History Main / ChainsawGood

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': In the skit "Happy Birthday, Calvin," Calvin's parents are concerned that he thinks Hobbes is real and give him pills and electroshock therapy. When they aren't looking, Hobbes comes back to life and convinces Calvin to murder his parents with a chainsaw, which he does.

* OperationOuch: When Chris and Xand go to cut a pig's femur to show bone marrow, Xand comes in wielding a chainsaw. Chris stops him and suggests they use a medical femur saw; the only implement doctors ever use to cut a femur. Xand reluctantly agrees.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', Gennedy Tartovsky joked regarding the offscreen fight with General Grievous that they should put the sound of a chainsaw into the scene. Needless to say, it made it into the scene, and it turns an otherwise terrifying scene into something to laugh about as you wonder where he could have gotten a chainsaw. Hilariously, one of the Jedi waiting on the elevator while this is going on starts frantically hitting the call button faster when he hears it.

* One of the antagonists of ''Manhwa/{{Priest}}'' wields a primitive chainsaw. ''[[AnachronismStew In the Old West]].''

* Chainsaws are among the recurring murder weapon of choice in some ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' episodes, with expected gory results. Examples include "Television Terror", "Split Second", "Split Personality", and "House of Horror".

* In the ''[[ComicBook/{{Doom}} Doom Comic]]'' the Doomguy calls it "the Great Communicator" and promptly [[DeadlyEuphemism communicates]] to a group of zombies his desire to have their guns.

* ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon''. The hero, Dragon, early in his series, uses two chainsaws against a (later revealed) brainwashed rat man. The creator, Larsen, said he chose the chainsaws because they look cool. And Dragon could easily survive kickback.

See also {{Vibroweapon}}, DeadlyDisc, RuleOfCool, AwesomeButImpractical. Compare SinisterScythe, another gardening tool commonly used as a weapon in fiction.

While the trope name mainly refers to chainsaws, it has mutated to also include the use of similar power tools such as [[DeadlyDisc circular saws/buzzsaws]], hedge trimmers and even lawnmowers as well.

Since they're usually used in media where carnage is key, chainsaws are typically a favorite tool of AxCrazy lunatics, [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw horror villains]], and survivors of the ZombieApocalypse (both good and bad).

* Subverted on ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'' in that Red didn't use chainsaws as weapons, but as components in handyman projects. In one episode, he duct taped a chainsaw to a bicycle to create a moped.

* This is probably the principle behind WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}}s mascot, the [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/chainsawkid.htm Chainsaw Kid]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In the final fight of "The Duck Knight Returns!", [[spoiler:Jim Starling takes up a chainsaw against Drake Mallard. This is an obvious nod to the aforementioned Negaduck, whom Jim ends up becoming in this continuity.]]

* Buzzer, one of the Dreadnoks from ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe'', wields a diamond-toothed chainsaw that allows him to cut through ANYTHING, including bank vaults.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Stray Bullet", the first of a numerous weapons [[ManiacMonkeys Mojo Jojo]] takes out to destroy the trapped [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Powerpuff]] [[BeautyBrainsAndBrawn Girls]] is a chainsaw, which scares them and they struggle to get free from his [[SupervillainLair lair]].

* ''Fanfic/InvaderZimABadThingNeverEnds'': During the fight in Chapter 13, GIR turns his arms into chainsaws, that happen to be [[UpToEleven on fire]] (and [[CallBack shooting peanuts]]), which he uses to go after [=MiMi=] and the [=DIRs=].

* [[Film/TheRoom Tommy Wiseau]] uses one to take down the Zombie Lisa in ''WebAnimation/TheFrolloShow'''s zombie apocalypse arc. The Pity story of the Finally Do It arc introduce Aya from [[VideoGame/MadFather Mad Father]] who uses a chainsaw as her signature weapon.

* ''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar'' features a Ace Custom mecha that has arm-mounted chainsaws as its melee weapon. Also, they can parry [[EnergyWeapon laser swords]]. And the pilot is the DarkChick of The Stark Squad. Sort of...

