Line #88 Main/CrowbarCombatant


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8	[[quoteright:249:[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gordon_crowbar_5.png]]]]
9	[[caption-width-right:249:Raising the bar on first person shooters and bringing it down on alien skulls.]]
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11	->''"Is that a crowbar? ''[picks it up]'' Oh my God, this is friggin' perfect! Now I can beat the snot out of people!"''
12	-->-- ''WebVideo/FreemansMind''
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14	A common type of ImprovisedWeapon, a part of the "tools repurposed as weapons" subset.
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16	Crowbars are actually awesome, yet practical -- they are very sturdy, fairly easy to obtain, heavy enough to be used as [[CarryABigStick clubs]] without being too heavy to carry, usually have [[HooksAndCrooks hooks]], and have two-bladed points that can do some nasty damage either by swinging or thrusting. Plus, they can be used as [[ShootOutTheLock lock bypassers]].
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18	In Videogames they serve two purposes, both as a weapon and tool.
19	When used as a weapon, you can use it to cave in your opponent's skull or you can just point yourself to a nearby [[CrateExpectations wooden crate]]
20	or breakable door, and your first impulse will be to [[DieChairDie smash it to pieces]], rather than [[WeHaveTheKeys pry it open]].
21	As a tool it can be used to bypass certain things, such as boarded up or locked doors, windows and the like. Or any other thing that needs to be pried off or open.
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23	See also WrenchWhack for another tool usually repurposed as a weapon.
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30	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
31	* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'''s [[spoiler:Kida Masaomi]] uses this to [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome take on]] the entire [[spoiler:Yellow Scarves]].
32	* ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'':
33	** Nyarko of wields her "unspeakable bar thing" the same way others would use swords (and occasionally [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws it]]). It's probably meant to be a reference to the crowbar's prominence of Lovecraft-inspired games like ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'', though some fans have suggested it's a subtle nod to Nyarlathotep's Egyptian origins, since the crowbar resembles the "''was''" staff carried by pharaohs (and such was one of Nyarlathotep's 1,000 forms).
34	** Crowbars seem to be the weapon of choice for the show's heroes, as Nyarko's allies Kuko (Cthuguha) and Hasta (Hastur) wield them on occasions, usually when they don't have access to their ElementalPowers.
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37	[[folder:Comic Books]]
38	* The Mutant leader tries to kill Franchise/{{Batman}} with a crowbar in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''.
39	* A crowbar is Billy Butcher's weapon of choice in ''ComicBook/TheBoys''. While his SuperStrength more or less makes the tool redundant, it also means that the tool is more deadly when used in conjunction with said SuperStrength. Case in point, he uses the crowbar to pry open the skull of [[spoiler:Black Noir, who was revealed to be a Homelander clone]] and also the one who [[spoiler:really raped and killed his wife]].
40	* ''ComicBook/GIZombie'': While fighting off zombies in Suttenville, [[TheProtagonist Jared]] finds a crowbar in a mechanic's garage and uses it to bat away an [[RaisingTheSteaks undead dog]], and cave in a few undead skulls.
41	* A crowbar was used by [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] in an iconic scene where he shows off his psychotic brutality by mercilessly beating [[Characters/BatmanJasonTodd Jason Todd]] to near death in ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'' with a time bomb delivering the CoupDeGrace. Years later after coming BackFromTheDead and becoming the new Red Hood, Jason reveals his identity to Joker and the readers by returning the favor. Thanks to these events, crowbars have had a very important connection to the two with Joker and Jason having used crowbars as either their weapon of choice or as a cheeky MythologyGag in the mainline comics or in other continuities.
42	* In Franchise/TheDCU, Crowbar is a member of the supervillain team the Cadre. His weapon of choice is an energized crowbar that can fire energy blasts, as well as being used as the traditional blunt instrument.
43	* In Creator/MarvelComics [[Characters/MarvelComicsWreckingCrew The Wrecker]] is a thug whose favored tool was a crowbar who when robbing a residence that held a temporarily depowered [[Characters/MarvelComicsLoki Loki]] lucked into receiving the magical power from the Norn Queen that Loki sought resulting in it empowering his crowbar and granting him immense strength and endurance. He also has the ability to divide his power between others to form the Wrecking Crew, all with their own construction site weaponry.
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46	[[folder:Fan Works]]
47	* ''Fanfic/AshesOfThePast'': A crowbar is Brock's weapon of choice when confronted by any unruly Unown. And it ''works'', seeing as how his doing so allowed him to [[spoiler: save the woman he loved from being pulled into another dimension by them]].
