into the ground and rests the barrel on it - understandable as according to the Gundam Wiki, the cannon has so much recoil that a [[RedShirt GM]] can't handle it.
24	* In ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'', the climax of the Kampfer Amazing vs. GM Sniper K9 battle features one of these--a gigantic Gatling gun, to be specific. This is a MythologyGag based on the original Kampfer's fate in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket''. Meanwhile, Maoh's Gundam X Maoh has a Hyper Satellite Cannon so huge and elongated that it has this arrangement of grips just so that the suit can even begin to ''move'' the weapon around to aim it.
25	* Batou wields a chainsaw-grip minigun in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' episode "Annihilation". Of course, this is a world in which super-strong cyborgs with targeting computers in their brains are a routine occurrence, so it's entirely possible the gun was specifically designed for that kind of person.
26	* Season 2 of ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' features in its first episode a character named Behemoth carrying a heavy machine gun based on the real-life M134 Minigun (which is usually mounted on vehicles like helicopters or cars) this way. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to the fact that it's a videogame, although the thing still has the drawback of being way too heavy to be effective outside of group battles, and makes him a sitting duck without proper support.
27	* The minigun-wielder in the Roanapur Freakshow Circus from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' wielded his weapon this way. He never hit anyone with it, though by the looks of it he was more interested [[PinnedDown in causing suppressive fire anyway]].
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31	* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': Robo carries one on an action zoology expedition into the Amazon rainforest. Mostly, it's there to make him feel safe despite being surrounded by [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes insects]].
32	* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules'': Ares has a minigun with the ''Terminator 2''-style chainsaw grip on his WallOfWeapons, along with several other movie [[ShoutOut shout-outs]].
33	* A ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisher Punisher]]'' story occurring during the events of ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' has Frank pursuing a massive alien warlord. He and Micro rig up a shotgun attached to an ''actual chainsaw'', which is, naturally, held like this.
34	* ''{{ComicBook/Transmetropolitan}}'': While shopping for guns, Helena asks about a BFG, but the owner refuses to sell it to her, not because she's a girl, but because the gun was designed for people with two backup spines.
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38	* The [[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Aliens#M56_Smart_Gun M56 Smartgun]] from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is a fairly reasonable example, since it also incorporates a powered harness and targeting eyepiece to help with aiming and recoil compensation. Recoil is only a minor issue as the rounds used are relatively low-mass, the "{{BFG}}" part of the weapon is the support systems for the auto-aim. The wielder only has to point the mounting frame in the general direction of the enemy and the auto-targeting systems adjust the specific aim of the weapon to hit targets within its zone of fire.
39	* A minigun with this configuration shows up in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', wielded by a gunman during the highway ambush.
40	* The minigun from ''Film/{{Predator}}'' represents [[UnbuiltTrope the missing link]] between the actual vehicle-mounted weapon and this trope, having been modified for handheld use (albeit with a M60-style underbarrel grip rather than a chainsaw handle). The film crew's experiences with that prop would eventually lead to the version seen in ''Terminator 2''.
41	* The heavy stun-guns used by Johns' crew in ''Film/{{Riddick}}'' use this configuration.
42	* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'': The T-800 uses this in the iconic minigun scene, and the [[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgement_Day#Handheld_GE_M134_Minigun GE M134 Minigun]] used in the film is in fact the [[UrExample first known example of this trope]]. Also a JustifiedTrope -- it's intended to emphasize the T-800's SuperStrength. And having computerized targeting sensors built into him, the T-800 doesn't actually need traditional sights for aiming.
43	* ''Film/Trench11'': A German blasts away the infected with an [=MG08/18=] from the hip with this style of grip.
44	* In ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'', Roadblock ([[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]) twice wields a Ma' Deuce in this fashion, as part of a shooting competition and in actual combat. This also happens to be a nod to the comics and original action figure where the Browning is Roadblock's standard weapon.
45	* Korso, a member of Beckett's crew who is killed offscreen in ''Film/SoloAStarWarsStory'', wields a Z-6 Rotary Blaster Cannon in this fashion in deleted scenes of the fighting on Mimban.
