10 Best Weapons In DOOM History - Ranked
6. Chainsaw - Doom 2016
Not counting a few beloved horror movie franchises (Hail to the king, baby!) it would never cross most people's minds to use a chainsaw as a weapon.
The Doom Slayer is not most people.
While you can find a chainsaw in the original Doom, sitting in a secret area and just teasing you, it truly comes into its own as a weapon in Doom 2016, where you find it just lying around (well, if you consider jammed into a person's torso 'lying around'.) A data terminal later informs you that the chainsaw has been smuggled to Mars and should be confiscated by security personnel immediately.
Too bad. Their concern is your gain.
While this version of the chainsaw does have the disadvantage of needing to find fuel recharges to use, it basically pays for itself in every use, as killing an enemy with it results in not only a glorious shower of gibs, but an array of ammunition that will more or less fill up all your weapons. The chainsaw can also be used for Glory Kills, if you perform one while armed with it. It's powerful as hell and can be used to take down high-damage, high-priority targets at the cost of a few fuel cells.
The chainsaw is a great throwback to the original Doom and hasn't lost any of the thrill of firing it up and hearing that satisfying roar of toothed death.