History Main / HomemadeFlamethrower

* In ''Film/TrueLies'' while battling the Crimson Jihad in their base, [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ahnuld's]] character ''Harry Tasker'' creates a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ58T-H4fgc makeshift flamethrower]] by starting the pump on a fuel truck and firing [[GunsAkimbo one of his]] MAC-10's into the spray to ignite it.
* ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' had a bagpipe flamethrower being tested in Q's lab.
-->'''Bond:''' I guess we all have to pay the piper sometimes.\\
'''Q:''' Oh, pipe down, 007!

* One of the weapons in the first ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'' game, is a [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thesuffering/images/6/61/4-File_-_Chapter_04_-_Flamethrower.jpg/ homemade flamethrower]] that needs to be assembled from different parts like a bicycle pump, gas cans, and flares. You can find the instructions that tell you what you'll need, although they are not necessary for creating one. Judging by the instructions and how it was seen next to the corpse of a prisoner, it seems it was going to be used for rioting or escaping the prison.

** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' (and, by extension, ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'') has a melee variant of this trope called the "Shishkebab", a FlamingSword built from junk and (specifically) a motorcycle handlebar -- the handbrake becoming the hand guard, a lawnmower blade and the motorcycle gas tank being worn like a backpack as a reservoir of fuel, and a pilot light to provide ignition.
** The ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' add-on ''Gun Runners' Arsenal'' adds a unique variant called the Gehenna. In comparison to the standard Shishkebab, Gehenna has a brighter flame, different valve, handle and the motorcycle gas tank is more rusted.
** It gets a massive redesign in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' and beyond. Compared to the Shishkebab from the previous game, it's far less makeshift weapon. Rather than a lawnmower blade and motorcycle parts meshed together to form the weapon, it is built around what appears to be a [[KatanasAreJustBetter wakizashi-style sword]] with a proper hilt. The reservoir of fuel is shifted from a motorcycle gas tank worn as a backpack to a small tank on the blunt edge of the blade, with a series of pipes attaching to emitters along the edge of the blade. Below a second tank appears to power the pilot light that ignites the expelled gas. The pilot light is triggered by what appears to be the sole shared element between the two designs, a motorcycle handbrake attached to the hilt.

This weapon is a possible WeaponOfChoice for {{Pyromaniac}}s, mostly because no sane person in their right mind would give a Pyromaniac an actual flamethrower and they wouldn't be eligible to own one anyway.

* In ''Film/The Burning'', Cropsy whips out a makeshift flamethrower when he confronts Todd in his hideout.

The weapon can be a godsend, especially if your facing enemies that have a particular [[WeakToFire weakness to fire]].

* Just like in the first ''Film/{{Alien}}'', in ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'' Amanda Ripley can grab herself a flamethrower made from an incinerator unit thanks to Marshal Waits.
* The first ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' has the [[https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Chemical_Thrower "Chemical Thrower"]]. A strange weapon seemingly constructed from household and industrial items: such as wrenches, different kinds of hoses from fire hoses to normal hoses and more. While you usually get napalm, you could also get liquid nitrogen and electric gel as alternate ammo. There's also upgrades that affect the consumption rate and range of the Chemical Thrower.

** Also in [=DR3=], the combo weapon [=RollerHawg=] has dual flame throwers attached to both sides of the steam roller front which can set zombies on fire if they aren't flattened by the roller.
** [=DR3=] and [[VideoGame/DeadRising4 DR4]] also have the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/da/DR4_Flaming_Sword.png/ Flaming Sword]] in the former it needed [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/1/1a/Flaming_Sword_Blueprints_2.jpg/ a broadsword and cooking oil]], while for the latter it was [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/de/Flaming_Sword_Blueprint_2.png/ a gasoline canister and a blade]]. Although both clearly used much more materials than the ones needed.

* ''Videogame/Fallout3'' (and by extension [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas New Vegas]]) has a melee variant of this trope called the "Shishkebab", a FlamingSword built from junk; specifically a motorcycle handlebar as well... the handle, the handbrake becoming the hand guard, a lawnmower blade and the motorycle gas tank being worn like a bacpack as a reservoir of fuel and a pilot light to provide ignition.
** The ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' add-on ''Gun Runners' Arsenal''. Adds a unique variant called the Gehenna, In comparison to the standard Shishkebab, Gehenna has a brighter flame, different valve, handle and the motorcycle gas tank is more rusted.

