History Main / ThisIsADrill

* One of the baddies in the horror-parody ''Film/{{Pandemonium}}'' (1982) kills the toothpaste-salesman's daughter with a drill to the mouth. (Due to her extreme over-brushing habits, she spews out ''quarts'' of toothpaste rather than blood.) Exaggerated in that he's said to turn his victims into furniture, with such expertise that the "corpses" are portrayed by actual cabinets, end tables, etc.

* One [[ArtificialZombie zombie cyborg]] from ''Film/FrankensteinsArmy'' is-was-an SS shocktrooper with a power drill stuck in his nose, which gives him a bird-like face.

* A large number of ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' monsters possess weaponized drills (often on their arms). The most notable example however is Gubira ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or Gubila]]) from the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''. Based on a narwhal, Gubira's drill is on the tip of its snout and is used to dig through earth, smash holes in solid steel, and make attempts to eviscerate Ultraman's face.

Perhaps it's because they're actually fairly effective against heavily-armoured targets, or perhaps because [[EvilIsSexy it seems more villainous]] to use a [[FreudWasRight penetrating weapon]], may or may not combine with PileBunker to emphasize the idea and increase the range. It also puts one in mind of a "spinning" chainsaw, which of course, [[SpectacularSpinning is spectacular]].

* ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries''. In ''All Systems Red'', the cyborg [=SecUnits=] assigned to a survey expedition have been hacked and used to kill each other. Murderbot finds the body of a [=SecUnit=] with a large deep hole in its armor, and comments that anyone walking up to it with an armor-piercing weapon inside the expedition habitat would be regarded with suspicion...unless it was a mineral survey tool that a human might have told you to fetch, like a pressure or sonic drill.

Perhaps it's because they're actually fairly effective against heavily-armoured targets, or perhaps [[MostWritersAreMale the male gender]] finds an inherent appeal in the idea of [[FreudWasRight "penetration"]], may or may not combine with PileBunker to emphasize the idea and increase the range. It also puts one in mind of a "spinning" chainsaw, which of course, [[SpectacularSpinning is spectacular]].

** The Sensei Ro-Bow does use drills, but he combines this trope with TheStraightAndArrowPath, using a bow and drill-tipped arrows. However, he has a number of other abilities relating to drills. These include turning into a spiky ball with drills for spikes, sending a barrage of drills, turning his hands into drills to launch them at enemies rapidly, and even turning into a massive drill to bore into enemies for his [[LimitBreak Sky-Chi]].

* ''Anime/AlteredCarbonResleeved''. A squad of techno-ninjas get turned into {{Human Pincushion}}s by the arrow-firing hotel {{Sentry Gun}}s which appear to be a NoSell thanks to the techno-ninjas armor. Then the arrows start burrowing inside and explode.

* ''Anime/AlteredCarbonResleeved''. A squad of techno-ninjas get turned into {{Human Pincushion}}s by the arrow-firing hotel SentryGuns which appear to be a NoSell thanks to the techno-ninjas armor. Then the arrows start burrowing inside and explode.

*** A drill-themed monster appears in the eleventh episode of ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''. A giant mecha with an identical appearance shows up in the second season's first episode.

** [[Manga/DigimonXrosWars The Xros Wars manga]] gives Dorulumon an evolution in the form of [=JagerDorulumon=], a WolfMan [[MonsterKnight knight]] that wields a [[BladeOnAStick lance]] with a drill as the blade.

** The MSV version of the DOM Trooper from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' carries a nasty-looking weapon known as the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Drill Lance]], a BladeOnAStick where the "blade" is a cone drill. It even has a "quiver" full of replacement drills on its back.

* Dreadbloon ''VideoGame/BloonsTowerDefense'' is a large boss bloon with a drill on its front side.

* ''LightNovel/{{Inukami}}'': The perverted magician Sekidousai has a robot assistant with a giant drill in the crotch area. That same robot grows [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever huge]] and starts drilling the ground with its drill bits not long after.

* ''[[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Haiyore Nyarko-san W]]'': In the first episode, Cuuko [[ShoutOut performs the]] [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Rider Rocket Drill Kick]] -- with nothing but her own spirit power.

* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'': [[{{Meido}} Wilhelmina]] uses a Cloth Drill in one fight.

* Lisha in ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' is obsessed with drills, repeatedly badgering Lux to let her add one to his Drag-Ride. She puts a drill on her own to directly demonstrate its value to him.

* Touko Matsudaira from the Light Novel ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' appears in the TagTeam FightingGame ''[[VideoGame/{{Maribato}} Maribato!]]'' as a playable character. Touko fights by summoning drills in her hands, and ramming her opponents with them. In general, Touko seems to have an obsession with drills, as most of her normal attacks, specials and even one super are related to drills. Curious enough, if you look carefully during her standing A animation, she actually hits her opponent with one of her pigtails, which, you guessed it, are [[VisualPun drill-shaped.]]

*** ''Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger'' / ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'': The Drill Saber / Spiral Saber is styled in this fashion.

*** A drill-themed monster appears in the eleventh episode of ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''. A giant mecha with an identical appearance shows up in the second season's first episode.

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' gives us the Gurdolin, a bizarre machine that looks like a plant bulb with arms and a nosecone that projects a sort of [[LaserBlade beam drill]].
** The MSV model kits for the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' also featured the strange mobile suit known as the Agg, with drills for arms and buzzsaw-like rock crushers in its shoulders. Makes few appearances in subsequent adaptations, probably because of how ugly it is. One (partial) exception comes in the video game ''VideoGame/MSSagaANewDawn'', in which its arms appear as equipable parts.