History Main / CrowbarCombatant

* In Film/SupermanTheMovie, a bank robber tries to hit the Man of Steel from behind with one. You can probably guess how that worked out.

* ''WebAnimation/IsabelleRuinsEverything'': At the end of the short, the Mayor looks out the window of his house to witness [[UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch Mr. Game & Watch]] destroying his mailbox with a crowbar.

-->''This is the type of crowbar often mentioned in crime reports on the news. It has plenty of destructive potential.''

* Present in both ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games. The best melee weapon in the original, but overshadowed by [[MagicalDefibrillator better]] [[DropTheHammer weapons]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter in the]] [[ChainsawGood sequel]].

* ''Series/BurnNotice'': Michael refers to a tire iron as ''the ultimate all-purpose tool"'', because it as useful for shattering glass as for subduing security guards.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{Siren}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Siren}} 2''

* ''VideoGame/MadnessProjectNexus'' has the crowbar as an early-game melee weapon. Its main benefits are low price and quick swing speed. Despite its rather short range, being able to drop grunts or Agents in a couple of quick whacks to the head makes the crowbar a useful weapon in early game missions. However, armored enemies will quickly render it obsolete, and it fares poorly against zombie enemies due to their tenacity and durability.

* The primary weapon of VideoGame/MaxPayne outside of his Beretta. The baseball bat is much more effective, although it is never recommended to go melee in 99 per cent of the game.

* After returning as a [=DLC=] character for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', the Joker can replace his [[CaneFu kane]] with different weapons thanks to the gear system. A few of them being modified crowbars that are clearly a reference to

* ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}'': Just as the as invisible "superhero" Translucent is about to kill Hughie, [[CapeBusters Billy Butcher]] drives his car through the store window [[CarFu slamming Translucent into the wall]], he then climbs out wielding a crowbar determined to finish him off, an obvious MythologyGag to the weapon of choice of his Comic's Billy. He continues to use one throughout the series.
* The cast of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', though mostly Xander.

* The Blue Sun mod for ''7.62mm High Caliber'' adds a crowbar as a melee weapon.

* In ''VideoGame/Ashes2063'', the Scav has a crowbar, a more dedicated melee option than the [[QuickMelee boot knife]]. It deals more damage than the knife and can be swung multiple times in quick succession, or deliver a stronger whack after a short wind-up that can one-shot a human bandit or a pit fiend without making noise that may alert their buddies. In ''Afterglow'' and the "Enriched" UpdatedRerelease for ''2063'' that came with it, it can be {{dual wield|ing}}ed alongside the solar lantern.

* ''Series/TheBoys'': Just as the as invisible "superhero" Translucent is about to kill Hughie, [[CapeBusters Billy Butcher]] drives his car through the store window [[CarFu slamming Translucent into the wall]], he then climbs out wielding a crowbar determined to finish him off, an obvious MythologyGag to the weapon of choice of his Comic's Billy. He continues to use one throughout the series.