History Main / PipePain

* VideoGame/MaxPayne uses a lead pipe as his only melee weapon in the first act of the first game, before picking up a [[BatterUp baseball bat]] from Frank Niagara.
* The very first weapon you collect in ''VideoGame/HellForces'' is a heavy pipe, useful for smashing heads with a coupe of swings. Luckily the game starts by sending slow-moving zombies that shouldn't be difficult for your pipe to smash apart; you get better weapons as the game proceeds further.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' games feature these as weapons that the player or their enemies can use.
** Special note for minor boss Hiroshi Hayashi in ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'', whose memetic fame comes from (amongst other things) one incident where he ''tears two of them out of a wall'' to beat Kiryu with.
** He is then one-upped by Daisuke Kuze in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''. In the second boss fight with the Dojima Lieutenant, he charges straight at Kiryu ''riding a motorcycle and carrying a large metal pipe'' engaging in some MotorcycleJousting before crashing. The boss fight is considered one of the most memorable boss fights in the series by that dynamic intro alone.

* [[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 connected or disconnected to create some type of strange club-like weapon or be used in DualWielding respectively.

* Naturally for the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series, [[https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lead_pipe lead pipes]] are a very common weapon especially after it's debut in the third game.
** In ''VideoGame/Fallout3''and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' (due to sharing the same model), the lead pipe is a short heavily corroded and/or bloodstained pipe, with one of the ends having tape wrapped around it to improve grip and topped with a pipe fitting on the other.
*** Speaking of [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas NV]], in the game it's BoringButPractical weapon for low-level players as it can't compete with a supersledge or other unique melee weapons. But its weight is low and DPS is high, especially compared other early-game melee weapons. Raul one of the many companions, uses the lead pipe as his default melee weapon.
*** Alongside that there's also a special variant of the lead pipe called "The Humble Cudgel" which is less corroded, and has a T fitting on one end making it similar to a mallet. Its middle section is also slightly bent.

* In ''Manga/SPYxFamily'', Loid Forger uses a pipe a few times, fighting off hordes of armed robbers and even in his fight against [[spoiler: Yuri]].

* In ''Film/BlackRat'', Ryota constructs a makeshift BladeOnAStick out of a length of pipe and tools he finds in the janitors closet. During his fight against the Black Rat, the Rat cuts his weapon in half. Ryoga uses the half of the pipe without the blade to keep fighting. He is much more successful with just the pipe and ends up using it to kill [[spoiler:Kengo]].

-> ''"Fireballs? Teleports? Fancy ninja shit? Naw son, we do pipes to the spine. All day."''

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'', famously has one of the possible murder weapons be a lead pipe.

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* 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.

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* Luna, the protagonist of ''Webcomic/EverBlue'' uses a pipe she has lying around to defend herself against an intruder.

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-->'''Jasper (to Stewie):''' ''Sorry little guy, we were playing Clue and he got me in the bedroom with a lead pipe.''

-->'''Homer''': Why does a bear need a crowbar?\\

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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. Lead, iron or steel as long as it's sturdy enough to bust heads with it's definitely going to be used. Sizes and lengths can vary too which helps make pipes more of a practical choice than it sounds.

Even if the piping is still installed, pipes can still be used as weapons. Broken pipe ends can be used to impale a careless enemy, valves can release scalding liquids or gases, and they can make for a good surface to crack heads against.

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 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 such. It all depends on the user's creativity.

* ''VideoGame/{{Observo}}'': The first weapon [[PlayerCharacter Edgar]] gets in the game is a pipe. It takes a few hits to put monsters down, though.

** He is then one-upped by Daisuke Kuze in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''. In the second boss fight with the Dojima Lieutenant, he charges straight at Kiryu ''riding a motorcycle and carrying a large metal pipe'' engaging in some MotorycleJousting before crashing. The boss fight is considered one of the most memorable boss fights in the series by that dynamic intro alone.

Subtrope of ImprovisedWeapon, and related to CarryABigStick, TwoByFore[[labelnote:*]]For another piece of construction material used as an ImprovisedWeapon[[/labelnote]], SimpleStaff and WrenchWhack.[[labelnote:*]]If you're looking for ''Pipe'' Wrenches.[[/labelnote]]

* 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.

* [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]] from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' 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.

* 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.

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 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 such. It all depends on the users creativity.

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

* ''[[VideoGame/SixtyFourthStreetADetectiveStory 64th Street: A Detective Story]]'' have pipes as a secondary melee weapon (after [{WrenchWhack wrenches]]). They're better in range and can smash the skulls of mooks with ease.