* Even ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has gotten in on this trope. With the second Adventurer's Vault sourcebook, anyone who wields a Heavy Blade, Axe or Polearm can find a Fleshgrinder version, a demon-developed magical weapon that the text and sidebar make clear is a chainsaw-bladed version of the [[{{BFS}} greatsword]], battleaxe, [[SinisterScythe scythe]], [[BladeOnAStick glaive]] or whatever's appropriate.

* Rock band Jackyl is known for their song "Lumberjack". Lead singer Jesse James Dupre actually plays a ''chainsaw as an instrument'' during the song, including a '''''chainsaw solo'''''. When played live he would chop things up on stage during this number.

* ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'': In the ''[[ComicBook/VenomEwingAndRamV Venom]]'' tie-in, Meridius mocks Bedlam for not using a bladed weapon to counter Codex (Dylan Brock)'s Necrosword katana. Bedlam manifests a chainsaw arm-blade, which he uses in the finale to rip and tear Limbo's demons to shreds.

* One of the mecha pilots in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' uses a chainsaw ''sword'' to cut a hasty hole in an airliner [[spoiler:to extract a bomb]]. What, you thought ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' had a monopoly on chainswords?

* [[{{Meido}} Head maid]] Sakurazaka Hazuki in ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' is known for whipping out a chainsaw out of blue.

* ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'' deserves mention due to a bright pink chainsaw named Mysteltainn featuring prominently in the course of the show as part and parcel of the resident MagicalGirl's outfit and moveset, including the FinishingMove "Mysteltainn Kick" ([[NonIndicativeName which isn't a kick at all]]).

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': TheDon Rogelt prefers using a giant chainsaw sword for his MiniMecha.

*** For the Imperium, the chainsword is a ubiquitous close combat weapon, especially among the [[SuperSoldier Astartes]]. The Space Wolves are fond of chainaxes, Terminator armor is often equipped with chainfists[[note]]a PowerFist with a short chainsword attached that is used for cutting into the hulls of ships[[/note]], the [[RedemptionQuest Sisters Repentia]] of the [[AmazonBrigade Adepta Sororitas]] use huge two-handed chainswords. These weapons' adamantium teeth have [[SharpenedToASingleAtom monomolecular edges]], all the better to cut through enemy armor, especially since power and force weapons[[note]]weapons with energy fields for extra penetration and weapons that are used to channel psyker power, respectively[[/note]] are in relatively short supply due to the Imperium's technological limitations.
*** Chainswords aren't the only weapons the Imperium has as they also have Chainfists which are just {{Power Fist}}s with a chainsaw attached to them, they are mainly used by Astartes Terminators and their main purpose is to cut open ship hulls. Which means they are very useful against most vehicles as well. Even their vehicles/walkers aren't safe as Sentinels can also have chainsaw attached to them, older models looked similar to a hedge trimmer but newer models have proper chainsaw arms.

While the trope name mainly refers to chainsaws, it has mutated to also include the use of [[DeadlyDisc circular saws/buzzsaws]] and even lawnmowers as well.

Note: This is about ''actual'' chainsaws. For weapons with a chainsaw-like grip, see ChainsawGripBFG.

*** Tyberos the Red Wake, a Captain (and possibly Chapter Master) of the Carcharodons wield a pair of weapons called Hunger and Stake. They're essentially a combination of Lightning Claws, Power Fists and Chainfists all into one, with the chainsaws in the palms of the hand like teeth in a shark.
*** The Deathshroud Terminators of the Death Guard Legion wielded ''Chain Scythes'', which they kept millenia after their fall into worship of nurgle. Mortarion, the Primarch of the Death Guards, got an absolutely huge Scythe tipped with a chainsaw right at the end named Silence, which mutated along with him upon his ascension to Daemon Primarch and is now the size of a small ''car''.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', Mikoto Misaka can use her [[ShockAndAwe electrical]] powers to [[ExtraOreDinary magnetically]] form iron sand into ''{{whip|Sword}}'' chainsaws.

* ''Series/DontHugMeImScared'': As the main trio's offscreen fight continues to get increasingly heated during the credits of "Friendship", Red Guy uses a chainsaw to ram Duck and Yellow Guy.