History Main / GrenadeLauncher

* Nora Valkyrie's weapon in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' is a [[SwissArmyWeapon Swiss Army]] MixAndMatchWeapon that transforms between a grenade launcher and [[DropTheHammer a hammer]]. The hammer form also keeps the trigger if Nora is in the mood to add some ''oomph'' to those swings, or just do some good old RocketJumping.

* A new infantry weapon for the US Army is a grenade launcher with [[SmartGun precisely timed grenades]], designed to be [[SplashDamageAbuse shot past cover and detonate behind it in order to kill anyone hiding behind]]. The [[CoolGuns XM25]] has been fielded to several units and apparently received rave reviews from the operators . . . until one [[BackwardsFiringGun exploded during a test fire]] in 2013, after which the weapon was recalled and eventually cancelled altogether.

* In the climax battle of ''Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes'', Miki helps Umibozu to destroy more {{Attack Drone}}s with a grenade launcher, which is about as destructive as Umibozu's trademark bazooka.
* In ''Manga/{{Coppelion}}'' Kanon uses an M39. Or, it looks like it. It looks and loads identically to one, but the first time she fires it, it doesn't cause any more damage than a pistol. Later on, she fires it and produces a small explosion, but its still not quite at the level you'd expect. Granted, the series is prone to giving the title characters abnormal ammo, including the main character having bullets that function as ''flash grenades'' and ''smoke bombs'', so Kanon may be using some form of less explosive Ammo for closer range.

* Incognito from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}: Impure Souls'' has a rather interesting one as his weapon of choice: It appears to be a heavily modified [=ArmsCor=] 40mm MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher). The MGL is [[ArmCannon attached to his arm]] and is is able to produce this weapon from his arm at will, ejecting it from his flesh when he needs to use it. It's [[ChainedByFashion supported by chains]] that wrap around his torso. He also reloads the damn thing in a very... ''[[UnorthodoxReload unorthodox]]'' way. Vai vomiting green dar magic slime, that congeals into dark magic spines while inside of the cylinder.
* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': Due to facing a large number of enemies in one battle, Akira eventually adds an A421 grenade launcher to his arsenal. He nearly [[ExplosiveStupidity accidentally blows himself up]] using it indoors. Akira eventually gets the launcher modified into a mini-missile emplacement on his CoolBike that tracks to a laser-sight on his gun. After that gets destroyed, since he's already switched to using a line of BifurcatedWeapon guns, Akira uses HomingProjectile bullets that are like mini guided rocket-propelled grenades instead.

* When Captain Kanril Eleya of ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch|STO}}'' is selecting her weapons for an away mission, among other things she picks out a G23 grenade launcher and a belt of photon grenades. When she uses it, it's described as using a mass accelerator to fire the round.

* Night Strike of ''FanFic/FalloutEquestriaEmptyQuiver'' is rarely seen without her extended-barrel personalized M79 lookalike, named Thumper.
** Later on comes the inclusion of Boomer, a fully automatic 40mm grenade launcher. While originally meant to be pony-portable, it's since been relegated to a mount on the back of the Kettenkrad for easier mobility.
* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. The SpaceMarines use a Y-rack discharger in a ShoutOut to ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'', firing either tear gas or more lethal bomblets as required.

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--> '''Hicks''': I wanna introduce you to a personal friend of mine. This is an [=M41A=] pulse rifle. Ten millimeter with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher.

* ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' sees Harley Quinn wielding a "Fun Gun", a heavily-modified [=M79=] designed to fire less-lethal, but [[AbnormalAmmo outrageously campy projectiles of glitter, paint, and smoke]].
* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', the Winter Soldier already has [[WalkingArmory about 5 various guns strapped to his person]], then somebody hands him a grenade launcher - because you can never have [[MoreDakka enough dakka]].

* In ''Film/{{Inception}}'', when Arthur's SCAR proves ineffective against the cover one {{Mook}} is hiding behind, Eames pulls one of these out and uses it with [[StuffBlowingUp predictable results]].

* In the 1986 thriller ''No Mercy'', an undercover cop posing as a hitman is approached to kill a Louisiana crime boss, only for [[SpeakOfTheDevil the man himself to turn up]] and blow up the car they're in with a rifle grenade.

