History Main / PipePain

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Chloe obtains a steel pipe (or "donut holer") from Randall[[note]]For those who don't get the joke it's from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' where The Cat advertised the pipe as a donut holer (aka something that punches holes into items and turns them into donuts)[[/note]] which she jokes that she'll use to fight off the Ghoms. This becomes her signature weapon throughout her trip across the Infinity Train to the point that One-One allows her to bring it back to the real world [[spoiler:where she uses it to attack the madman who is putting her former class hostage and kidnapped her best friend.]]

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', pipes can be used as weapons, their slow attack speed is mitigated by damage and long striking range. When some of the characters from the series [[{{Transplant}} were ported over to]] [[SharedUniverse other games set in the same universe]] (mainly ''Franchise/StreetFighter''), the pipe made occasional appearances alongside them. It's brandished by [[CombatPragmatist Cody]] [[BatterUp in a baseball-like fashion]] at the end of his Last Dread [[AHandfulForAnEye Dust]] [[DesperationAttack Ultra Combo]] in ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and is used as a special by [[{{Ambadassador}} Haggar]] in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''[[note]]In fact out of all three Final Fight representatives Mike Haggar is seemingly more associated with the pipes[[/note]]; the (former) TropeNamer comes from seeing Haggar use the pipe in competitive play.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy beats a demon to death in the flooded basement of her house with a pipe in the episode "Flooded."

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': In ''Waltz'', Dukat gives an already injured Captain Sisko a savage offscreen pipe beating.

* A lead pipe is one of the possible murder weapons in ''Film/{{Clue}}''.

* The ''VideoGame/Yakuza'' games feature these as weapons that the player or their enemies can use, but special note for minor boss Hiroshi Hayashi, whose memetic fame comes from (amongst other things) one incident where he ''tears them out of a wall'' to beat Kiryu with.

Subtrope of ImprovisedWeapon, and related to CarryABigStick, SimpleStaff and WrenchWhack[[labelnote:*]]If you're looking for ''Pipe'' Wrenches[[/labelnote]].

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* ' Pipes are a very common weapon use by the convicts, thugs, mooks and lowlifes in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''. That can leave Batman and other playable characters dazed if they are hit.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', pipes can be used as weapons, their slow attack speed is mitigated by damage and long striking range. When some of the characters from the series [[{{Transplant}} were ported over to]] [[SharedUniverse other games set in the same universe]] (mainly ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''), the pipe made occasional appearances alongside them. It's brandished by [[CombatPragmatist Cody]] [[BatterUp in a baseball-like fashion]] at the end of his Last Dread [[AHandfulForAnEye Dust]] [[DesperationAttack Ultra Combo]] in ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and is used as a special by [[{{Ambadassador}} Haggar]] in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''[[note]]In fact out of all three Final Fight representatives Mike Haggar is seemingly more associated with the pipes[[/note]]; the (former) TropeNamer comes from seeing Haggar use the pipe in competitive play.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Chloe obtains a steel pipe (or "donut holer") from Randall[[note]]For those who don't get the joke it's from an episode of ''Infinity Train'' where the Cat advertised the pipe as a donut holer (aka something to make stuff into donuts)[[/note]] which she jokes that she'll use to fight off the Ghoms. In a flashback to an adventure through The Midnight Car, she uses this to fight off various hunters, knocks out the Erlking and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking uses it to hit a pinecone to his face like she's up at bat.]]

Subtrope of ImprovisedWeapon, and related to CarryABigStick, SimpleStaff and WrenchWhack.

Segments of piping that are usually used to channel liquids or gases also make for effective clubs. Use of them as a weapon is especially common in derelict or war-torn zones where the piping is not in use and in poor repair, allowing easy acquisition. When not in the hands of a criminal or simpleton, this is generally a weapon of last resort. Even then it is also just generally used by thugs due to its decent sturdiness, being able to easily hurt somebody and also being rather easy to get one's hands on.

* Pipes are one of the {{Improvised Weapon}}s that can be used by ripping them off the wall in ''VideoGame/CondemnedCriminalOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/Condemned2Bloodshot''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series: In some games, lead pipes are weak melee weapons commonly used by raiders:
** ''VideoGame/Fallout3''
** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': Raul, a companion, uses one as his default melee weapon.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', pipes can be used as weapons, their slow attack speed mitigated by damage and long striking range. When some of the characters from the series [[{{Transplant}} were ported over to]] [[SharedUniverse other games set in the same universe]] (mainly ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''), the pipe made occasional appearances alongside them. It's brandished by [[CombatPragmatist Cody]] [[BatterUp in a baseball-like fashion]] at the end of his Last Dread [[AHandfulForAnEye Dust]] [[DesperationAttack Ultra Combo]] in ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and is used as a special by [[{{Ambadassador}} Haggar]] in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''; the (former) TropeNamer comes from seeing Haggar use the pipe in competitive play.
* Pipes are also featured as weapons in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games.