48	* ''WebVideo/SuperPowerBeatDown'', episode "The Joker & Harley Quinn vs. Deadpool & Domino": The Joker beats up a drugged Deadpool with a crowbar. Naturally, he can't resist the MythologyGag:
49	-->'''Joker:''' [[ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily Ah, the memories...]]
50	* Patrick Pines, the main character of the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WeirderThings'', wields a red crowbar as his main weapon whenever he's on an adventure with Dipper and Mabel.
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54	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'' features The Joker using a crowbar to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown mercilessly beat Jason Todd]] in lieu of the laughing gas or other gimmicky weapons he's typically associated with using. During the climax, Red Hood has a crowbar ready to return the favor.
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57	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
58	* ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'''s Jim uses a crowbar in one scene near the end, where he bashes a soldier's head in.
59	* Don wields one at the beginning of ''Film/TwentyEightWeeksLater''.
60	* ''Film/ArtOfTheDead'': When Louis attacks her with an axe in the garage, Kim grabs a crowbar to defend herself. After dropping it, she manages to grab it gain and slug him with it.
61	* Walter uses a crowbar to destroy a car in ''Film/TheBigLebowski''.
62	-->''Do you see what happens, Larry!''
63	* ''Film/BloodRansom'': After breaking into her house, Daniel knocks Crystal out with a crowbar.
64	* In ''Film/TheBraveOne'', when Erica goes to confront a man who is a known crook, he, thinking she is a paparazzi (she was actually reaching for her gun), slashes her with the hook end of a crowbar. After she disarms him with a headbutt, she then uses that same crowbar to bash his head in before dumping him over the side of the parking garage.
65	* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}'': A pissed-off Tess is pushed too fat by Nikki, and uses a tyre iron to smash the window of Nikki's car as Nikki drives away from her.
66	* A character gets stabbed in the eye with a crowbar in ''Film/{{Carver}}''.
67	* ''Film/ClownMotel'': A couple of clowns can be seen, crowbar in hand.
68	* One of the intro victims in ''Film/{{Cornered}}'' is beaten to death with what looks like a crowbar.
69	* Michael in the remake of ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'' as they enter the mall.
70	* A crowbar is one of the many things used to pin Freddy against a wall in ''Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare''.
71	* In ''Film/GhostsOfWar'', Kirk uses a crowbar to beat to death one of the Nazis who survives the group's ambush on the way to the chateau.
72	* In ''Film/{{girlhouse}}'', Loverboy has an ImagineSpot where he attacks with a crowbar a woman who accuses him of sexual harassment.
73	* The initial antagonist of ''I Spit on Your Grave, I Piss on Your Grave'' is killed with a crowbar.
74	* ''Film/{{Killdozer}}'': In the final confrontation, Kelly attacks the bulldozer with a pry bar: smashing one of its headlights to provoke it into pursuing him.
75	* In ''Film/LadyOnATrain'', Josiah Waring is murdered by being bashed with a crowbar.
76	* ''Film/OneNightInOctober'': Kate starts wailing on the scarecrow killer with a crowbar after it [[spoiler:kills her girlfriend, Charlie]].
77	* ''Film/ProWrestlersVsZombies'' has Wrestling/RoddyPiper using it as his mélêe weapon for a good bit of the movie.
78	* ''Film/SandsOfTheKalahari'': During their final showdown in the cave, Bain attacks O'Brien with a short jimmy bar.
79	* In ''Film/ShallowGrave'', Andy, one of the two hitmen looking for Hugo, likes to use a crowbar to beat information out his victims.
80	* In ''Film/{{Stiletto}}'', Raina kills Lee by driving the tyre iron end of a [[WrenchWhack lug wrench]] up though his jaw and out the top of his skull.
81	* In ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', a bank robber tries to hit the Man of Steel from behind with one. You can probably guess how that worked out.
82	--> ''Superman:'' Bad vibrations?
83	* In ''Film/TheyLiveByNight'', Chicamaw swings at Bowie's head with a tyre iron, misses and cracks the car window. The fight comes to screeching halt when Bowie pulls a gun on him and forces him out of the car.
84	* In ''Film/VampiresVsZombies'', Jenna stabs the Jeep driver with a crowbar she finds in the back of his Jeep.