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49	* In a flash-forward due to NegativeSpaceWedgie in the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "Babylon Squared", Garibaldi is seen using some sort of Gatling PPG this way against unseen aggressors.
50	* ActionGirl Cara Dune of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' carries a heavy automatic blaster rifle as her favored weapon. It's basically the Star Wars equivalent of a Squad Automatic Weapon, complete with top-mounted carry handle. She uses it extensively in this fashion in Chapter 8. {{Justified\|Trope}} as Cara is a ''[[TheBigGuy hulking]]'' AmazonianBeauty (played by the equally Amazonian Creator/GinaCarano) easily capable of manhandling the fully-armored Mandalorian.
51	* ''Series/ThePacific'': John Basilone does this with a Browning M1919 .30cal machine gun — smaller than most weapons associated with this trope, but still a ostensibly a mounted and crew-serviced weapon — both while demonstrating for Marine recruits during training, and later during the Battle of Iwo Jima. This is very much TruthInTelevision.
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55	* The [[GatlingGood Vindicator Minigun]] from ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is designed with this in mind. Aiming is comparatively easy given the ubiquity of the Smartgun System, a targeting computer that can be attached to a firearm and linked to either AugmentedReality goggles or the wielder's cybereyes (should they have them), which has the explicit function of letting someone fire from the hip with no penalty to accuracy.
56	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': Ogre Leadbelchers and Skaven Ratling Gunners both wield their {{BFG}}s this way. At least in the case of the Leadbelchers, the accuracy part is academic anyway as the Ogres' guns fire [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter an expanding cloud of shrapnel in the general direction of where they're pointed]], the Ogres being more interested in the giant 'BOOM!' than with actually hitting anything.
57	* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'':
58	** Space Marines (and [[BadassNormal Sergeant Harker of the Catachan II Regiment]]) wield Heavy Bolters in this fashion (only the forward grip is parallel to the barrel instead of chainsaw-style). Plasma Cannons and Multi-Meltas follow the same design principles (although these are also used bazooka-style by Space Marines). Note that, because of [[SuperSoldier their superhuman physiques]] and PoweredArmor [[HeadsUpDisplay with integrated targeting systems]], [[JustifiedTrope it's not as unreasonable with the Space Marines as in most cases]].
59	** Eldar Dark Reapers wield their Reaper Launchers like this, and maintain their accuracy by virtue of rigid locking bracing mechanisms in their armor, recoilless munitions, and their psychic abilities.
60	** Dark Eldar Scourges use their splinter cannons and dark lances like this. Their aim is kept steady by anti-grav pods under the weapon's barrel.
61	** The larger ork guns work like this, notably those wielded by Flash Gitz. Of course, these are orks; accuracy would ''reduce'' the fun if it means less [[MoreDakka dakka]].
62	** The Tau, since redesigning their XV-88 "Broadside" Battle Suits from a twin-linked ShoulderCannon, now hold their standard Heavy Railrifle in a similar manner (though the foregrip is on the side, rather than top mounted, for the obvious reason that the targeting sight is on top). Much like the Space Marines above, the issues involving this trope is solved via the fact that the Broadside is a MiniMecha, and that the gun's sight instead relays the targeting info to the pilot's HUD.
63	** Necron Immortals wield their Gauss Blasters and Tesla Carbines this way. Being [[SkeleBot9000 ancient androids]] likely takes care of any accuracy concerns.
64	* A few ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' Mechs from the later Dark Age portion of the timeline hold their autocannons this way. The largest example is probably the [[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:Atlas_III.jpg Atlas III]], a huge, slab-sided, and breathtakingly ugly piece of machinery hauling a 35mm [[GatlingGood rotary autocannon]] in a one-handed chainsaw grip. As the weapon is actually built into the Mech, it of course has absolutely no impact on its accuracy.