* Keeping the ''VideoGame/FarCry1'' tradition of flamethrowers being a part of the arsenal. ''VideoGame/FarCry6'' introduces the Tostador as a part of it's Resolver weapons lineup. It appears to be made from mainly a leafblower with all other sorts of bibs and bobs attached to it. It showcased in one of the live-action promotional shorts starring Giancarlo Esposito. Not only that, but if you get the Collector's Edition of the game it comes with a life-sized model of the Tostador flamethrower.
* Some of the {{mook}}s in ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'' are armed with large homebrew flamethrowers with matching tank backpack. One of the Destiny Talismans in the game is of the somewhat popular meme character: [[https://hokuto.fandom.com/wiki/Flamethrower_Man Flamethrower Man]], which upon use immediately gives Kenshiro a flamethrower to use. Kenshiro can also learn a "secret technique" where he steals the flamethrower and uses it on their owners.
-->"Obutsu wa shōdoku subeki da."[[labelnote:TL note:]]It means "Time to take out the trash."[[/labelnote]].

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Although do be warned, these weapons are also eligible for FlamethrowerBackfire, thanks to their slapdash nature, they are prone to malfunctions and depending on their construction probably won't last very long (either because of fuel concerns or it's not very stable). Given that most ordinary people lack access to napalm, the omemade construction can justify Main/VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck.

Although do be warned, these weapons are also eligible for FlamethrowerBackfire, thanks to their slapdash nature, they are prone to malfunctions and depending on their construction probably won't last very long (either because of fuel concerns or it's not very stable).

Commonly if someone isn't really cut out to be some kind of GadgeteerGenius or do some high-level MacGyvering. They usually settle for the next best thing, grabbing a water or squirt gun and fill the thing with gasoline, oil or other flammable liquid substances. Please DontTryThisAtHome, because it's dangerous and it's not exactly [[AwesomeYetImpractical practical either]], as not only will you need a pilot light, there's a greater chance that the plastic water gun's barrel will just melt because of the flames from the stream or the pilot light itself.

This trope is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a homemade and jury-rigged FireBreathingWeapon or generally some kind of weapon or tool that can use fire. Created from a bunch of scrap, junk and other doodads, that could feasibly be made into a flamethrower or flame-using tool. Due to the fact that, in real life, flame throwers aren't exactly the easiest to acquire. Sometimes you'll just have to make one on your own or have someone that's more savvy with tinkering to make one for you.

Although do be warned, these weapons are also eligible for FlamethrowerBackfire, thanks to their slapdash nature, they are prone to malfunctions and depending on their construction probably won't last very long.

Commonly if someone isn't really cut out to be some kind of GadgeteerGenius or do some MacGyvering. They usually settle for the next best thing, grabbing a water or squirt gun and fill the thing with gasoline, oil or other flammable liquid
substances. Please DontTryThisAtHome, because it's dangerous and it's not exactly [[AwesomeYetImpractical practical either]]. As not only will you need a pilot light, there's a greater chance that the plastic water gun will just melt because of the flames.

A possible WeaponOfChoice for {{Pyromaniac}}s. Mostly because no sane person in their right mind, would give a Pyromaniac an actual flamethrower and they wouldn't be eligible to own one anyway.

This trope can also correlate with the BurnTheUndead trope if it makes an appearance in a ZombieApocalypse scenario, a way to cull the undead hordes or cremate the bodies of the deceased.

Speaking of societal collapse scenarios, this is also a setting where such a weapon thrives. Mostly due to the fact that normal flamethrowers are either a rarity or don't really exist anymore, thanks to many manufacturers having most likely perished during the apocalypse. It could be in the hands of [[DisasterScavengers raiders and bandits]] to harass some unlucky souls just trying to survive or [[CrazySurvivalist survivors]] that face situations where burning is the most optimal solution against any threat.

* In ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'''s Frozen Wilds expansion, the [[https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/Forgefire forgefire]] is a flamethrower made out of what seems to be part of a Bellowback's blaze pouch, with some wooden bits for handling and aiming.

* In ''VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration'', Ash [[Main/MacGyvering makes himself]] an [[https://youtu.be/tnK9k5sGMr8?t=27 arm-mounted flamethrower]].

** [=DR3=] and [[VideoGame/DeadRising4 DR4]] also have the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/da/DR4_Flaming_Sword.png/revision/latest?cb=20161213012035 Flaming Sword]] in the former it needed [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/1/1a/Flaming_Sword_Blueprints_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140908092101 a broadsword and cooking oil]], while for the latter it was [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/de/Flaming_Sword_Blueprint_2.png/revision/latest?cb=20190407142103 a gasoline canister and a blade]]. Although both clearly used much more materials than the ones needed.