85	* ''Film/WomenOnTheRun'' has a fight scene where the heroine fights off [[AttemptedRape would-be rapists]] antagonizing her using a crowbar. The first who gets the bar's pointy end [[GroinAttack right down there]].
86	* Brad Pitt for the third act of ''Film/WorldWarZ''. This gives him an OhCrap moment when the crowbar gets jammed in a zombie's head and another is charging towards him.
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90	* ''Literature/TheEminenceInShadow'': The protagonist has a particular fondness for crowbars as a weapon, since the extra weight and sharp edge allows for breaking through a tougher opponent's defenses, and you can wield them like tonfas. It also helps to show how very sadistic he can get. Even after he's reincarnated and gained access to magic and swords, he falls back on crowbars at times just for the fun of it.
91	* ''Halloween: The Mad House'' ends with Michael being beaten into submission with a crowbar.
92	* Literature/MercyThompson used a crowbar in two books. In ''Moon Called'', she broke the Mac's, a new werewolf, collarbone to free herself from his grip when he started to lose control to wolf in himself. In ''Iron Kissed'', Mercy killed [[spoiler:Tim, after he raped her,]] by spearing him and then smashing his head in, holding the crowbar in only '''her left hand'''.
93	* Freddy is fought with a crowbar in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Dealers''.
94	* In Creator/MercedesLackey's ''Literature/{{SERRAted Edge}}'' novels, mage-warrior Tannim fights with one of these, since twenty pounds of ColdIron, enchanted for maximum effect, will ruin the day of a lot of magical beings.
95	* ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'' details why a crowbar is one of the better hand-to-hand weapons to use against zombies: it is strong enough to break skulls, doesn't need sharpening or loading, and, if needed, can be used to pry things.
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99	* ''Series/AllMyChildren'''s Will Cortlandt tries to pry open his bedroom door with one (his wife Hayley had barricaded herself in there when he tried to rape her), but ultimately gives up for the time being. Sometime later that night, someone enters the apartment and we get Will's horrified POV as it's brought down on his head, killing him.
100	* ''Series/{{The Boys\|2019}}'': Just as the as invisible "superhero" Translucent is about to kill Hughie, [[CapeBusters Billy Butcher]] drives his car through the store window, [[CarFu slamming Translucent into the wall]]. He then climbs out wielding a crowbar -- [[MythologyGag much like comic Billy]] --, determined to finish him off. He continues to use one throughout the series.
101	%%(ZCE)* The cast of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', though mostly Xander.
102	* ''Series/BurnNotice'': In "[[Recap/BurnNoticeS3E3EndRun End Run]]," Michael refers to a tire iron as ''"the ultimate all-purpose tool"'', because it as useful for shattering glass as for subduing security guards.
103	* The ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "Hopeless" begins with the three [=UnSubs=] murdering two couples with crowbars.
104	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': In "Ending Happy", one of the elements in Happy's RasputinianDeath is being brained by a prostitute wielding a crowbar.
105	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]", Rahul grabs a crowbar to defend himself against Tzim-Sha. It doesn't do him any good.
106	* ''Series/{{Motive}}'': In "Purgatory", the killer smashes a lawyer over the head with a crowbar before tying him to a chair and planning to turn him into a ManOnFire.
107	* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': Count Olaf uses a crowbar as a weapon in order to kill [[spoiler: Jacques Snicket]].
108	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'': In "[[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS2E12FittingPunishment Fitting Punishment]]", EvilUncle Ezra beats his nephew Bobby with a crowbar so severely that Bobby is permanently crippled.
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112	* ''Theatre/Portal2TheUnauthorizedMusical'' makes an obligatory reference to the [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 page image]], as Cave Johnson tries to hawk his brand-new Portal Gun to the imperiled Black Mesa employees.
113	-->''Do you sense the acrid atmosphere of an alien world? Is there a zombie shamblin' down the hall? Are you starting to ask yourself... "How good'' am ''I with a crowbar?"''
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117	%%(ZCE)* The Blue Sun mod for ''7.62mm High Caliber'' adds a crowbar as a melee weapon.
118	* Subverted in ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent''. You do find a crowbar at one point, but its only use is to open a busted door. Shortly thereafter, it breaks under the strain.