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68	* Hasbro's Toys/{{NERF\|Brand}} series has some massive blasters built in this fashion:
69	** The N-Strike [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan_EBF-25 EBF-25 Vulcan]] is one of their largest battery-driven dart blasters, coming in at a mind-numbing 7.7 pounds--it's actually made to be fired from ''a tripod stand''. It features a top grip to allow it to be carried and fired in the manner of this trope.
70	*** The even more massive [[http://bazookafied.blogspot.com/2013/10/pre-mega-darts.html Vulcan BF-50 prototype]] was a full-sized squad automatic weapon in plastic form, meaning that you would have to use the integrated chainsaw grip to even lift the thing--it supposedly weighed over 28 pounds! It was also about 5 feet long, further encouraging use of the supporting grip.
71	** The [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Hail-Fire N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire]] is an electrically-powered flywheel blaster that feeds from a carousel that can fit up to 8 Clip System magazines, and its chainsaw grip is pulled to rotate the carousel and bring a loaded magazine to the chamber.
72	** The [[http://nerf.wikia.com/wiki/Rhino-Fire N-Strike Elite Rhino-Fire]] is a double-barreled BFG built in a similar vein to the Vulcan, only it feeds from 2 Clip System mags at once and runs on electrical flywheels with barrel housings that reciprocate when firing. Transitioning from the Vulcan's heavier direct plunger that could also be fired manually in single shots also makes it a little bit lighter.
73	** The oddly-proportioned [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Mastodon Mega Mastodon]] has a chainsaw grip due to its immense size and 24-dart capacity. It's also the first automatic MEGA blaster.
74	** In the Zombie Strike series, there's the [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Brainsaw Brainsaw,]] an eight-barrel shotgun with a chainsaw blade running down the middle. It's meant to be fired in a conventional manner, though, with a handguard behind the blade.
75	** Nerf's Rival series, which uses foam balls instead of darts for ammunition, includes the [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Prometheus_MXVIII-20K Prometheus MXVIII-20K,]] a blaster with a 200-round[[note]][[https://youtu.be/z5WUxyVQ2es?t=75 actually 250-round]][[/note]] hopper and a fire rate that's not to be laughed at.[[note]]To be specific, 8 rounds a second. By comparison, the fastest stock automatic dart blaster is the Elite [=HyperFire=], at 5 rounds a second.[[/note]]
76	** The [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Regulator Modulus Regulator,]] although technically modelled after a rifle, does come with a chainsaw grip accessory.
77	** And now enter the [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Titan_CS-50 Titan CS-50,]] with a first-of-its-kind fifty-dart drum and a rotating barrel effect.
78	* Other chainsaw-grip toy blasters include the [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Punisher_Gatling_Blaster Air Zone Punisher Gatling Blaster]] and the [[https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/Scorpion_Motorized_Automatic_Gatling_Blaster Dart Zone Scorpion Gatling Blaster.]]
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82	* ''VideoGame/AlienSwarm'': Though most are not {{BFG}}s, all but three or four of the weapons used by the marines use this setup -- presumably because it's somehow more practical when combined with their powered armour (perhaps due to range-of-movement restrictions or increased strength). It's in full force for the Autogun and Minigun though.
83	* ''VideoGame/AgeOfWondersPlanetfall'' has this design used on numerous units and hero weapons like [[KillItWithFire Promethean Purifiers]], [[ShockAndAwe Assembly Electrocutioners]], [[ReptilianConspiracy Shakarn]] [[GaleForceSound Omni]] [[FrickinLaserBeams Cannons]] and the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dvar]] [[GatlingGood Rotary Autocannon]].
84	* The large Minigun of Montana from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' is of this type for which he effortlessly lugs around.
85	* The Razor Girls from ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' wield their [[SmallGirlBigGun massive guns]] (made from Fireboar carcasses) in this manner.
86	* While no guns are held this way in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'', the Arbalest's massive crossbow is wielded in this fashion.
