“ | Some knives, throughout their entire existence, are never used for any malicious purpose. This ain't one of them. ―In-game Description | ” |
The knife is a melee weapon in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
A knife is a solid early game weapon due to its method of attacking. Its basic combo consists of a left-right slash combo and ending with a dramatic spinning slash. The last hit in the combo is unique amongst all melee weapons is that the player will twirl the knife at the end of the spin and deals two hits instead of one, for a total of four hits per combo. The makes a knife extremely effective in racking up damage in the shortest amount of time.
Knife's forward + attack combo is also one of the fastest forward combo in the game. When executed, player rushes forward slightly with a vertical slash. The attack itself has extremely small startup time (the time it takes to hit an opponent after pressing the button) and during the forward rush, the player suffers little to no speed loss, allowing the player to maintain some mobility during the attack. The first hit of a knife's forward combo will send the small Tzimisce creation flying and interrupt their leaping charge, making combat against them much more manageable.
Knife's stealth kill sees the player sneaking up behind the victim, cover their mouth and slit their throat. Its long animation time making it one of the worst stealth kill in the game.
Acquisition[]
- Guarantee, given to the fledgling by Jeanette Voerman. (Slashterpiece)
- Available as a drop from Kuei-jin and low grade enemies.
- Available for purchase from Trip's Pawnshop.
Trivia[]
- The knife is modeled after the non serrated version of the Gerber BMF Bowie Knife.
- All humanoid non-playable characters that can use a knife have access to a lunging stab attack. This attack animation is unavailable by the player.