* The first melee weapon in ''VideoGame/KingpinLifeOfCrime''. The main character digs it out of the trash after being left for dead in Skid Row. It's hilariously small, almost knife-sized.
* Pipes are a common, as well as powerful, melee weapon featured in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'': One of the possible murder weapons is a lead pipe.

* In ''Videogame/FarCry5'' there are two types of long pipe weapons with different business ends. One is called Socketed Pipe which has sockets on both sides of its business end, its FlavorText is “One of six possible murder weapons you'd find in a mansion. "Whodunit?" is the real question.” obviously referencing ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}''. While the other weapon is the Bolted Pipe, which as the name suggests just has a bolt on its business end. Both pipes have different paint schemes to snazz things up a bit.

* [[https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/Pipe B.J.'s pipe]] from ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'', probably takes the cake as one of the most versatile and unique instances of this trope. After being captured by Rudie Jager and thrown into a prison cell. Our hero attempts to climb out via pipe but due to his [[HeroicBuild weight]], it immediately breaks down and falls. However, said broken pipe splits into two pieces that somehow create a deadly SwissArmyWeapon with multitude of uses, from stabbing or bludgeoning enemies, to climbing certain wall sections, to [[MundaneUtility smashing open boxes and prying and propping open doors]]. One pipe has a tapered sharp end and is usable as a shiv-like weapon, while the other pipe has a curved hook-like joint allowing its use as a grappling tool and a bludgeon. The two pipes can be [[https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/002/893/079/4k/stefan-groenewoud-stefan-groenewoud-wolfenstein-fanart-metalpipe-overview.jpg?1466967147 connected]] or [[https://i.redd.it/2jwf676uz8w41.jpg disconnected]] to create some type of strange club-like weapon or be used in DualWielding, respectively.

While most piping is generally featureless, weaponized pipes tend to feature elbow joints, valves and other types of plumping fittings or adapters in order to emphasize the fact that they are, in fact, from a plumbing system. It can also maybe be used to increase a pipe's effectiveness as a weapon. Such as using an elbow joint as a hook and etc.

* In ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'' after he was captured by Rudie Jager and thrown into a prison cell. B.J attempted to get out of his cell by climbing on a pipe. However, said pipe broke into two pieces due to his weight and it fell down with him. However it did give him a weapon to make use of in his escape. Surprisingly enough said pipe sections comes with a multitude of uses, from stabbing and bludgeoning enemies, to climbing certain wall sections, to [[MundaneUtility smashing open boxes and prying and propping open doors.]] The two pipes can be connected or disconnected. One pipe has a tapered sharp end, and is usable as a knife-like weapon. The other pipe has a curved hook-like joint allowing its use as a grappling tool.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Chloe obtains a steel pipe (or "donut holer") from Randall[[note]]For those who don't get the joke it's from an episode of ''Infinity Train'' where the Cat advertized the pipe as a donut holer (aka something to make stuff into donuts)[[/note]] which she jokes that she'll use to fight off the Ghoms. In a flashback to an adventure through The Midnight Car, she uses this to fight off various hunters, knocks out the Erlking and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking uses it to hit a pinecone to his face like she's up at bat.]]

Using segments of piping usually used to channel liquids or gases are also effective clubs. Use of them as a weapon is especially common in derelict or war-torn zones where the piping is not in use and in poor repair, allowing easy acquisition. When not in the hands of a criminal or simpleton, this is generally a weapon of last resort. Even then it is also just generally used by thugs due to its decent sturdiness, being able to easily hurt somebody and also being rather easy to get a hand on.

Subtrope of ImprovisedWeapon and related to both CarryABigStick and SimpleStaff, segments of piping usually used to channel liquids or gases are also effective clubs. Use of them as a weapon is especially common in derelict or war-torn zones where the piping is not in use and in poor repair, allowing easy acquisition. When not in the hands of a criminal or simpleton, this is generally a weapon of last resort. Even then it is also just generally used by thugs due to its decent sturdiness, being able to easily hurt somebody and also being rather easy to get a hand on.