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* The design of the Criatian ''Krešimir'' grenade launcher can only be described as "unhinged." It fires live hand grenades (as in, their 5-second fuze is already burning) by using a two-stage trigger; one stage strikes a percussion primer on the grenade; the second stage fires a blank cartridge to actually throw the bomb. If something goes wrong, it's simply safer to just bodily fling the whole mass of congealed insanity at the bad guys instead of trying to unjam it.

* Grenade launchers were introduced in the ''VideoGame/GhostRecon'' series with the second ExpansionPack of the first game, ''Island Thunder'', via a demolition specialist.

* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam: The Second Encounter'' introduced the MK III Grenade Launcher, which is great for firing around corners, and the fact that a fully-charged shot launches the grenade faster and with more explosive power than a rocket, along with the fact that grenades explode on contact with an enemy, actually makes them a much better crowd control weapon than the Rocket Launcher. The grenades' ability to tell live targets from inanimate objects is handwaved away with a "smart impact detonator."

** On the UNSC side, there's ''VideoGame/HaloReach''[='s=] actual break-action Grenade Launcher, which has some unique features not always found in shooters; it'll detonate on a fuse when shot 'normally', but holding down the trigger allows for remote detonation (and arms an EMP mode which shorts out shields and vehicles). Because you need to literally have it explode in somebody's face (or between their feet) for a OneHitKill, fans and the producers have nicknamed the Grenade Launcher the 'Pro Pipe'. There's also ''VideoGame/Halo4''[='s=] Sticky Detonator, which is basically just a miniature Grenade Launcher.

* Imperial Guard units in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' can be equipped with grenade launchers. They have two firing modes: a frag grenade which is a low damage blast weapon, and a krak grenade which is a medium damage single target weapon. The latest Codex also gives them as wargear for Space Marine characters, and 8th Edition gave the new Primaris Intercessors the option to take an auxiliary grenade launcher along with their bolt rifles. Tau Pulse Carbines have underslung launchers.

* Grenade /Mortar Vets ([[DistinctionWithoutADifference different names for the same thing]]) in the ''VideoGame/BattalionWars'' series have huge, drum-fed grenade launchers with a ChargedAttack: Holding down the fire button increases their range and damage.

** ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield 3}}'' has the [=M320=] grenade launcher as a possible first-slot gadget for Assault players (in place of either a Medkit or an [=M26=] MASS shotgun). Unlike other games, the [=M320=] is a "standalone" weapon by default, and one has to equip the Underslung Rail (the starting underbarrel attachment for assault rifles) in order for the grenade launcher to be mounted underbarrel for the "fast" weapon switch time akin to ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''. The M320 starts out with default HE options, but players can unlock buckshot and smoke rounds. ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield 4}} also adds the [=XM25=] as a Support class only weapon, and the MGL-140 as a Battle Pickup.

** ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' features the Torgue barrel for assault rifles – finding a Dahl or Jakobs weapon with this barrel type gives either a burst-fire grenade launcher or a single-shot high velocity grenade cannon, respectively. The Splatgun E-Tech shotgun variant basically fires arcing elemental grenades – though they resemble energy spheres rather than a traditional grenade, the effect is functionally the same; the Torgue SWORDSPLOSION!!! is the same, except the "grenades" are swords and have a MIRV effect upon impact. The E-Tech Bandit [[RougeAnglesOfSatin PRAZMA CANON]] is similar to the Leviathan in that it is a rocket launcher that fires arcing shots like a grenade launcher--it differs in that its projectile drops a trail of explosive spheres behind it while it flies through the air. Grenade rifles return for ''VideoGame/BorderlandsThePresequel'', but not the E-Tech weapons (since those hadn't been invented yet).

** On the UNSC side, there's ''VideoGame/HaloReach''[='s=] actual break-action Grenade Launcher, which has some unique features not always found in shooters; it'll detonate on a fuse when shot 'normally', but holding down the trigger allows for remote detonation (and arms an EMP mode which shorts out shields and vehicles). Because you need to literally have it explode in somebody's face (or between their feet) for a OneHitKill, fans and the producers have nicknamed the Grenade Launcher the 'Pro Pipe'. There's also ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''[='s=] Sticky Detonator, which is basically just a miniature Grenade Launcher.

* ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}'': Mask de Smith [[GunsAkimbo uses two]].

* As the name suggests, this is one of the two weapons used by ''VideoGame/{{XCOM 2}}'''s Grenadier class. It improves the range and blast radius of any grenades used by it.