87	* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'': Flash Gitz and Ogryn wield their Ripper guns (the former loot their guns from the latter) this way due to pretty much all the reasons stated above: [[DumbMuscle they're stupid]], they're excessively strong (the basic ork looks like a seven-foot-tall green gorilla, the ogryns are eight-foot-tall space ogres), and they don't care about accuracy (the Ripper gun is a shotgun ''specifically designed'' to be equally efficient as a club and a projectile weapon so the Ogryns can make themselves useful while charging into melee, while the orks... [[MoreDakka well...]]). Flash Gitz even have a firing animation where they shoot ''one-handed'', pumping their other fist in the air.
88	* ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' features these as primary weapons for the Driller and the Gunner. Their weapons are so heavy or bulky that they require two hands to wield and are too large to shoulder. Being Dwarves, they have the StoutStrength necessary to wield such enormous weapons with ease. This includes a [[GatlingGood minigun]], [[MoreDakka heavy autocannon]], and [[MacrossMissileMassacre man-portable guided missile launcher]] for the Gunner and a [[FireBreathingWeapon industrial flamethrower]], [[FreezeRay cryo-based turbine cannon]], and a [[AcidAttack corrosive 'sludge pump']] for the Driller.
89	* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'': Cabal Colossi and Strike boss Valus Ta'aurc wield their heavy bolt throwers this way, as does Primus Ta'aun, even after he'd been Taken.
90	* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'': The eponymous [[{{BFG}} BFG-9000]] has a rearward grip implying this when found, but no equivalent foregrip, and its first-person sprite doesn't show it in use.
91	* ''VideoGame/DuneII''. The Heavy Trooper, favored infantry unit of the Harkonnen and Sardaukar, carries a really big machine gun like this.
92	* While not a 'gun' per se, Xiahou Ba's "Siege Lance" moveset from ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 8'' is wielded in this fashion, and as might be expected from a rocket-powered melee weapon constructed in such a way, it is positively ''ludicrous'' in design and effectiveness.
93	* The Jar Cannon is a rare medieval fantasy example in ''VideoGame/EldenRing''.
94	* Many heavy weapons in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' franchise are used like this, including several incarnations of the [[GatlingGood Minigun]], the "Incinerator" flamethrower/grenade launcher hybrid from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''Videogame/FalloutNewVegas'', each game's version of the Gatling Laser, and the iconic Plasma Caster (aka "Heavy Plasma Rifle") present in most games in the franchise. Ironically, the actual chainsaw in New Vegas is not an example of this trope.
95	** In ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', the [[KillItWithFire Flamer]] and Junk Jet are wielded this way as well, in addition to the previously mentioned Minigun and Gatling Laser.
96	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Stormblood'', the boss of Doma Castle carries a weapon that is a very literal interpretation of this trope: the [[MixAndMatchWeapon gunsaw]]. Not only is the gunsaw a rapid-firing BFG carried in the manner of a chainsaw, it has an ''actual'' chainsaw built into it acting as an underslung (and [[{{BFS}} oversized]]) bayonet, letting the boss wield it like a melee weapon when he isn’t shooting people.
97	* In ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'', all three gun types for the gun mode of the God Arcs are held in this fashion.
98	* The Minigun is held this way in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''.
99	* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' franchise, Spartans, Elites, and Brutes wield detached turrets in this style beginning in ''VideoGame/Halo3'', retaining the third-person camera viewpoint of their mounted variants. Promethean Soldiers join in on the fun in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''.
100	* The [[GrenadeLauncher Brute Shot]] and [[EnergyWeapon Sentinel Beam]] introduced in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'' are handled like this, though unlike the detached turrets, they're still fired from a first-person camera.
101	* 47 handles the minigun this way in both ''VideoGame/HitmanCodename47'' and ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts''.
102	* Zarya's gun in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' originally ''was'' mounted on a vehicle; her backstory (former bodybuilder and Olympic-class weightlifter) is used to handwave away the implausibility of her carrying around such a heavy piece of equipment. It doesn't hurt that the weapon itself is explicitly a gravity manipulator.
103	* Jak holds Vulcan Fury (a minigun) this way in ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' and ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander''.
104	* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' is the first game in the franchise to provide an archetypical Gatling-style weapon, the Kett Soned, which plays all the associated tropes including this one to the hilt. An interesting variation is that the grip is not only used to hold the weapon - racking it back is part of the gun's unique reload animation.
