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* ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': In the [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1923 1923]], [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1939 1939]], and [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1956 1956]] adaptations, Quasimodo drops a long piece of wood onto the rabble attacking Notre Dame, and the rabble use it as an improvised battering ram.
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* ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': ''DerivativeWorks/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': In the [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1923 1923]], [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1939 1939]], and [[Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1956 1956]] adaptations, Quasimodo drops a long piece of wood big wooden beam onto the rabble attacking Notre Dame, Dame to get Esmeralda back, and the rabble use it as an improvised battering ram.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AsterixTheMansionsOfTheGods'': As Astérix and Petiminus are trying to break into the building where Obélix is held, a dimwitted Roman soldier arrives... and joins them in trying to open the door, then is promoted to living battering ram. When that still fails, Dulcina steps in to pick the lock.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'': As Astérix and Petiminus are trying to break into the building where Obélix is held, a dimwitted Roman soldier arrives... and joins them in trying to open the door, then is promoted to living battering ram. When that still fails, Dulcina steps in to pick the lock.
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* ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'': in most sieges, the attacking team gets one or more battering rams to use to break down the enemy gates.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E68TheShelter The Shelter]]", Dr. Bill Stockton's neighbors fashion one together to break into his bomb shelter. Immediately after they break the shelter's door down, they learn from a CONELRAD broadcast that the unidentified objects were satellites as opposed to missiles.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E68TheShelter "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E3TheShelter The Shelter]]", Dr. Bill Stockton's neighbors fashion one together to break into his bomb shelter. Immediately after they break the shelter's door down, they learn from a CONELRAD broadcast that the unidentified objects were satellites as opposed to missiles.
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* A living version occurs in ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom''. Our heroes find themselves locked in cage, but fortunately there's a ''Stygimoloch'' imprisoned in the cell next to him that Owen incites into [[UseYourHead smashing down first the brick wall between them, then the gate of the cage]].
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* ''Franchise/GIJoe'' figure Barricade came with a weapon that was a cross between a [[GatlingGood minigun]] and rocket launcher that fired a spring-loaded "battering ram missile," as the character was an urban combat specialist.
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* ''Franchise/GIJoe'' figure Barricade came with a weapon that was a cross between a [[GatlingGood minigun]] and rocket launcher that fired a spring-loaded "battering ram missile," as the character was an urban combat specialist.
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* In ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'', [[Music/FooFighters the band]] uses a variant at the start of Area 51 Multiball: holding Pat Smear like a traditional ram and [[UseYourHead bashing open a door with his head]].
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* In ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'', [[Music/FooFighters the band]] uses a variant at the start of Area 51 Multiball: holding Pat Smear like a traditional ram and [[UseYourHead bashing open a door with his head]].
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** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': The villagers use a log to force open the Beast's castle door.
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** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': The villagers cut down a large tree as they're marching on the Beast's castle, and use a log it to force open the Beast's castle door.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': "But I don't wanna use my head!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Rexy gets volunteered to break down a door, using his massive head in the obvious way.
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* ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'': On Crait, the First Order uses a blaster cannon based on the Death Star superlaser technology as a high-tech battering ram, to breach the massive armored door of the old Rebel base.
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* ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'': The story is set in the 11th century. For their second attempt to storm the Normans' tower, the Frisians build a battering ram with trees, and cow skin for protection. They damage the tower's door but the Normans manage to topple the ram into the moat. When the night comes, the Frisians come back with torches and fire wood to [[IncendiaryExponent burn down]] the damaged door.
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* ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'': The story is set in the 11th century. For their second attempt to storm the Normans' tower, the Frisians build a battering ram with trees, and cow skin for protection. They damage the tower's door but the Normans manage to topple the ram into the moat. moat before they completely destroy the door. When the night comes, the Frisians come back with torches and fire wood to [[IncendiaryExponent burn down]] what's left of the damaged door.
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* ''Series/{{Masada}}'': In 73 AD, the Romans build and use a battering ram with a massive ram-shaped metal head mounted on a siege tower to bring down the walls of the eponymous fortress of Masada, the LastBastion of the [[UsefulNotes/JewishRevolts Jewish Zealots]] in Judea.
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* ''Series/{{Masada}}'': In 73 AD, the Romans build and use a battering ram with a massive ram-shaped metal head mounted on a siege tower to bring down the walls wall of the eponymous mountaintop fortress of Masada, the LastBastion of the [[UsefulNotes/JewishRevolts Jewish Zealots]] in Judea.
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* ''[[Film/BenHur2016 Ben-Hur]]'' (2016): There's a HopeSpot when the Roman galley appears to have escaped danger, only for a Greek warship to come baring down on them and ram straight through their hull, causing their own galley to break up and sink. In a further horror, there's a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Roman prisoner strapped to the front of the ram]].
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* In ''Film/TheVikings'', the eponymous Vikings bring big wheels with them on their longships, and upon landing in Northumbria, they turn the biggest tree they can find into a battering ram with the aforementioned wheels. They use it to destroy the door of the first line of defense of Aella's castle, and simply throw it at a high speed against said door. It also serves as a makeshift bridge since said door is a closed drawbridge.