119	* In ''VideoGame/Ashes2063'', Scav has a crowbar, a more dedicated melee option than the [[QuickMelee boot knife]]. It deals more damage than the knife and can be swung multiple times in quick succession, or deliver a stronger whack after a short wind-up that can one-shot a human bandit or a pit fiend without making noise that may alert their buddies. In ''Afterglow'' and the "Enriched" UpdatedRerelease for ''2063'' that came with it, it can be {{dual wield\|ing}}ed alongside the solar lantern. [[spoiler:If you win first prize on the pit fiend racing event in Prosperity, you get [[BlingBlingBang a golden version]] that [[CosmeticAward works exactly the same]].]]
120	* ''VideoGame/ATechCybernetic'': One of the first weapons you can get in the game's Story Mode is a crowbar, which can be found in the room you start in.
121	* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'': After Atlas saves Jack from his first Splicer attack, he tells him "[[ArcWords Would you kindly]] find a crowbar or something?" Subverted when the weapon he ends up finding is a [[WrenchWhack pipe wrench]].
122	* ''[[VideoGame/BloodRayne BloodRayne 2]]'': Some of the punks in the second level will attack Rayne with crowbars, when it's not [[BatterUp baseball bats]].
123	* One of the melee weapons in ''VideoGame/CondemnedCriminalOrigins''. You can also use it to pry things open.
124	* Kara finds a crowbar in the last chapter of ''VideoGame/CovertFront''. It's useful in several puzzles, but she also uses it to [[spoiler: kill the BigBad when he reveals himself]].
125	* Crowbars appear as a ''very'' rare world spawn in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. They are surprisingly lethal and produce a satisfying metallic 'thunk' when you brain someone with one.
126	* ''VideoGame/DeadCells'' added a Crowbar weapon as a direct ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It's a melee weapon that deals critical damage if you broke down a door recently.
127	* One of many melee weapons you can use in ''VideoGame/DeadRising2''.
128	* One of the first weapons found in ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' is a crowbar.
129	* In ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'', Lewton acquires a crowbar which he can use for opening crates and similar. Attempting to use it on people will prompt him to say that "tempting as it was", it's probably a bad idea (it's not a combat game).
130	* In ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'', one would probably expect the recurring {{Superboss}}, Tyrant Overlord Baal, to [[EquippableAlly magichange into a sword]], considering how almost all of his attacks involve summoning [[{{BFS}} really huge ones]] to impale his foes. Instead, he magichanges into an ordinary-looking crowbar. A crowbar so powerful, that it can potentially max out the wielder's stats.
131	* A crowbar is the starting melee weapon for Thieves in ''VideoGame/{{Drakensang}}'' along with knives and daggers. Said crowbar is listed as an "Axe/Club" type weapon and it's not very powerful.
132	* In the 2D ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' titles, crowbars are available as melee weapons that do unremarkable damage but can also be used to pry open locked containers or jammed doors.
133	* As a mod of ''Half-Life 2'', ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' keeps the iconic crowbar in for the gamemodes ''VideoGame/TroubleInTerroristTown'' and ''VideoGame/PropHunt''.
134	* Subverted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'': as a ShoutOut, you can find one in Area 69, on a desk, but you can't pick it up. Some {{Game Mod}}s replace the dildo (the only blunt one-handed weapon in the game) with it.
135	* Probably [[TropeCodifier the most famous example]] is in ''VideoGame/HalfLife'': [[PlayerCharacter Gordon Freeman]]'s [[WeaponSpecialization signature weapon]] is a crowbar. Any time he loses it, he can count on his friend Barney (who can be found wielding a crowbar in [[VideoGame/HalfLifeBlueShift his own side story]]) to give him a new one. This is [[LampshadeHanging commented on]] by the G-Man in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2: Episode Two''.
136	-->'''G-Man''': There was a time [the Vortigaunts] cared nothing for Miss Vance, when their only experience of humanity was a crowbar coming at them [[VideoGame/HalfLife1 down a steel corridor]].
137	* ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' has crowbars that can be found in most levels somewhere. They can be used as a bludgeon to knock out [=NPCs=] or they can be used to break open locked doors, though it's noticeably louder than using a lockpick.
138	* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]'s moveset in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' heavily features a crowbar as a reference to ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily''.
139	* ''VideoGame/{{Instinct}}'' grants you a crowbar as a melee weapon, oddly enough (since you're a Special Forces soldier who usually gets a combat knife in these types of games). Said crowbar is effective in bashing out the brains of zombies and human mooks alike.
140	* The original ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance'' had a crowbar as a tool, but ''2'' enables it to be used as a melee weapon. It's pretty effective, although it's heavy and takes up a lot of inventory space, and it's best used as an EmergencyWeapon for [[TheBigGuy your designated door-kicker.]]
