History Main / BayonetYa

** ''Gears of War 3'' features regular bayonets on the older Pendulum war era variant of the Lancer, the Retro Lancer. At first look, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the regular bayonet seems perfectly effective at killing Grubs,]] though that weakness of the bayonet may be considered to be represented by how the bayonet on the Retro Lancer cannot be used unless the player builds up enough momentum from charging for a few seconds - melee attacking with the Retro Lancer with have the player swing with the rifle's back end instead, and running into a target with the Retro Lancer charge's with insufficient momentum will be ineffective.

* Saika Magoichi of ''SamuraiWarriors'' has a bayonet on his musket. They get bigger with each weapon tier, culminating in his fifth weapon, which seems to have a longsword welded under the barrel.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage. The only other class able to provide a melee damage bonus, shotguns, instead receive a spike near the grip, for gun butt action.

*** Truth in video gaming, the SVD sniper rifle, also known as the dragunov, actually features an optional bayonet extension

* Quite common in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. They even had [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] bayonets before ''GearsOfWar'' did.

* Quite common in ''[[{{Warhammer 40000}} Warhammer 40,000]]''. They even had [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] bayonets before ''GearsOfWar'' did.

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* In ''ParasiteEve 2'', one of the numerous [[GunAccessories attachments]] you could get for the assault-rifle was... a humble Bayonet. Considering that you could, instead, mount it with a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]], a triple-size magazine, a giant [[StaticStunGun Taser]], or FrickinLaserBeams, you probably won't use it. Ever ... unless you play on '[[HarderThanHard Nightmare]]' difficulty, where most of the good weapons and attachments simply aren't there, and ammo is rare. Then that bayonet becomes a lifesaver which will carry you through the later half of the game.

** In ''{{Halo}} 2'', the reverse-end bayonet on the Brute Shot was the second best weapon at dismembering Flood forms and the second best melee weapon in multiplayer right behind the [[LaserBlade Energy Sword]].

* ''AssassinsCreedIII'' takes place during the American Revolutionary War, where rifles with bayonets are plenty and to spare. What better way to assasinate British soldiers than to stab them with a musket and fire right through?

* Father Anderson in ''{{Hellsing}}'' uses blessed bayonets as weapons.

-->'''Corporal Jones''', ''[[Series/DadsArmy Dad's Army]]''

** ''[[GundamSEEDAstray Gundam SEED X Astray]]'' has the Hyperion Gundam, which can ''[[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks fire]]'' it's beam bayonet.

* ''[[Series/DadsArmy Dad's Army]]'': Corporal Jones was always advocating the use of the bayonet - see the page quote.

* An early version of ''{{Doom}}'' includes the rifle's bayonet as the melee weapon. This was later dropped in favor of fists/chainsaw.

* Saika Magoichi of ''SamuraiWarriors'' has a bayonet on his musket. They get bigger with each weapon tier, culminating in his fifth weapon, which seems to have a longsword welded under the barrel.

* ''AssassinsCreed3'' takes place during the American Revolutionary War, where rifles with bayonets are plenty and to spare. What better way to assasinate British soldiers than to stab them with a musket and fire right through?

* ''[[CallOfDuty World At War]]'': You could get a bayonet attachment for the bolt-action rifles, the M1, shotguns, and one of the machines guns. It gave you a much longer melee range, at the expense of a longer melee recovery time.

* ''{{Halo}}'': the Brute Shot, Spiker, and Mauler

* The M5A2 Carbine from ''{{Resistance}} 3'' has a bayonet as its first upgrade.

* DeadRising2, which uses {{Macgyvering}} as a gimmick, gives you the option of creating a shotgun with a pitchfork bayonet.

-->'''Corporal Jones''', ''[[Series/DadsArmy DadsArmy]]''

* 'VideoGame/'WildArms2'': the bayonet is Ashley's WeaponOfChoice.

* ''WildArms2'': the bayonet is Ashley's WeaponOfChoice.

* As of MassEffect3, shotguns can be equipped with bayonets, which increase melee damage and change the sound so it's a little less ''thwack'' and a bit more ''stab''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage.

* ''{{Borderlands}}'' features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage.

This is a common form of MixAndMatchWeapon. A SubTrope of GunAccessories. See also KnifeNut, SwissArmyWeapon, EmergencyWeapon, and BladeOnAStick. [[IThoughtItMeant Do not confuse with]] ''{{Bayonetta}}''.

* Saika Magoichi of ''SamuraiWarriors'' has a bayonet on his musket.

** ''[[GundamSEEDAstray Gundam SEED X Astray]] has the Hyperion Gundam, which can ''[[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks fire]]'' it's beam bayonet.

-->'''Corporal Jones''', ''[=~Dad's Army~=]''

* ''[[{{ptitle7f0v9gwz}} Dad's Army]]'': Corporal Jones was always advocating the use of the bayonet - see the page quote.

* In one ''{{Paranoia}}'' mission, the experimental equipment from R&D includes a bayonet attachment for a cone rifle. This being ''Paranoia'', it breaks the rifle (which was designed to be used as, y'know, a ''rifle'', not withstand being banged around like a sword or club). It's also worth noting that despite the name, a cone rifle is actually closer to a bazooka in size.