* ''VideoGame/{{Hearthstone}}'' has the [[https://hearthstone.fandom.com/wiki/Improvised_Flamethrower Improvised]] [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hearthstone_gamepedia/images/c/c0/Improvised_Flamethrower_full.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200628075211 Flamethrower]] card for the Tavern Brawl game mode.
* Thanks to the very unique weapons system of ''VideoGame/HomefrontTheRevolution''. A homebrew [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/homefront/images/1/14/Cd19c644df8f3a2be63eb163e3fda43bffcba4a9.jpg flamethrower]] is one of the available weapons on hand, but the player must first purchase the crossbow. Naturally and fittingly, it inherits the gas pump handle/grip used as the base for the crossbow and other related weaponry. It's gas is carried in a medium-sized horizontal green jerry can with the nozzle/barrel being a whole emptied fire extinguisher.

* ''Franchise/{{Metro}}'' has the various [[https://metrovideogame.fandom.com/wiki/Flamethrower flamethrowers]] made from cobbled together spare parts. In the original ''VideoGame/Metro2033'', it's a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/8/84/Flamethrower_isometric_M2033.png fixed]] [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/4/4c/Fhsh.jpg weapon]], but from ''Redux'' and ''VideoGame/MetroLastLight'' onwards, it can be [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/b/b8/LL_Flamethrower_Render.png carried around]], using its own unique ammo in the form of fuel oil that has to be scavenged. They're especially effective against mutants dwelling on both the surface or in the Metro's tunnels and are still lethal against human enemies, where they thankfully don't explode from stray bullets.
** In the Two Colonels DLC for ''VideoGame/MetroExodus''. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metro2033/images/2/27/ME_Render_Flamethrower.png A portable and customizable flamethrower]] is the primary weapon of [[https://metrovideogame.fandom.com/wiki/Khlebnikov Colonel Khlebnikov]]. Now operating like a pneumatic weapon and needing to be regularly pumped in order to maintain a top performance.
* In the second ''Videogame/ObsCure'' game, there was to be homebrew [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/obscure/images/a/aa/Flameshot.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170203002149 flamethrower]] which seemed to have been made with a water gun (presumably loaded with gasoline or some other flammable liquid) with a wick placed in front of the barrel. Obviously the ignition of the wick would have ignited the flammable liquid fired to obtain a jet of flame, but the weapon itself was cut from the game for unknown reasons. However, it does make an appearance in Final Exam but it appears as a somewhat regular flamethrower.
* {{VideoGame/Oddworld}}: In Soulstorm, you can make a flamethrower using the tank of a [[{{Irony}} fire extinguisher]], a battery, a wiring kit, a steel hose and Soulstorm Brew (a drink whose flammability is its least lethal quality). It's far more wild than the officially produced ones the guards use.

* One of the weapons in the first ''VideoGame/TheSuffering'' game, is a [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thesuffering/images/6/61/4-File_-_Chapter_04_-_Flamethrower.jpg homemade flamethrower]] that needs to be assembled from different parts like a bicycle pump, gas cans, and flares. You can find the instructions that tell you what you'll need, although they are not necessary for creating one. Judging by the instructions and how it was seen next to the corpse of a prisoner, it seems it was going to be used for rioting or escaping the prison.

Super Trope to AerosolFlamethrower. Also a sub-trope of ImprovisedWeapon, HomemadeInventions, and FireBreathingWeapon. Also
See also BoozeFlamethrower.

* At the climax of ''Film/SilentNight'', the Killer Santa makes use of a homemade flamethrower he had at his disposal. Which he uses to light up Sheriff Cooper. [[spoiler:Which may or may not be the same homemade flamethrower used and created by the Killer's Father when he went on a rampage himself. Using it on his wife after learning about how she was cheating on him.]] During the climactic scuffle between Aubrey and the Killer Santa, she gets the upper hand by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using his discarded flamethrower against him]].

* In the ''TabletopGame/HunterTheReckoning'' character book, ''Hunter Book: Wayward''. Said book has a section on improvising weapons for use against supernatural foes. The example is a Hunter constructing a flamethrower out of equipment found in an auto mechanic's shop.