141	* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' features a crowbar as a weapon Ellie can pick up.
142	* One of the usable melee weapons in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'', and until the Last Stand update came about and introduced the [[GardeningVarietyWeapon pitchfork]], it was the only melee weapon that dealt "shredding" damage (mutilates Common Infected more severely than bladed weapons, but cannot cut Smoker tongues) other than the {{chainsaw\|Good}}. Since ''Left 4 Dead'' and ''Half-Life'' are both owned by Creator/ValveCorporation, you can expect a ShoutOut:
143	--> '''Louis:''' Man, I feel like I'm Gordon Freeman!
144	* ''VideoGame/MadnessProjectNexus2'' has the crowbar as an early-game melee weapon. Its main benefits are low price and quick swing speed. Despite its rather short range, being able to drop grunts or Agents in a couple of quick whacks to the head makes the crowbar a useful weapon in early game missions. However, armored enemies will quickly render it obsolete, and it fares poorly against zombie enemies due to their tenacity and durability.
145	* In ''VideoGame/MafiaTheCityOfLostHeaven'', Tommy Angelo can sometimes find a crowbar, usually on the body of dead workers.
146	* In ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'', the crowbar is a blue-class melee weapon, and can also be used to bust open numerous things, such as padlocks and shutters.
147	* In ''VideoGame/MissionThunderbolt'' the crowbar is not only a durable tool for prying and smashing things, but one of the better early-game weapons.
148	* After returning as a [=DLC=] character for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', the Joker can replace his [[CaneFu kane]] with different weapons thanks to the gear system. A few of them being modified crowbars that are clearly a reference to his brutalizatiton of Jason Todd in ''ComicBook/BatmanADeathInTheFamily''.
149	* ''VideoGame/{{Odium}}''. About as much power as a {{bat\|terUp}}, and weaker than an axe.
150	* In ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', the prybar can be used as a club or to give a bonus on attempts to force open locked containers.
151	* A crowbar is one of many, many [[ImprovisedWeapon household items]] that can be swung into zombie heads in ''VideoGame/ProjectZomboid''. It's a moderately good choice, with short reach but very high durability. In an aversion of UtilityWeapon, quite unusual for Zomboid, the crowbar had no non-combat use until the ability to scavenge furnishings was added. Now a crowbar can also pry up tile flooring to spruce up your base with.
152	%%* ''VideoGame/{{The Punisher\|THQ}}''
153	* Leonard's basic melee weapon in ''VideoGame/RedneckRampage'', until the [[ChainsawGood Ripsaw]] can be found. Curiously, he swings it "backwards", with the curved tip pointed in his direction. Usually you gotta whack his friend Bubba over the head with it to finish a level.
154	* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'', a crowbar is Moira Burton's only weapon considering that she really, ''really'' DoesntLikeGuns due to a traumatic firearms incident. She also uses it for its actual intended purpose in prying open stuck objects.
155	* Present in both ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games. The best melee weapon in the original, but overshadowed by [[MagicalDefibrillator better]] [[CarryABigStick weapons]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter in the]] [[ChainsawGood sequel]].
156	* In ''VideoGame/SpaceStation13'', a good clout upside the head with a crowbar will knock someone out for longer than you'd expect.
157	* A crowbar is found in the first areas of both ''VideoGame/{{Sonny}}'' games. The weapon is a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', which is more blatant in the second game (the weapon has the description "the weapon of '''free men'''").
158	* Crowbars are some of the many weapons players can pick up to use on enemies in the ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series.
159	* In ''VideoGame/SunsetOverdrive'', the PlayerCharacter can use a crowbar as a melee weapon, among other things. Even if a different weapon has been equipped, they will still use it to [[ImprovisedZipline undergrind]] around the city.
160	* The original melee weapon for the Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, Heavy, and Sniper classes in ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'' was a crowbar. Engineer used a [[WrenchWhack Wrench]] [[MagicTool that could]] [[EvolvingWeapon upgrade buildings]], [[PercussiveMaintenance repair buildings]], and [[HealingShiv restore the armor of teammates]], Medic used a [[HealingShiv Med-kit that healed allies and infected enemies]], Spy used a knife that could BackStab enemies for a OneHitKill, and Civilian used an [[ParasolOfPain Umbrella]].
161	* ''VideoGame/{{Undying}}'': [[PlayerCharacter Anling]] can battle zombies with crowbars.
