History Main / ConstructionVehicleRampage

* In ''Film/{{Commando}}'', John Matrix (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) uses a tracked loader to break into an army surplus store for equipping himself with military weaponry.

* In ''Film/{{Commando}}'', John Matrix (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) uses a tracked loader to break into a surplus store for equipping himself with military weaponry.

* In ''Film/{{Commando}}'', John Matrix (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) uses a tracked loader to break into a surplus store to equip himself with military weaponry.

* In ''Film/{{Commando}}'', John Matrix (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) uses a tracked loader to break into a surplus store to equip himself with military weaponry.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' #4 (Gold Key), "Follow Through To Yoo Hoo" has Sgt. Blast and Meekly in the Army Surplus Special allowing the racers behind them to go ahead, only to get run down by a logging truck. Dick Dastardly is the first they victimize (it was a chapter in his book "How To Win a Race by Hook or Crook"), but the next racer, Rufus Ruffcut easily avoids the truck (as a lumberjack, he can smell a looging truck a mile away). The truck eventually clobberts the Surplus Special.

* ''Franchise/{{Ultraman}} Joeneus'': One of the MonsterOfTheWeek is Hectore, a giant bulldozer-weapon taken over by the Liquid Monster, an alien creature that can possess machinery, turning the construction vehicle into an unstoppable kaiju.

Other popular picks include the front-end loader (with its large all-terrain wheels and maneuverable scoop), the wrecking ball crane (the quintessential demolition vehicle), and the excavator (with its modifiable arm and the ability to turn a complete 180° or even 360° degrees). A steamroller is a popular pick for [[SquashedFlat flattening a character(s) against the ground.]] In [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] settings, construction robots may count as well [[AIIsACrapshoot if their programming is overridden to cause nothing but destruction]]. It may also count [[PoweredArmor exo-suits]] or [[HumongousMecha mechas]] that were primarily created for the use of construction but are then commandeered to be used for combat instead.

Bulldozer tends to be popular pick because its resemblance to a [[TankGoodness tank]] and its front blade that is capable of moving large chunks of land makes it very versatile vehicle. As it is more useful in both landscaping and destruction than most other vehicles, a savvy character looking to cause mayhem will likely pick one as his/her go-to option.

Other popular picks include front-end loader (with its large all-terrain wheels and maneuverable scoop), wrecking ball crane (the quintessential demolition vehicle), and excavator (with its modifiable arm and the ability to turn a complete 180° or even 360° degrees). Steamroller is a popular pick for [[SquashedFlat flattening a character(s) against the ground.]] In [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] settings, construction robots may count as well [[AIIsACrapshoot if their programming is overridden to cause nothing but destruction]]. It also may count [[PoweredArmor exo-suits]] or [[HumongousMecha mechas]] that were primarily created for the use of construction but are then commandeered to be used for combat instead.

SuperTrope to ForkliftFu. SubTrope of {{Irony}}, CarFu and VehicularAssault. See also NoOSHACompliance for when general safety in a workplace is thrown out the window. Compare ThisIsADrill and DrillTank.

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the episode "Dawn of the Eds". A wrecking ball briefly appears, almost hitting [[ComicTrio the Eds]] while none of them even notice.

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* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in the climax of the 2015 film ''[[WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'', the insane BigBad Trumper uses a ''farm'' tractor equipped with grabber, the vehicle that Shaun drove at the beginning of the film, to try to push the shed [[spoiler:that has the heroes inside]] into a nearby rock quarry.

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* ''Anime/GiantGorg'': One episode had Gorg battling against a behemoth-sized weaponized bulldozer, modified from a millitary-purpose construction vehicle.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders:'' In Jotaro's final battle with DIO, when the latter [[TimeStandsStill uses The World to stop time]], he seemingly disappears, then he comes back from the sky to try to ''drop a steam roller'' onto Jotaro.

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* ''Film/TheFightingSeabees'': When attacked by the Japanese, the soldiers of the Construction Battalion use their construction machinery as part of the defense. In the final scene, the hero attaches explosives to the blade of a bulldozer and uses it to ram a petroleum storage tank. The resulting explosion sends burning fuel into the path of the attacking Japanese, saving the American base.

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* In the fifth season finale of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Xander suckerpunches BigBad [[PhysicalGod Glory]] with a wrecking ball.
-->'''Xander''': And the glorified bricklayer picks up a spare.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': In "Howl of the Fright Hound", Scooby uses a [[ForkliftFu forklift]] to defeat the titular robot dog.

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* In the iconic climax of ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Ripley uses a P-5000 Powered Work Loader or more colloquially known as "The Power Loader" (intended for heavy lifting) to duke it out with the Xenomorph Queen.

** In the episode "Don't Rain on My Ed", [[DumbMuscle Ed]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Eddy]] run into a steamroller, and when Ed yanks him out of it, Eddy accidentally turns the steamroller on and it ends up running over them causing them to be SquashedFlat, the page picture.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Don't Rain on My Ed", [[DumbMuscle Ed]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Eddy]] run into a steamroller, and when Ed yanks him out of it, Eddy accidentally turns the steamroller on and it ends up running over them causing them to be SquashedFlat, the page picture.

Other popular picks include front-end loader (with its large all-terrain wheels and maneuverable scoop), wrecking ball crane (the quintessential demolition vehicle), and excavator (with its modifiable arm and the ability to turn a complete 180° or even 360° degrees). In [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] settings, construction robots may count as well [[AIIsACrapshoot if their programming is overridden to cause nothing but destruction]]. It also may count [[PoweredArmor exo-suits]] or [[HumongousMecha mechas]] that were primarily created for the use of construction but are then commandeered to be used for combat instead.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Don't Rain on My Ed", [[DumbMuscle Ed]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Eddy]] end up running into a steamroller, and when Ed yanks him out of it, Eddy accidentally turns the steamroller on and it ends up running them over causing them to be SquashedFlat, the page picture.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Don't Rain on My Ed", [[DumbMuscle Ed]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Eddy]] end up running into a steamroller, and when Ed yanks him out of it, Eddy accidentally turns the steamroller on and it ends up running them over causing them to be SquashedFlat (the page picture).

* In the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series, you can use any construction vehicle that appears, such as a bulldozer, to play this trope in free-roam.
* ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage3'' has a segment in the construction yard level where you're chased by an enemy in a bulldozer. You need to punch your way through (thankfully weak) enemies and barricades while avoiding being run over. You can punch the bulldozer to drive it back a short distance, but it won't be defeated until you reach the end of that area and it runs into a steel brace, causing a barrel to fall on the driver.

* In the car chase scene in ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'', the Rev-9 Terminator pursues Dani, Grace and Diego in a dump truck fitted with a bulldozer blade.