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11	Fiction often associates [[ThisIsADrill drills]] with moles, as they, in turn, are associated as {{Tunnel King}}s and [[MoleMiner miners]]. These characters will often engage in FastTunnelling, either through a drill-equipped machine or a drill-like appendage that is capable of rotation.
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13	[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with [[TheMole a villain masquerading as a hero]] who prefers to use a [[ThisIsADrill drill]].
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15	The selection of moles as a digging character is TruthInTelevision. Moles are are designed for digging, with their long claws and pointy snout. They spend most of their time digging underground burrows.
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24	* Drimogemon, a MonsterOfTheWeek from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', and ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', is a giant purple mole with a drill on its snout. By extension, this trope also applies to its even more purple PaletteSwap [=NiseDrimogemon=], which makes a cameo appearance in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020''.
25	* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' is a CombiningMecha with a DrillTank component, resulting in drills on its knees. Its SuperPrototype "Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=]" is composed of robotic animals rather than vehicles; guess what animals form the legs (and therefore supply its drills)?
26	* ''Anime/OxTales'' features as the main antagonist a crowd of moles that look just like the trope picture on the left.
27	* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', the heroes use [[ThisIsADrill drills to fight]] and the TeamPet is a mole. Ergo...
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31	* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': The expedition's soil expert is nicknamed Mole; along with looking like a mole, he operates the team's DrillTank.
32	* The Underminer (voiced by the ubiquitous Creator/JohnRatzenberger) at the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' fits this perfectly, riding to the surface on a giant drill.
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36	* ''Franchise/{{Tohoverse}}'': The Moguera from ''Film/TheMysterians'' and ''Film/GodzillaVsSpaceGodzilla'' is the HumongousMecha version, as it's based off a mole and sports a drill on its nose that lets it burrow through the ground.
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40	* ''TabletopGame/{{Monsterpocalypse}}'' has the ''Subterran Uprising'' faction, which has monsters and units that are giant mole monsters with drills for weapons, most notably Drillcon-Vorionnik. Others have buzzsaws or blasters.
41	* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'':
42	** Neo-Spacian Grand Mole wears a drill armor. Its and Elemetal HERO Neos's Fusion form, Elemental HERO Grand Neos, also uses a drill arm.
43	** Mogumole actually carries a drill.
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46	[[folder:Video Games]]
47	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'': The moles in World 4 use a [[DrillTank Drill Train]] in a few levels.
48	* ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfDredmor:'' Diggles are explicitly their own species, but they do have many resemblances to moles, and they have a very pronounced drilling nose that lets them burrow just about everywhere in the dungeon.
49	* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': Rockbreakers are giant mining machines that look like huge mechanical moles. They have a trio of rock grinders in place of a mouth.
50	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'': The Driller Mole [[TheHeartless Heartless]] is based on the concept, though it doesn't look too much like a mole.
51	* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' introduces Digguh, the provider of the Drill [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]], who resembles a mole.
52	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges'' has the miniboss of Moonlit Grotto, Subterror, a blue mole wearing glasses with a drill for a nose that digs into the ground then attacks Link from below with said drill.
53	* ''VideoGame/{{Mardek}}'' has Drillions, which supposedly use their drill snouts to mine for gems to eat. And also to hurt Mardek.
54	* Digmole, Coach Mountain's Medabot in ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'', is a construction Medabot with drills for hands and on its nose.
55	* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
56	** Although it's combined with a duckbill, Duckbill Mole (Platypus, perhaps?) from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' is a drill fanatic.
57	** ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': The Molegule enemy.
58	** ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' has Flammole the Moleroid, whose arms are equipped with drills as well as [[PlayingWithFire flamethrowers]].
59	* ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'': Mogis are breakdancing moles with giant drills on their heads.
60	* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': [[http://walkthrough.starmen.net/mother3/enemylist_full.php#reconstructedmole Reconstructed Moles,]] being Mischievous Moles that have been cybernetically augmented in the Pigmask Army's Chimera Lab. [[http://walkthrough.starmen.net/mother3/enemylist_full.php#mecha-mole! Mecha-Moles!]] also appear to have one, though, unlike the former, it doesn't use it in battle.
61	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'': Drillbur and Excadrill, who appropriately learn the moves Drill Run and Horn Drill. The former may be a ShoutOut to the aforementioned Reconstructed Moles from ''MOTHER 3''; and both are widely accepted as expies of the earlier mole pokemon Diglett and Dugtrio. Due to the fact that it very abruptly [[TookALevelInBadass Takes a Level in Badass]] when it undergoes [[EvolutionPowerUp Mon Metamorphosis]].
62	* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'': The boss of [[LethalLavaLand Planet Scorch]] is Adahan, a mole-like creature in a giant mechanical suit. One of his attacks involves him drilling into the ground, then drilling out of the middle of the arena.
63	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Starting with the Burrobots in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]], Eggman has consistently used mole-themed robots that almost always have tank treads for feet and a drill for a nose. On an interesting note, the original Burrobots were probably the most technically impressive models, showing a surprising amount of movement options for sidescrolling VideoGame {{Mooks}}, being able to change direction, jump. and climb up walls with ease.
64	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
65	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'': The Monty Bros. are first seen drilling a tunnel to the under-caves of Toad Town using a giant construction drill.
66	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'': An enemy appears with this exact name. As might be expected, it's got a drill for a nose.
67	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Major Burrows digs into the ground by spinning at high speeds using his spiked helmet.
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71	* Digger (Experiment 529) from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' is a brown alien with a drill for a tail.
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