History Main / BuildingIsWelding

* ''Film/IronMan2'' has Whiplash welding in a scene.

* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies, particularly ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', do this.

* Makaela in ''{{Film/Transformers}} 2'' was welding while helping out in her father's workshop. Turns out to be ChekhovsGun; she later tortures a Decepticon with the blowtorch.

What's the easiest way to show your characters hard at work fixing/repairing/building something? Show them welding, of course! Also, it will always be showy, sparky, ''manly'' welding, using electric arcs or oxyacetylene: Precision soldering irons are for wussies. The manly man at the right is cutting steel, probably ''before'' building something.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: A group of girls are shown welding on a large rocket to show that the scientifically and engineering inclined Holliday College students were responsible for building the rocket to Venus, which later crashes due to Gell Osey's jealous interference.

* In ''Film/ArmyOfFrankensteins'', Igor is shown using a miniature high-power arc torch as he finishes constructing Solomon' {{steampunk}} ArmCannon (despite it seemingly being constructed mostly of wood and brass).

** Similarly in ''Film/BladeII'', Scud is shown welding in his workshop -- on both instances, they're making weapons and equipment for Blade.

* As part of the UsedFuture on ''Series/BabylonFive'', during the TitleSequence we see a worker welding, fixing something on the outside of the station. Every now and then, one or two welding works are seen in the background. This appears a lot in the docking area, moreso in the episode "By Any Means Necessary" when the focus in on a docking guild strike.

* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront'' and ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'', the pilot/engineer class uses an arc welder like tool called a "fusion cutter" to build or repair anything that can be built or repaired.

* The Blowtorch in ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'' has the power to repair vehicles, fortifications and structures. Even if they're made of concrete or wood. Using it is guaranteed to create many welding sparks.

* The Blowtorch in ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'' has the power to repair vehicles, fortifications and structures. Even if they're made of concrete or wood. It's also required to craft most advanced metal items and ingredients.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The engineer update video.

* On ''Series/FraggleRock'', the Doozers have been shown doing this while building their constructions.

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** Similarly in ''Film/BladeII'', Scud is shown welding in his workshop - on both instances, they're making weapons and equipment for Blade.

* In ''VideoGame/SpaceEngineers'', all construction is performed by welding torches of varying sizes - from handheld devices up to large arrays mounted on ships.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' second intro shows Stark [[ForgingScene forging]] and welding.

* ''Series/LittleLunch'': In "The Nightmare Before Graduation", in the absence of any new homework, Debra Jo is redoing all of her old assignments. Mrs Goncha is walking past the classroom when she is distracted by the flash of arc welding. Looking inside, she ses Debra Jo in a welding mask who explains that she rebuilding her model solar system with a steel frame (although it turns out Mr Haliotis is the one doing the actual welding).

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** Lynn is shown welding while she assembling the new casing for the Dalek in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2019NYSResolution Resolution]]".

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' does this with every sequence in the show of either building or repairing.

** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]", the Doctor is shown using a blowtorch while constructing her new [[IconicItem sonic screwdriver]]. Not only that, she [[GadgeteerGenius stops halfway and builds an even bigger blowtorch]], with [[DualWielding twin torches!]]