105	* Vulcan Raven of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' does this with an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61_Vulcan M61 Vulcan cannon,]] a gun that's so not designed to be man-portable that it's only seen on aircraft and naval vessels in RealLife.
106	* In the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series, both Light and Heavy Bowguns use this kind of grip.
107	* The triple-barrel miniguns used by the Ironclad/Demolisher/Destroyer enemy type and their upgraded variants in ''VideoGame/{{Outriders}}'' are carried in this way. Also available to Technomancer players as one of the options summoned by the Tool of Destruction power (the other one being a just as iconic bazooka) - true to the trope it slows you to a walking pace and stops you from dodge rolling or using cover, but offers considerable firepower.
108	* The Terran Republic Mini Chaingun in ''Videogame/PlanetSide 1'' is underslung this way (somewhat unusual in that the chainsaw grip is parallel to the weapon body, rather than perpendicular). Averted in the sequel, where the MCG is laid out like a normal rifle. A vocal part of the player base wants the chainsaw one back.
109	* Every All-Star from ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare'' holds their weapon like this, be it a tennis ball pitching machine or half of a motorcycle.
110	* The BFG from ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' is wielded much like this.
111	* A variation shows up in ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'': the heavier guns tend to have a second grip on the side rather than on top. Presumably, it was done for ease of animation.
112	* Brutes in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' carry oversized heavy weapons fitted with chainsaw grips, both [[KillItWithFire flamethrowers]] and [[GatlingGood miniguns]]. [[PlayerCharacter The Boss]], being the utter over-the-top Badass s/he is, can naturally use them too.
113	** And in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', the DLC weapon [[https://saintsrow.fandom.com/wiki/%27Merica 'Merica]] is [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill all the guns (and a knife)]] thrown together and carried this way.
114	* ''VideoGame/SCPSecretLaboratory'' provides a variation with the Micro H.I.D, a LightningGun with its grip and trigger located opposite each other on the side.
115	* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the [[GatlingGood Splatling]] class fits this profile; they have an excellent fire rate, but require charging up their bursts, and fully-charged bursts guzzle ink very quickly. The chainsaw grip also affects your aim at extreme angles.
116	* In ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' the "blast assault" and "assault minigun" weapon types both use this grip configuration. So does the unique Synchronic Proton Distortion Prototype Assault Rifle (say that three times fast!).
117	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': Assault cannons, oversized weapons carried by the Commando class, are held this way.
118	* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Heavy's miniguns all follow this design. The Medigun and its variants use a slightly more sensible design, being a repurposed fire hose nozzle with the top handle flipped backwards, so you push forward to open it instead of pulling back.
119	* ''VideoGame/Titanfall2'' has the Predator Cannon, a [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]] so big that a 20-foot tall, 53-ton [[AMechByAnyOtherName Titan]] has to wield it this way. It's big enough for a person to walk on.
120	* Man-portable ''cannons'' are wielded this way in ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'', but then again, they're not exactly accurate; they just blow out a spray of flame and shrapnel like an extra-large ShortRangeShotgun.
121	* ''VideoGame/TowerOfFantasy'' has Hilda's Terminator, which can also be transformed into a mounted turret that fires single-burst projectiles.
122	* VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} has two examples, those being the {{G\|atlingGood}}AU-19 from ''[[VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves Among Thieves]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/UnchartedGoldenAbyss Golden Abyss]]'' and the [=DShK=][[note]]pronounced "dushka" as opposed to "dee-ess-aitch-kay" or "deesh-kay"[[/note]] from ''[[VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd A Thief's End]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy The Lost Legacy]]''. Both weapons can't be used in cover (unlike ''[[VideoGame/Uncharted3DrakesDeception Drake's Deception]]'''s counterpart, the [=PAK-80=]), can't be stored on the player's back (obviously), and [[NecessaryDrawback significantly reduce]] [[MightyGlacier your movement speed]].[[note]]In ''Uncharted 4'' multiplayer, the [[{{Nerf}} dumbed-down ]] [=PAK=] can be carried on the player character's back, along with its "Heavy Weapon" successor, the Stoner 63 [=LMG=]. The [=DShK=] is still used as usual.[[/note]]
123	* The ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' clone/tribute game ''UFO: Extraterrestrials'' follows this design for most of its heavy weapons, with a few (shoulder-mounted) exceptions.