* [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]] from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' carries around a lead pipe as an ImprovisedWeapon. He makes a habit of [[{{Hammerspace}} pulling it out of nowhere]], puts things like food in it to take out later, and calls it his "[[MagicWand magical stick]]" when he uses it to go after [[HollywoodNerd Estonia]] after he [[spoiler: wrongfully accuses him of hacking his blog]]. According to WordOfGod, he has it because of Russian soldiers during World War II taking lead pipes as trophies.

* ''[[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'' gives us "lead-pipe [[MindProbe Legilimency]]", a HoldYourHippogriffs variant of the RealLife idiom "rubber-hose cryptanalysis".

* Pipes are one of the {{Improvised Weapon}}s that can be used (by ripping them off the wall) in ''VideoGame/CondemnedCriminalOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/Condemned2Bloodshot''.

* In ''Videogame/FarCry5'' there are two types of long pipe weapons with different business ends. One is called Socketed Pipe which has sockets on both sides of it's business end, it's FlavorText is “One of six possible murder weapons you'd find in a mansion. "Whodunit?" is the real question.” obviously referencing ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}''. While the other weapon is the Bolted Pipe, which as the name suggests just has a bolt on it's business end. Both pipes have different paint schemes to snazz things up a bit.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', pipes can be used as weapons, their slow attack speed mitigated by damage and long striking range. When some of the characters from the series [[{{Transplant}} were ported over to]] [[SharedUniverse other games set in the same universe]] (mainly ''StreetFighter''), the pipe made occasional appearances alongside them. It's brandished by [[CombatPragmatist Cody]] [[BatterUp in a baseball-like fashion]] at the end of his Last Dread [[AHandfulForAnEye Dust]] [[DesperationAttack Ultra Combo]] in ''[[CapcomSequelStagnation Super]] VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and is used as a special by [[{{Ambadassador}} Haggar]] in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''; the (former) TropeNamer comes from seeing Haggar use the pipe in competitive play.

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': As a blunt weapon user, PlayerParty member Ryuji Sakamoto's can equip a large pipe segment with a 90 degree turn on the business end.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' and the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake Remake]] when first encountering the G-Virus mutated William Birkin. He makes good use of it, by ripping off a rather huge section of piping and using it to bludgeon Leon/Claire to death. Kinda crossing this with CarryABigStick due to said pipe's size. [[spoiler:In the remake, he gets a slight dose of irony when his eye is impaled with a huge steel pipe. Causing him to recoil back just enough for the protagonists to disconnect the wagons. Then send him to his doom, from the massive fireball caused by a self-destruct system.]]
** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOutbreak'' and it's sequel, Outbreak File #2. The players can make use of an iron pipe as a melee weapon. It has a [[https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Pipe total]] of [[https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Curved_Iron_Pipe three]] [[https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Bent_Iron_Pipe forms]] due to taking enough structural damage. If they are playing as David King. He can combine the iron pipe with a piece of concrete, creating an [[DropTheHammer makeshift sledgehammer]] or even combine it with a battery to create a stun rod.

* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject'': During the boss fight with Groundchuck he starts out unarmed, after taking several hits he rips a large pipe out of the wall and uses it as a weapon.

* In ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'' after he was captured by Rudie Jager and thrown into a prison cell. B.J attempted to get out of his cell by climbing on a pipe. However, said pipe broke into two pieces due to his weight and it felll down with him. However it did give him a weapon to make use of in his escape. Surprisingly enough said pipe sections comes with a multitude of uses, from stabbing and bludgeoning enemies, to climbing certain wall sections, to [[MundaneUtility smashing open boxes and prying and propping open doors.]] The two pipes can be connected or disconnected. One pipe has a tapered sharp end, and is usable as a knife-like weapon. The other pipe has a curved hook-like joint allowing its use as a grappling tool.

* In the virtual world arc of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Kaiba uses one of these against Nezbit/Tristan.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]] from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' carries around a lead pipe as an ImprovisedWeapon. He makes a habit of [[{{Hammerspace}} pulling it out of nowhere]], puts things like food in it to take out later, and calls it his "[[MagicWand magical stick]]" when he uses it to go after [[HollywoodNerd Estonia]] after he [[spoiler: wrongfully accuses him of hacking his blog]]. According to WordOfGod, he has it because of Russian soldiers during World War II taking lead pipes as trophies.