--->'''Bond:''' I guess we all have to pay the piper sometimes.\\

* The [[https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/616131 6th]] entry of the ''Cubikill'' Flash game series (dubbed with the subtitle of "Rise of the I.T. guy"). Has it's main VillainProtagonist Rick a nerd who works at I.T. making himself a flamethrower out of some gasoline, a lighter and a plastic water gun.

* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' one of the psychopaths Chuck can encounter is an insane man wearing a mascot costume named [[https://deadrising.fandom.com/wiki/Brent_%22Slappy%22_Ernst Slappy]] (His real name being Brent Ernst). Whose main weapons are dual flame throwers made from water guns and gasoline canister. After defeating him, he automatically drops it for Chuck to use and he also gets a combo card in order for them to craft it himself. Not only that, the [[https://deadrising.fandom.com/wiki/Flamethrower_(Dead_Rising_2) combo weapon]] will automatically respawn in the area where Slappy died. Although unlike Slappy, he cannot dual-wield them. Interestingly enough, the weapon doesn't have any kind of pilot light on it, which kinda begs the question as to how the weapon could shoot jets of flame.

** [=DR3=] and [[VideoGame/DeadRising4 DR4]] also have the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/da/DR4_Flaming_Sword.png/revision/latest?cb=20161213012035 Flaming Sword]] in the former it needed [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/1/1a/Flaming_Sword_Blueprints_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140908092101 a broadsword and cooking oil]], while for the latter it was [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/deadrising/images/d/de/Flaming_Sword_Blueprint_2.png/revision/latest?cb=20190407142103 a gasoline canister and a blade]]. Although both clearly used much more materials than the ones needed.

Commonly if someone isn't really cut out to be some kind of GadgeteerGenius or do some MacGyvering. They usually settle for the next best thing, grabbing a water or squirt gun and fill the thing with gasoline, oil or other liquid flammable substances. Please DontTryThisAtHome, because it's dangerous and it's not exactly [[AwesomeYetImpractical practical either]]. As not only will you need a pilot light, there's a greater chance that the plastic water gun will just melt because of the flames.

A sub-trope of ImprovisedWeapon, HomemadeInventions, and FireBreathingWeapon. Also Super Trope to AerosolFlamethrower.

* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' one of the psychopaths Chuck can encounter is an insane man wearong a mascot costume named [[https://deadrising.fandom.com/wiki/Brent_%22Slappy%22_Ernst Slappy]] (His real name being Brent Ernst). Whose main weapons are dual flame throwers made from water guns and gasoline canister. After defeating him, he automatically drops it for Chuck to use and he also gets a combo card in order for them to craft it himself. Not only that, the [[https://deadrising.fandom.com/wiki/Flamethrower_(Dead_Rising_2) combo weapon]] will automatically respawn in the area where Slappy died. Although unlike Slappy, he cannot dual-wield them. Interestingly enough, the weapon doesn't have any kind of pilot light on it, which kinda begs the question as to how the weapon could shoot jets of flame.

* In one ''Webcomic/Skullkickers'' side story there's a whole band that embody the InstrumentOfMurder trope. One member having axe blades on their lute lute, a hidden sword inside of a flute, a harp that doubles as a bow, and lastly a hurdy gurdy that's also a flamethrower.

* The Minstrel, one-time foe of ComicBook/DollMan, wielded a [[HomemadeFlamethrower flame]]-[[FireBreathingWeapon throwing]] banjo.

* In the 1993 BMovie ''The Double-O Kid'', the accidental teen spy of the title fends off some enemy spies in one scene by filling a Super-Soaker he found on the trash with the propane of a small tank (of the kind used for miniature stoves, also on the trash) and using it as a flamethrower.

* ''VideoGame/Blood 2: The Chosen'' has a CartoonBugSprayer with a lit zippo taped to the top. While it's primary fire has it shoot extremely-acidic bug spray, the alternate fire on the other hand sets the acid on fire (apparently it's flammable).

* You can make one in ''VideoGame/DontEscape: 4 Days in a Wasteland'' by combining a water sprayer, a petrol canister, and a lighter. Its primary use is as the most effective weapon possible against the giant spiders, but there is also an achievement for [[MundaneUtility using it to light a fire]].

* In ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'''s Frozen Wilds expansion, the forgefire is a flamethrower made out of what seems to be part of a Bellowback's blaze pouch, with some wooden bits for handling and aiming.

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* The infamous Doof Warrior from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', not only has a double-neck guitar made from all kinds of parts. But it also just so happens to be able to shoot flames too!