History Main / ImprobableUseOfAWeapon

* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', Kamina's first impression of a gun is to use its butt as a hammer to bash his enemies i[[note]]This is a completely legitimate tactic in real life, but it's not recommended because that's why you have a knife.[[/note]] After almost shooting himself in the crotch through that method, he realizes how it's supposed to be used (but still holds it upside down). Later, during his first fight against Viral, he more cleverly uses an arrow as a makeshift knife.

** [[TheLancer Roronoa Zoro]] uses three swords - one in each hand, and [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth one in his mouth, held by the grip between the teeth]]. This is an integral part of his fighting style - when without his third sword, he mentions, "I'm not that familiar with two-sword techniques", and when he gets it back actually turns the fight around.

* In ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', Topper's machine gun runs out of ammunition. He spies a crate filled with bullets and throws them at the bad guys...killing them.

* It's mentioned that a Korean War veteran in ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' killed three enemy soldiers with one bullet and no gun. He pushed it into their skulls with his bare hands.

** Super strong character can also pull a OneHandedZweihander.

* There are a ton of video games which feature vehicle-mounted -- and electric-powered -- miniguns being carried and fired by individual humans on foot, with no extension cord to power it or source of ammo to shoot from it visible anywhere.

* At one point in ''WebComic/{{Oglaf}}'', Kronar uses the hilt of a sword to pleasure another man. This, predictably, does not end well.

** The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordhau Mordhau]] involves grabbing the sword on the blade, swinging it wrong way around and smashing the opponent's face with the crossguard, turning the sword into an improvised hammer or pick. Likewise, the crossguard can be also used on tripping the opponent.

* While tanks are awesome weapons of destruction in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', their slow speed and the fact that they require 2 CP per action as opposed to an infantry unit's 1 CP makes it hard to justify using them purely offensively (especially when Lancers can run around an enemy tank and shoots its radiator from behind for a OneHitKill.) Instead, a tank's best uses are often more support-based, such as using them as moving cover for your infantry units, and parking them in front of enemy infantry to hold them in place with suppression fire, or in the case of the Edelweiss, using its smoke rounds to prevent enemy interception fire in a given area.

* While tanks are awesome weapons of destruction in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', their slow speec and the fact that they require 2 CP per action as opposed to an infantry unit's 1 CP makes it hard to justify using them purely offensively (especially when Lancers can run around an enemy tank and shoots its radiator from behind for a OneHitKill.) Instead, a tank's best uses are often more support-based, such as using them as moving cover for your infantry units, and parking them in front of enemy infantry to hold them in place with suppression fire, or in the case of the Edelweiss, using its smoke rounds to prevent enemy interception fire in a given area.

* While tanks are awesome weapons of destruction in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', its best uses are often more utilitarian, such as using them as moving cover for your infantry units (who are far more mobile and only use 1 CP instead of 2 to do things,) and parking them in front of enemy infantry to hold them in place with suppression fire. Often dispatching other tanks is better done instead by getting an anti-tank Lancer to run around behind the tank and [[AttackItsWeakPoint shoot the radiator]] for a OneHitKill.

* While tanks are awesome weapons of destruction in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', its best uses are often more utilitarian, such as using them as moving cover for your infantry units (who are far more mobile and only use 1 CP instead of 2 to do things,) and parking them in front of enemy infantry to hold them in place with suppression fire. Often dispatching other tanks is better done instead by getting an anti-tank Lancer to run around behind the tank and [[AttackTheWeakPoint shoot the radiator]] for a OneHitKill.

* "VeganBlackMetalChef" uses the weapon-used-as-a-tool variant. He crushes potatoes with a mace, chops mushrooms with an axe, and uses knives that would be more suitable as weaponry than kitchen utensils.

* At one point in "Oglaf", Kronar uses the hilt of a sword to pleasure another man. This, predictably, does not end well.

* The titular ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'' is shaped like a {{BFS}}, and Red uses it to fire bursts of energy and projectiles, set mines, summon a Process animal familiar...everything except use it as a sword.

* The characters in the ''VideoGame/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' SNES beat-em-up don't have any ranged attacks, which leads to the bow-wielding Kimberly just beating everything to death with her bow.

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' is notable in the instance where Selene uses a pair of fully-automatic pistols to shoot a circle around her feet, creating an exit through the floor in a building when she tries to evade the werewolves and retrieve Michael.

** This is a DiscussedTrope in [[Franchise/MetalGear Snake's]] Codec call on [[VideoGame/StarFox Falco]]. Slippy informs Snake that Falco's [[AttackReflector Reflector]] is supposed to be held in place to reflect projectiles, which is how Fox uses it. However, Falco uses it by kicking it to send it flying around like a boomerang. Snake comments that there's no reason a weapon can't have more than one use, and adds that the Reflector's versatility shows just how well Slippy designed it.

* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', Kamina's first impression of a gun is to use its butt as a hammer to bash his enemies in[[note]]a completely legitimate tactic in real life, but it's not recommended because that's why you have a knife[[/note]]. After almost shooting himself in the crotch through that method, he realizes how it's supposed to be used (but still holds it upside down). Later, during his first fight against Viral, he more cleverly uses an arrow as a makeshift knife.

* In VideoGame/TombRaider2013, the stealth kill animations show Lara using her bow as a makeshift garrotte to choke out enemies.

* Vulcan Raven, one of the bosses in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', is codenamed after the M61A1 Vulcan rotary cannon he carries into battle. The weapon and its feeding system typically weigh more than 400 lbs. and was originally fitted on a fighter jet.

* On ''Series/MythBusters'', shooting an escape hole in the floor or shooting out a lock proved possible but far, far more difficult than using the proper tools -- a boltcutter and circular saw, and required fairly impressive firepower.

** Wario has bombs. That he eats, then explode and damages nearby enemies (and himself).

* During ''Literature/TheFallingKingdomsSeries'', [[spoiler:Cleo]] makes her escape in the fourth book with the assistance of several arrows. Being a terrible shot, she opts to just jab them into guards' eyes.