162	* In ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'':
163	** Kenny [[spoiler: kills Carver by bashing in his face with a crowbar]].
164	** Javier is attacked by a zombie with a crowbar in its face during season 3 and can be killed by it if the button is not pressed at the right time.
165	* As expected in a BeatEmUp brawler like ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'', the Crowbar is one of the many weapons that is used, either by the player characters or the mooks they are fighting.
166	** One notable appearance and use of the weapon is in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' where it is an available weapon for Majima, he won't be able to use it until he gets Tonfa training from Fei Hu. Which then not only allows Majima to use said crowbar but he also uses it like a Tonfa for some weird reason. The only time he uses it properly is in certain heat actions[[note]]Somewhat brutally, one of the heat actions when using Tonfas is hitting the poor mook's face with the handle, and considering for the crowbar it's handle is the hook. Realistically it would definitely be super painful[[/note]].
167	--->''This is the type of crowbar often mentioned in crime reports on the news. It has plenty of destructive potential.''
168	** In ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'', Yutaka Yamai uses a crowbar as his sole weapon, even setting it on fire in one of the boss fights against him. He has even made his own martial art based on it.
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172	* ''WebAnimation/IsabelleRuinsEverything'': At the end of the short, the Mayor looks out the window of his house to witness [[Platform/GameAndWatch Mr. Game & Watch]] destroying his mailbox with a crowbar.
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176	* The [[TheyCallHimSword aptly-named]] Felt member [[color:#00FF00:Crowbar]] from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' uses a crowbar which, in addition to being a handy weapon, has the ability to destroy [[TimeMaster temporal artifacts]] and [[AntiMagic negate their effects.]] [[TheSociopath Caliborn]] also got his hands on Crowbar's crowbar, and has used it to do some major damage [[spoiler: to both [[InterfaceScrew the website]] and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu his denizen]]]].
177	* Duncan in ''Webcomic/{{Niels}}'' favors a crowbar over ranged weapons. A chart made by the author describes him as the second-best fighter in the series, but it's been noted that he usually [[DeathOfAThousandCuts has to hit someone many, many times before they finally die]].
178	* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': [[TheMedic Mikkel]]'s weapon of choice if he ever needs to fight. Unfortunately, his lousy aim is probably either the cause or the consequence of him not being trained in using an actual weapon despite years of being in and out of the military.
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182	* ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'', the second RP. Dr. Rawlson/[[spoiler:Dr. Jeston]] tries to kill Dr. Zanasiu with a crowbar. Also a BrickJoke, as earlier Dr. Shelton had opened Jeston's tool closet looking for a weapon and was disappointed to find the crowbar was missing.
183	* ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313231527/http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=5145 Insane Cafe 3: The Curse of the Haunted Hotel]]''. [[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeIITheGreatValleyAdventure Strut]] using a crowbar then a shovel to subdue a super powered Human who had tried to pick a fight with the entire hotel.
184	* Tom spends a large portion of ''Roleplay/RubyQuest'' carrying around a crowbar to smash things with. He does use it once to pry a crate open.
185	* LetsPlay/{{Strippin}} uses a crowbar for melee combat in ''Rail Bros'', one of the ''WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries'' subseries.
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189	* In the ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' episode "A Fight Worth Fighting For", the Joker kills several of Darkseid's parademons with a crowbar, probably in a homage to ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily''.
190	* In the ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch "Film/{{Iron\|Man1}} [[UsefulNotes/DickCheney Cheney]]", the terrorists order the vice-president to build them weapons. He says he already has a weapon and knocks one of them out with a crowbar, calling it the "Cheney Special". The terrorists say they'll take a thousand.
191	* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo'', Parker's preferred weapon is a crowbar [[ICallItVera he calls "H'alice"]].
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195	* [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2670264/Dad-drove-17-year-old-daughter-fight-hit-male-classmate-head-crowbar.html A man]] drove his teenage daughter to a fight and then hit a male classmate with a crowbar.
196	* [[https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/student-critically-beaten-with-crowbar-after-school-bus-argument-with-another-boy/2TUQ7BIZCJGS3HQZOLX6JV7Y5Y/ Two students]] got into a fight that ended with the victim being sent to the hospital after he was beaten with a crowbar taken from [[AxesAtSchool the school bus]].
197	* [[https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161018/near-west-side/dorval-grice-criminal-sexual-assault-home-invasion/ A woman]] beats her [[AttemptedRape would-be rapist]] unconscious with a crowbar.
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