124	* Grenadiers in ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' use their cannons like this (with an added element of GatlingGood), unlike Heavy soldiers from ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', who fire their machineguns from the hip in a slightly more reasonable fashion. "Slightly" because they hold the carry handle to steady the front of their [=LMGs=] when firing rather than the foregrip, for some reason.
125	* Several archwing guns in ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' come with an overslung handle to hold with the user's left hand. This does not prevent the user from aiming with them in the slightest, although getting to use these weapons ''outside'' of microgravity requires an upgrade earned through a daring heist in Orb Vallis.
126	* In the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', recurring antagonist Shirley Orlando wields her SwissArmyWeapon like this for certain attacks. Rather fitting, considering the weapon in question is part chainsaw...
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130	* Two 40k-inspired examples appear in [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2005-12-09/comic/facilitating-your-demise/lets-rob-a-liquour-store-on-the-way-home/ this]] ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'' strip.
131	* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'', one of Doc's favorite weapons when the zombies show up is a [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1280.html handheld minigun]]. His [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1783.html paintball Gatling gun]] has similar grips.
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135	* Used for an experimental anti-tank weapon in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "Armory".
136	* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', Dreadwing and Skyquake carry their guns this way. Averted by Optimus' minigun, as he's big enough to carry it one-handed (though still under-slung), though he does wield a Gatling gun in this manner in ''[[NewSeasonNewName Beast Hunters]]''.
137	* The Z6 Rotary Cannon in both ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe and]] ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
138	* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', Hunk's Bayard turns into one of these.
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142	* [[http://www.armoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mossberg-chainsaw-grip.jpg Chainsaw grips]] are now available for shotguns. Of debatable practicality in everyday use, but very much RuleOfCool. SWAT teams sometimes use them (loaded with special breaching rounds) to blow open locked doors, since the added grip lets them reduce muzzle climb when fired.
143	** Laser sights significantly improve the accuracy of firing from the hip.
144	* Related to the ''Terminator 2'' example:
145	** If you have $3500 burning a hole in your pocket, you can order a [[http://www.zephyrpaintball.com/product/AS-ECHO-FULLMINIGUN/Echo1-USA-Full-Size-Mini-Gun.html# BB-firing replica]] of the ''Terminator 2'' minigun.
146	** Some paintball enthusiasts have custom-built [[http://hackaday.com/2006/11/17/paintball-minigun paintball versions.]]
147	* Quite a few [[MundaneMadeAwesome fire hoses]] appear to have this kind of grip, though usually in this case the fore handle is actually the "trigger"; you pull it toward yourself to increase the flow rate (it's designed so that the recoil force, which for a flow of several gallons per second is substantial, tends to ''shut the water off'' if you can't handle it instead of giving you ''[[UnstableEquilibrium even more]]'').
148	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2H2peoX174 KAC ChainSAW]] is an attempt at an ergonomic [=LMG=]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Needless to say]], Knights Armament Company [[{{Defictionalization}} decided to use]] the [[RuleOfCool chainsaw grip]].
149	* As noted in the trope description, while smaller and lighter than the weapons generally associated with this trope, American soldiers in WWII (particularly in the Pacific Theater) would do this with their Browning .30 machine guns, which were ostensibly either fixed or flexibly-mounted on tripods and intended to be crew-serviced weapons. While the cooling sleeve of the M1917 made this impractical, the air-cooled M1919 facilitated the slipping of a handle over the barrel, allowing the weapon to be picked up, carried, and even ''used'' in this fashion by firing from the hip (John Basilone's demonstration to Marine recruits in ''Series/ThePacific'' is very much TruthInTelevision). While not terribly accurate, it nonetheless provided a platoon with a devastating walking base of fire.
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