History Main / ChainsawGood

* Subverted in ''PulpFiction'', where Butch is choosing a weapon to use to rescue his enemy Marsellus Wallace from the men currently having their way with him. He grabs a chainsaw, and then stops and instead grabs [[KatanasAreJustBetter a katana]].

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[[caption-width-right:340: [[TotallyRadical Groovy]].[[note]]Note that this man is not carrying a chainsaw in his right hand; the chainsaw ''is his right hand''.[[/note]]]]

* This is probably the principle behind {{Mortasheen}}s mascot, the [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/chainsawkid.htm Chainsaw Kid]]. [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Awwww, isn't that the cutest widdle -]] [[BuzzsawJaw *BZZZZZZZZGGGRRRRCH*]] '''[[KillerRabbit AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!]] [[AxCrazy OH MY GOD GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!]] IT'S PUREE-ING MY SPLEEN!!!'''

* "Malcolm" by the ''Arrogant Worms'' that begins as follows:

* John Woo's TV series ''OnceAThief'' (in turn itself a remake of his own movie of the same name) features a 'parody' episode filled to the brim with intentionally absurd situations, one of which involves a lightsaber-style duel involving chainsaws. That's right, complete with clashes and sparks flying and all that jazz. This trooper thinks that particular scene is concentrated awesome.

* Sheila uses one when [[ItMakesSenseInContext attempting to murder Calvin]] in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''.

* In one Bleach fanfiction Kenpachi discovers American Horror movies and this leads Kenpachi to chase after Ichigo with a chainsaw and a hockey mask for the rest of the story.
* [[ThirtyHs "Dobby relished his groinsaw's roar..."]]

* The instant kill chainsaw is even more powerful in ''[[MakaitoushiSaGa Makaitoushi SaGa / Final Fantasy Legend]]''. A [[GoodBadBugs bug in the code]] that was supposed to make it only work on low level enemies but not bosses makes it do the exact opposite, leading to a rather [[GameBreaker anticlimactic final battle]]. This was also incorporated into an axe in ''RomancingSaGa: Minstrel Song'' (it turns into a chainsaw). The final battle in ''[[MakaitoushiSaGa Makaitoushi SaGa / Final Fantasy Legend]]'' is even mentioned as a story in the Library.
** Even if they didn't intend it, the fact that you could [[spoiler: murder God with a chainsaw in Square's first Game Boy title]] is pretty awesome. And some people thought J-[=RPGs=] only turned sacrilegious following [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion's]] trend.
** In ''[[SaGa2 SaGa 2 / Final Fantasy Legend II]]'', the chainsaw, which you can first obtain midway through the game, is an equippable weapon which kills any one mook instantly. Depending on how you plan your stat growth, it continues to be effective all the way to the final dungeon.

* In ''Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga'', [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]] are one of the numerous weapon types.

* At one point in the ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' spinoff manga, Mikoto uses her [[ShockAndAwe electrical powers]] to materialize a ''[[WhipSword Whip Chainsaw]]'' out of nearby iron dust. ''[[RuleOfCool Yeah]]''.

Chainsaws are also prone to a phenomenon called "kickback" where one tooth of the blade contacts something without cutting it and the resulting shock throws the blade backwards violently, often right at the unfortunate operator's head; obviously, this is all the more likely to happen when they're being used as a weapon.[[hottip:* :In RealLife a chainsaw needs to be firmly and slowly "applied" to the cutting surface to avoid kickback and get any useful cutting from it.]] The chain also runs the danger of snapping and whipping the user in the process. Fictional chainsaws also have the ability to start instantly, with one pull of the starter handle, unlike in RealLife where they require several pulls and most models will need to warm up for at least 30 seconds or they'll immediately die when you try to cut something. Most RealLife chainsaws also dull in seconds if they touch anything harder than wood[[note]]Chainsaws with diamond teeth are used for concrete and some use water for cooling and safety purposes, but it's unusual for a non-professional to have one of these[[/note]]. Finally, running out of fuel or suffering a broken chain or clutch will leave the erstwhile chainsaw maniac holding a big, unwieldy and rather useless club.

* Even Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''{{Mystere}}'' plays with this trope for laughs. [[spoiler: Brian Le Petit tries to get a man out of a locked wooden crate with a chainsaw. The emcee stops him; Brian begins to shoo him away with the threat of a Groin Attack -- and then the power runs down...]]

** Chainsaw-wielding enemies also return in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5,'' and while they are still lethal, there's a chance that they may just deal high damage to the player instead.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations'' has Scagdeads, bloated, two-headed ([[BodyHorror more like two-mouthed, really]]) Ooze with a giant buzz-saw in place of its right arm. Although its standard swinging attack isn't a one hit kill anymore, it does possess an instant death attack where it will grab the player by his/her legs and then brutally grind them to death on their buzzsaw. This attack has a quick animation windup and is always fatal, even with full health. Despite not being electric or having any machinery in their bodies, the Scagdeads's saws sound like electric buzzsaws.
*** This doesn't stop the Comms. Officer-turned-Scagdead from asserting his humanity, which would be funny except for the extremely creepy way he says it.

* When {{X-23}}'s AxeCrazy former handler, Kimura, recaptures her in ''{{X-Force}}'', she goes to work on Laura with a chainsaw ''just for "being a bad girl."'' She ends up cutting off her arm by the end of the torture session, though [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Laura regrew it in time for her solo series]].

* A weapon in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' known as [[GratuitousGerman Seele Schneider]] seems to be a cross between a chainsaw and a [[LaserBlade light]][[StarWars saber]]. It's wielded by the last person you'd expect to have a chainsaw, [[TheArcher Uryuu]].

* Even CirqueDuSoleil's ''{{Mystere}}'' plays with this trope for laughs. [[spoiler: Brian Le Petit tries to get a man out of a locked wooden crate with a chainsaw. The emcee stops him; Brian begins to shoo him away with the threat of a Groin Attack -- and then the power runs down...]]

* Even CirqueDuSoleil's ''{{Mystere}}'' plays with this trope for laughs. [[spoiler: Brian Le Petit tries to get a man out of a wooden crate with one. The pompous emcee stops him; Brian begins to shoo him away with the threat of a GroinAttack -- and then the power runs down and he can't restart it in time.]]

* Creator/BruceCampbell himself says in [[http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/13994/interview-bruce-campbell an interview]] how much he hated working with the chainsaw in ''TheEvilDead'' movies. Not only was it too heavy, which he mentions in ''MyNameIsBruce'', but they used tobacco to make the smoke, meaning he was breathing secondhand smoke the entire time and ended each day with a huge nicotine stain on his body.

* BruceCampbell himself says in [[http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/13994/interview-bruce-campbell an interview]] how much he hated working with the chainsaw in ''TheEvilDead'' movies. Not only was it too heavy, which he mentions in ''MyNameIsBruce'', but they used tobacco to make the smoke, meaning he was breathing secondhand smoke the entire time and ended each day with a huge nicotine stain on his body.

* The Sawtooth Sword in ''[[VideoGame/Lemegeton]]'' is actually an unpowered chainsaw. "Unpowered" meaning it works like most other swords.

* The Sawtooth Sword in ''VideoGame/Lemegeton'' is actually an unpowered chainsaw. "Unpowered" meaning it works like most other swords.

* In ''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 [[{{Narm}} something to laugh about]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny as you wonder where he could have gotten a chainsaw]].

* In Spain, the tale of "Literature/LittleRedRidingHood" didn't end with a brave hunter rescuing the ladies, but with a Woodcutter. He's more likely to carry an axe, but in some versions, he's portrayed with a chainsaw.