Knife

Knife
The knife is a simple combat knife that every human gets at the start of a round.

Survivor Pros

 * The Knife is capable of instantly killing your target if you get a backstab.
 * The Knife deals moderately high damage on a normal stab. While not enough to instantly kill even a normal, it's great to finish off a weakened zombie closing in.
 * Every survivor spawns with a knife (except for mutations that remove/replace it), so you will almost always have the ability to instantly-kill zombies.
 * The Knife doesn't get swapped out for any other weapons, so you will always have it on you.

Survivor Cons

 * The Knife has the lowest melee range of any weapon in the game.
 * The Knife has a very distinct and audible swinging sound, meaning once you use it, every zombie in earshot will know where you are. (Don't miss a backstab or this could prove fatal!)
 * Compared to other melee weapons, the Knife is heavily outclassed in melee combat, with the exception of it's backstab ability.
 * Getting behind the Fatkid can prove incredibly difficult if one is inexperienced, giving the Knife one of the highest skill ceilings in the game.
 * The knife will take roughly 1.25 seconds to equip, leaving a brief window where you are vulnerable!
 * While the knife is drawn, energy swords will deal x3 critical damage to you! Be careful of your surroundings when going for a backstab!

Trivia

 * The Knife is one of the weapons returning from the classic version of Fatkid.
 * The Rage power-up increases the damage of the knife to 2.5k, enough to two-shot the Fatkid!
 * As of this writing, the Knife is the only weapon that possesses the ability to instantly kill the Fatkid.