* Otcho of ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' was trained to use a [[SimpleStaff bo]], but since he's mostly in an urban environment his usual weapon is a pipe.

* In the ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' episode where Hikaru and his wingmen board the Zentradi flagship, Breetai beats down two [[HumongousMecha Valkyries]] with a pipe. After walking along the surface of his ship to find an airlock after being thrown out of a gaping hole.
* Used a couple of times in the film adaptation of ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' first when Yamagata uses one to fight Joker of the Clown gang, then when Tetsuo kills a Clown by bashing him over the head with one as he drives by on his motorcycle.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Chloe obtains a steel pipe (or "donut holer") from Randall[[note]]For those who don't get the joke it's from an episode of ''Infinity Train'' where the Cat advertized the pipe as a donut holer (aka something to make stuff into donuts)[[/note]] which she jokes that she'll use to fight off the Ghoms. In a flashback to an adventure through The Midnight Car, she uses this to fight off various hunters, knocks out the Erlking and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking uses it to hit a pinecone to his face like she's up at bat.]]

* In ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'', Tommy beats Michael with a pipe until [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment green slime]] starts bleeding out of his head.

* A lead pipe is one of the possible murder weapons in ''Film/{{Clue}}''

* In ''Film/BladeRunner'', Decker attacks Batty with a length of pipe during their final confrontation.
* ''Film/{{TheWarriors}}'': When our eponymous heroes are preparing to face down the Rogues, Comanche wrenches a pipe from beneath the boardwalk to arm himself. [[spoiler: He won't need it.]]
* Jason from ''WesternAnimation/TerkelInTrouble'' always has an iron pipe on his person. He doesn't actually use it for something at first, and a RunningGag is that he constantly drops it, making others ask why he bothers carrying it around. His reply is: "You never know when you'll need an iron pipe". Of course, it ends up being useful when he has to use it in a fight against a psychotic teacher.

* In ''Film/MiamiConnection'' various characters weld pipes as weapons. Some of them seem to cut like swords.
-->'''[[Podcast/RiffTrax Mike Nelson]]:''' Why is your pipe so sharp?! ''Why?!''
* In ''Film/AfterTheThinMan'', the bad guy has fashioned pipe into [[spoiler: a makeshift ladder and cosh]]. The detective Nick speculates this way they can then be thrown into a nearby urban trash bin and not be noticed.
* In ''Film/TheExperiment'' (the US remake of ''Film/DasExperiment''), Travis carries a length of pipe (with elbow joint) when he leads an assault against the guard's room after he finds that Benjy has been chained up and left to die rather than be given medical treatment.
* In ''Film/TheHunt2020'', Crystal uses a steel pipe she rips from the ceiling to pummel Captain Dale.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': Leoben tries to beat Commander Adama to death with a pipe in the pilot. It doesn't go well, because William Adama is an OldSoldier.

* In ''Series/CoronationStreet'', Rob Donovan uses a pipe to [[spoiler: kill Tina [=McIntyre=].]]
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': In ''Midway'', during the attack on the SGC Ronon uses a piece of steam pipe to beat down one Wraith before using the sharp end to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] another.

* In ''Franchise/{{SAW}}'''s video games, to defend yourself, one weapon of choice is a pipe.
* In ''Videogame/FarCry5'' there are two types of long pipe weapons with different business ends. One is called Socketed Pipe which has sockets on both sides of it's business end, it's FlavorText is “One of six possible murder weapons you'd find in a mansion. "Whodunit?" is the real question.” obviously referencing ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}''. While the other weapon is the Bolted Pipe, which as the name suggests just has a bolt on it's business end. Both pipes have different paint schemes to snazz things up a bit.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pigsaw}}'': You can find several pipes in the game (they're all basically the same though) to defend yourself against [[PigMan the enemies]]. It takes several hits to put an enemy down, though.

* Pops up [[RunningGag from time to time]] in ''WesternAnimation/Sealab2021''. In the episode Green Fever, Sparks and Stormy get pipes from "pipe storage" (which apparently offers museum-style tours and an informational video about pipe history) to defend themselves against the infected.
* In ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo'', Killface is impaled by a pipe after a rather nasty fall. After trying and failing to get medical aid for himself and his party in an emergency room, he finally snaps, tears the pipe from his chest, and kills a doctor with it. It's funnier than it sounds.
* Kelsey of ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' constantly totes around a prop [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]] made from a PVC pipe. It's less lethal than a metal pipe, but she's quite able and eager to break things with it.

* ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':