* Grenade /Mortar Vets ([[DistinctionWithoutADifference different names for the same thing]]) in the ''VideoGame/BattalionWars'' series have huge, drum-fed grenade launchers with a ChargeAttack: Holding down the fire button increases their range and damage.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Due to facing a large number of enemies in one battle, Akira eventually adds an A421 grenade launcher to his arsenal. He nearly [[ExplosiveStupidity accidentally blows himself up]] using it indoors. Akira eventually gets the launcher modified into a mini-missile emplacement on his CoolBike that tracks to a laser-sight on his gun. After that gets destroyed, since he’s already switched to using a line of BifurcatedWeapon guns, Akira uses HomingProjectile bullets that are like mini guided rocket-propelled grenades instead.

** The Mk 47 Striker is the successor to the Mk 19, and can fire [[SmartGun programmable]] [[SplashDamageAbuse airburst grenades]].

* A new infantry weapon for the US Army is a grenade launcher with [[SmartGun precisely timed grenades]], designed to be [[SplashDamageAbuse shot past cover and detonate behind it in order to kill anyone hiding behind]]. The [[CoolGuns XM25]] has been fielded to several units and apparently received rave reviews from the operators.

See also CoolGuns/RocketsMissilesAndGrenadeLaunchers.

* Many guns in the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series include a grenade launcher as an optional attachment. Particularly when combined with the Scavenger or One-Man-Army perks which allow more than 2 grenades each life. They avert the aforementioned unrealistic portrayal as they do have impact detonation and you can {{Cherry Tap|ping}} by hitting someone with an unprimed nade if you're close enough. However, the unexploded grenade is actually a [[LethalJokeItem one hit kill]]. The series also includes various standalone grenade launchers - ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2 Modern Warfare 2]]'' has the M79, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' has the [[RareGuns China Lake launcher]], ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3 Modern Warfare 3]]'' has a standalone version of the [=M320=] attachment alongside the high-tech [=XM25=], ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' has the MGL-140 as a killstreak in multiplayer and a unlockable weapon in single-player alongside the Hawk MM-1, and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'' also has the MGL-140 (This time an unlockable secondary weapon in multiplayer and firing Semtex grenades) alongside the RGM-40 Kastet.

** The M79 returns in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', fake name intact, in the Gage Assault Pack DLC. The later BBQ Pack introduces the M32 as the "Piglet", the second Wolf Pack DLC gives players the [[RareGuns China Lake grenade launcher]] as the "China Puff 40mm", the [[=XM25 CDTE=]] is known as The Arbiter, added in the Gage Spec-Ops Pack [[note]]which requires finding keys and cases in certain levels to "assemble" the weapon.[[/note]] After assembly however, you get the most ammo of the 4 grenade launchers, the second-most rounds to use, and a far lower arc trajectory, with the downsides being that rounds do significantly less damage than any other Launcher, and a fairly slow reload.[[note]] It's nowhere near as slow as the Piglets reload though; 5 seconds vs 12 seconds[[/note]]. The most recent Grenade launcher to be added was added on Christmas Eve 2017, and is the M320 grenade launcher, renamed in-game to "Compact 40mm". It's functionally a slower-reloading version of the [=GL40=], but with better concealment, and it sits in your secondary slot.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Lake_Grenade_Launcher A pump-action variant]] of the M79 was produced. Unfortunately, as badass as it was, the China Lake saw very limited use in the field and [[RareGuns all known surviving specimens are now in museums]].

* Incognito from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}: Impure Souls'' has a rather interesting one as his WeaponOfChoice: It appears to be a heavily modified [=ArmsCor=] 40mm MGL (Multiple Grenade Launcher). The MGL is [[ArmCannon attached to his arm]] and is is able to produce this weapon from his arm at will, ejecting it from his flesh when he needs to use it. It's [[ChainedByFashion supported by chains]] that wrap around his torso. He also reloads the damn thing in a very... ''[[UnorthodoxReload unorthodox]]'' way. Vai vomiting green dar magic slime, that congeals into dark magic spines while inside of the cylinder.

* ''VideoGame/DinoStrikeWii'', being set in the 1930s, have a grenade ''crossbow''. It's the only weapon that can actually hurt the T-Rex boss at the end of the game, whereas your trusty M1-Garand and Tommy Gun can only deal scratch damage.