History Main / TrophyViolence

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': This is the incident that starts the entire story. Xykon, in the course of burgling the mage Fyron Pucebuckle, beats him to death with his own Wizzy award, resulting in Fyron's student Eugene Greenhilt swearing an oath of vengeance against Xykon. Since Eugene died without fulfilling the oath, it fell to [[TheHero his son Roy Greenhilt]] hunt down Xykon.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' has an episode where a young model is killed by a weapon that left an unusual wound tract. It later turns out that the murder weapon is a glass trophy in the shape of an obelisk.

* In ''Film/TheFifthElement'', after the military rigs the contest so that Corben can go to the resort and get the sacred stones, Father Cornelius tries to talk him into handing over the tickets. After the cops interrupt him, Corben brings Cornelius and Leloo out of hiding. While Corben is distracted, Cornelius grabs a bronze trophy, knocks him out and takes the tickets.

* The first episode of Series/QueensOfMystery has the episode's [[spoiler:first]] victim Oscar Prescott killed with an award of a Golden Pick-Axe, having the end of the pick not put into the trophy's base left sticking out of his head.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': This is the incident that starts the entire story. Xykon, in the course of burgling the mage Fyron Pucebuckle, beats him to death with his own Wizzy award, resulting in Fyron's student Eugene swearing an oath of vengeance against Xykon.

Compare InstrumentOfMurder, EdibleBludgeon, ImprovisedWeapon. Not to be confused with a CreepySouvenir, the trophies that serial killers take from their victims, or video game achievement trophies that come in the form of weapons.

* ''Series/{{Elite}}'': In season 3, [[spoiler:Polo uses an academic trophy to kill Marina]].

* ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'' has unlockable "heirloom items" which give the characters their own melee WeaponOfChoice. [[AttentionWhore Mirage]] has a small statuette of himself reading "Best Competitor in a Battle Royale - Based on skill, but mostly looks."

The significance behind using a trophy as a weapon is usually contextual to the scene. But in general, a trophy is a symbol of success. It's a physical manifestation of the character's hard work, especially if they're [[TalentedButTrained talented,]] so that makes it even more ironic when their own trophy kills them. Often, a TrophyRoom will accompany the scene, making TheResenter even more DrivenByEnvy. I mean, what's more intimidating than a wall covered in gold trophies? Hence, characters who use the trophy as a weapon could be subconsciously jealous of the victim's success. In some cases, someone uses their ''own'' trophy as a weapon, which could symbolise that their success has corrupted them. They could be a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk or an AcademicAlphaBitch who lost their way, and now, they're using their own trophies to hurt others in DramaticIrony.

Compare InstrumentOfMurder, EdibleBludgeon and ImprovisedWeapon. Not to be confused with a CreepySouvenir, the trophies that serial killers take from their victims, or video game achievement trophies that come in the form of weapons.

* ''Film/{{Malignant}}'': Gabriel, seeking revenge against the scientists who wronged him, goes after [[spoiler: Dr. Florence Weaver]] in her home. He grabs her award for excellence in surgery. It resembles an upside-down caduceus, and he holds the two wings on the side of the trophy like a crossguard. Gabriel proceeds to violently murder Dr. Weaver, then returns to his secret hide-out [[spoiler:in Madison's attic]] and sharpens it on a grindstone. He also uses it to murder [[spoiler:Dr. Fields]].

* ''Film/Malignant2021'': Gabriel, seeking revenge against the scientists who wronged him, goes after [[spoiler: Dr. Florence Weaver]] in her home. He grabs her award for excellence in surgery. It resembles an upside-down caduceus, and he holds the two wings on the side of the trophy like a crossguard. Gabriel proceeds to violently murder Dr. Weaver, then returns to his secret hide-out [[spoiler:in Madison's attic]] and sharpens it on a grindstone. He also uses it to murder [[spoiler:Dr. Fields]].

* ''Film/Malignant'': Gabriel, seeking revenge against the scientists who wronged him, goes after [[spoiler: Dr. Florence Weaver]] in her home. He grabs her award for excellence in surgery. It resembles an upside-down caduceus, and he holds the two wings on the side of the trophy like a crossguard. Gabriel proceeds to violently murder Dr. Weaver, then returns to his secret hide-out [[spoiler:in Madison's attic]] and sharpens it on a grindstone. He uses it to murder [[spoiler:Dr. Fields]].

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--->'''The Sniper:''' Feelings? Listen mate, you know who has a lot of feelings? People that bludgeon their wife to death with a golf trophy.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'':