Fishwhacker

Fishwhacker
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Basic Information
Used by	Sniper
Slot	Melee
Loadout Stats
Fishwhacker Club Deals knockback to nearby enemies On Hit: Bleed for 2 seconds -45% damage penalty "Hold 'er steady, mate. She tends to throw splinters."

The Fishwhacker is an alternative melee weapon for the Sniper. It's an old wooden fish priest, splintered at the top, fitted with a leather grip and wrist belt.

Compared to the Kukri, the Fishwhacker has a 45% damage penalty, dealing 35 damage per swing instead of 65. It also causes the enemy to bleed for 2 seconds, dealing 12 damage, for a total of 47 damage per swing. Critical hits do not affect the damage of the bleed. When an enemy is hit, they will be knocked back a long distance away from the Sniper, along with any enemy who happens to be standing nearby. The power, range, and area effect of the knockback is similar to that of the Flame Thrower's compression blast, albeit without the projectile reflecting ability. Because the knockback is affected by damage, critical hits will knock back the enemy further.

Properties

Properties
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee?		Melee
Taunt		Hat doff
Damage
Base damage	100%	35
Critical		105
Mini-crit		47
Status Effects
Effect		Bleed
Bleed		4 / tick
Bleed (mini-crit)		5 / tick
Bleed duration		2 s
Function Times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Activation time		0.2 s
All values are approximate.

Strategy

Like the stock, the Fishwhacker should only be used when you ran out of ammo for both primary and secondary weapons. Use it to fend off enemies to easily escape from them instead. Additionally, use the bleed mechanic to check for disguised Spies.

If there's a cliff nearby, use it as an advantage to knock enemies off it.

Fishwhacker v. Stock Kukri

➕ Knocks back and bleeds enemies on hit; bleed mechanic detects disguised Spies ➕ Can knock multiple enemies back after a successful hit

➖ Deals less damage

Update history

1.8.0

• Added the Fishwhacker.

1.8.0.2

• Added Game Zombie’s new fishwhacker bucket icon.

2.0.0 (Death & Taxes Update)

• Reworked the Fishwhacker:
  • Swings slower.
  • Causes concussional bleeding on hit for 2s.
  • Crits on bleeding enemies.
  • Marked for death whilst holding the Fishwhacker.
  • Updated Viewmodel animations to all be overhanded.
  • Uses new impact sounds.

2.0.2

• Removed -20% slower fire rate
• Replaced "Marked for Death while active" with "On Miss: Marked for Death for 3s"
• Updated the description and item type
• Added particles on impact to add to the new description

2.1.3

• Updated the Fishwhacker:
  • Overhauled first person animations
  • Damage now deals increased knockback to all nearby players
  • Added -45% damage penalty downside
  • Removed self marked-for-death on miss penalty
  • Removed no random critical hits penalty
• Damage over time conditions (bleed, afterburn) no longer apply on the very same tick as damage

2.1.4

• Updated the Fishwhacker:
  • Updated first person animations (Ventrici)
  • Ragdolls now take extra knockback from Fishwhacker kills

2.2.2 (Double-Double Down Update)

• Updated the Fishwhacker:
  • Increased the amount of knockback that ragdolls receive from Fishwhacker kills

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Рибарникът	Fisherman
Spanish	Machacapeces	Fishwhacker
English	Fishwhacker	-
French	Matraque à poisson	Fish Baton
German	Fischknüppel	Fish Baton
Italian	Bacchetta di pesce	Fish Baton
Brazilian Portuguese	Mata-peixes	Fish Killer
Romanian	Vânător de pește	Fish Hunter
Russian	Рыбодробилка	Fishwhacker
Ukrainian	Рибоглушилка	Fishwhacker

Trivia

• The Fishwhacker is based on Team Fortress 2's unused Club weapon, which was originally the Sniper's default melee weapon.

Comparison from Team Fortress 2

• The Tribalman's Shiv is the live TF2 counterpart of the Fishwhacker with its bleed-on-hit effect.