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* In ''Film/TheVikings'', the eponymous Vikings bring big wheels with them on their longships, and upon landing in Northumbria, they turn the biggest tree they can find into a battering ram with the aforementioned wheels. They use it to destroy the door of the first line of defense of Aella's castle, and castle in one go, by simply throw throwing it at a high speed against said door. It also serves as a makeshift bridge since said door is a closed drawbridge.
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* In ''Film/TheVikings'', the eponymous Vikings bring big wheels with them on their longships, and upon landing in Northumbria, they turn the biggest tree they can find into a battering ram with the aforementioned wheels. They use it to destroy the door of the first line of defense of Aella's castle, and simply throw it at a high speed against said door. It also serves as a makeshift bridge since said door is a closed drawbridge.
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* ''Series/{{Masada}}'': In 73 AD, the Romans build and use a battering ram with a massive ram-shaped metal head mounted on a siege tower to bring down the walls of the LastBastion of the Jewish Zealots in Judea.
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* ''Series/{{Masada}}'': In 73 AD, the Romans build and use a battering ram with a massive ram-shaped metal head mounted on a siege tower to bring down the walls of the eponymous fortress of Masada, the LastBastion of the [[UsefulNotes/JewishRevolts Jewish Zealots Zealots]] in Judea.
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* In ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'', at one point they use a hairspray battering ram.
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* In ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'', at one point they use ''Film/{{Hairspray|2007}}'', despite ample security outside Velma forces all the security guards out there in response to the heroes' diversion (Wilbur dressed as Tracy), getting them locked out. The guards then beat down the door with a hairspray battering ram.ram, with Tracy secretly hiding inside.
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* In ''Film/FlaviaTheHeretic'', the Muslim warriors leads to attack the convent use a battering ram to smash down the doors.
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* ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'': Saladin's Muslim army tries using a battering ram against the doors of UsefulNotes/{{Jerusalem}} during their siege of the city, only for the ram and its crew to have flammable oil poured on them, with [[ManOnFire the expected result]].
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* ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye: Scott and Boris attempt to use Boris's cricket bat (which can grow when Boris commands it) as one in an attempt to break down a locked door in a tree. Gorwen quickly puts a stop to it because Boris cannot fly without his bat, so if it is in splinters, he won't be able to return to Pelemar.
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* ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye: ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye'': Scott and Boris attempt to use Boris's cricket bat (which can grow when Boris commands it) as one in an attempt to break down a locked door in a tree. Gorwen quickly puts a stop to it because Boris cannot fly without his bat, so if it is in splinters, he won't be able to return to Pelemar.
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* ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye: Scott and Boris attempt to use Boris's cricket bat (which can grow when Boris commands it) as one in an attempt to break down a locked door in a tree. Gorwen quickly puts a stop to it because Boris cannot fly without his bat, so if it is in splinters, he won't be able to return to Pelemar.
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* ''Film/HouseOf9'': After being informed they are trapped in the house, the prisoners use the heavy table as a battering ram to try to smash out through the bricked-up entrance, to no avail.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': After Melman washes up in the island and Alex can't pull him out of his crate, he tries to use a log to force him out. Melman panics as he runs toward him, but Alex stops by mere inches when he yells that Gloria has also just washed up.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'': After Melman washes up in the island and Alex can't pull him out of his crate, he tries to use a log to force him out. Melman panics as he runs toward him, but Alex stops by mere inches when he yells that Gloria has also just washed up.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': After Melman washes up in the island and Alex can't pull him out of his crate, he tries to use a log to force him out. Melman panics as he runs toward him, but Alex stops by mere inches when he yells that Gloria has also just washed up.
-->"GIRAFFE, CORNER POCKET!"
-->"GIRAFFE, CORNER POCKET!"
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Even in modern times this trope and breaching tool is still rather prevalent, especially if it involves SWAT teams and other law-enforcement. Although it can also be seen in the hands of military and the like. Usually just to breach doors although rarely there are times when they are used as weapons in of themselves.
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Even in modern times times, this trope and breaching tool is still rather prevalent, especially if it involves SWAT teams and other law-enforcement. Although it can also be seen in the hands of military and the like. Usually like, usually just to breach doors doors, although rarely there are times when they are used as weapons in and of themselves.
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* In ''Film/TheFleshAndTheFiends'', the [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob]] uses a battering ram to break down the doors of the warehouse where Burke and Hare are hiding.
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* The second enemy type to appear in ''VideoGame/DefendYourCastle'' carry battering rams for more damage at the cost of lower speed.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The army attacking Minas Tirith uses a battering ram called Grond against its gates.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The army attacking Minas Tirith uses a battering ram called Grond against its gates. Aside from its immense size, "on it spells of ruin lay" suggesting a magical component as well. The Witch-King then adds his own magic to it, or possibly activates the spells on Grond.
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* ''Film/UnderTheShadow'': At the end of the movie, [[TheProtagonist Shideh]] uses her car to ram through the apartment garage door.
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* In ''Film/RobinHoodTheRebellion'', Guy of Gisborne orders his men to fetch a battering ram to break the door when Robin and his band lock themselves in the armoury.