Knife (The New Order)

Knife (The New Order)
Weapon type	Melee Weapon Throwing Weapon
Magazine capacity	The New Order & The Old Blood: 3 Knives(Starting) 5 Knives (Max with Knife sheath ++ Perk) Young Blood: 3 Knives(Starting) 6 Knives (Max with 6-point Blade Belt Ability)
Appearance(s)	Wolfenstein: The New Order Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (non-useable) Episode Zero The Diaries of Agent Silent Death Wolfenstein: Youngblood

"Knife's out, time to die."

―B.J. on his knife to kill Deatshead.

The Knife is the only melee weapon used by B.J. Blazkowicz in the game Wolfenstein: The New Order. It is the only non-firing weapon usable by the player in the game.

In Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, knives coexist with the Pipe, which acts as a crowbar, a pair of knives and leverage/problem solving tool, in performing take downs and melee kills.

It is the melee weapon of Jessica Valiant during the events of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus's second DLC: The Diaries of Agent Silent Death, and in Episode Zero.

Knives makes a return in Wolfenstein: Youngblood as a melee option for both Jess and Soph Blazkowicz along with the Hatchet.

General Use

The New Order/The Diaries of Agent Silent Death

The knife is capable of full out stabbing during combat and silent take downs during stealth. During both situations, the ability to throw knives is unlocked after performing a number of takedowns, and unlocking more throwing knives to carry requires a set amount of throwing knife kills. Most enemies can be killed with a single hit with a knife. They can be picked up from the corpses of enemies who have been killed by them. Note that throwing your knife will not result in the inability to perform a takedown or stabbing, as another knife may be used. The knife throw might alert others if the victim is in close proximity.

Related Perks The New Order

• Knife throwing
  • Unlocks the ability to throw knives at a target.
• Knife sheath +
  • Increases the amount of knives you can carry by one knife. (Total 4)
• Knife sheath ++
  • Increases the amount of knives you can carry by one additional knife. (Total 5)
• Vampire
  • Unlocks the ability to receive health from performing takedowns. Health points are added up to maximum health level.

Youngblood

The knife returns in Youngblood as one of the two melee options within the game. While the gameplay mechanics are the same from The New Order/The Diaries of Agent Silent Death. Opportunistic cloaked take-downs will be the main use of knives as most enemies in Paris will be able to survive a thrown knife attack. The hatchet and the knife share the same damage profile and inventory slot. Any Melee weapons will be converted into the player's currently selected skin.

Related Abilities Youngblood

• Supersoldat Hunter
  • Enables silent takedowns on Supersoldaten.
• Super-Kinetic Throw
  • Throw grenades and melee weapons with extreme force, causing extra damage on impact. If the enemy survives the hit, they might be knocked down or staggered.
• 6-point Blade Belt
  • Increases your maximum carry capacity of throwable melee weapons from 3 to 6.
• Blade Annihilator
  • Your thrown Hatchets and Knives become immensely powerful and will kill most organic enemies in one hit.
• Silent Killer
  • Steath Takedowns immediately recharge your Cloak meter.

Strategy

The New Order/The Diaries of Agent Silent Death

• The throwing knife's trajectory is affected by drop, thus the player will need to aim above the target in order to hit enemies at a distance. However, enemies will notice the knife if the player misses, so the silenced handgun is a better choice if the targets are too far away, where a successful knife throw is more difficult to achieve. A single throwing knife can be fatal to many common enemies. Although this weapon is quite uncommon, B.J. can retrieve thrown knives for future use.

Youngblood

• The throwing knife's trajectory is still affected by drop, thus the player will need to aim above the target in order to hit enemies at a distance. Youngblood's Enemy barrier system and leveling mechanics make throwing knife kills impractical till the player invests XP to level up and ability points to unlock the Blade Annihilator Ability. Even with this, most higher level enemies will still survive a thrown knife attack.

• Youngblood weapon mastery system applies to both Knife and Hatchet under the melee category. Melee weapons gain +4% damage per level, with each level requiring 20 enemies kill per level. With a max level cap of 25, it requires 500 enemy kills to max out the damage buff of +100%.

Variants

The New Order/The Diaries of Agent Silent Death Variants

• Trench knife
  • Combat knives of varying sizes, types and styles were issued to the soldiers of all countries involved in WWII. They were used for close quarters fighting and for stealth purposes in order to avoid intense fire fights. Knives were occasionally a last resort for soldiers who had expended all the ammunition in their firearms. In addition to the uncommon but helpful usage of knives for combat, soldiers could also use them for an incredible variety of other tasks. It's only found in Chapter 1 of Wolfenstein: The New Order.

• Kitchen knife
  • The main purpose of this knife is to cut food. But it can become an improvised weapon if the situation calls for it. Although it is not suitable for combat, Blazkowicz and other characters can use it with the same lethality as a combat knife. It's only found in chapters 2 and 6 in The New Order.

• Combat knife 1946
  • During WWII, Nazis used this model as last resort in close combat. This design is very simple, having a handle with 2 small projections and the hakenkreuz in the middle of both. It's only found in all chapters of The Old Blood.

• Combat Knife 1960
  • Only found in chapters 3 to 16 in The New Order and DLC missions of The Diaries of Agent Silent Death and Episode Zero in The New Colossus.

Youngblood Variants

Youngblood has a set has of unlockable skins for the Knife as part of its level system. All skins do not provide any gameplay impact. The draw and takedown animation are different for each skin.

• Knife - A double-edged fighting knife resembling a Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife.
  • Cost 400 Silver Coins / 50 Gold Bars (If not selected as a player's starting melee weapon.)
• Dalakniv - A single-edge general-purpose knife based on Swedish Mora knives.
  • Cost 800 Silver Coins / 100 Gold Bars
• Butterfly Knife - A double-edged folding knife based on real world Butterfly Knife.
  • Cost 2500 Silver Coins
• Cyborg Knife (DLC) - A single-edge knife with a metallic handle and four holes in the handle itself.
  • Part of the Deluxe Edition of Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
  • Cost 125 Gold Bars (Can be purchased separately)
• Old Blood Knife (DLC) - A single-edge knife based on the Combat Knife 46 used by William J. Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood.
  • Originality part of the Pre-order Legacy Pack. Now available for purchase with Gold Bars.
  • Cost 125 Gold Bars
• Ninja Mörder Knife (DLC) - A single-edge knife based on Japanese Kaiken daggers
  • Originality a reward for linking a player's Bethesda.net account to their Twitch Prime account.
  • Unavailable for purchase.

Notes

• The knife used by B.J. Blazkowicz in Chapter 1 resembles an American Mark I Trench Knife, with minor differences, while in Chapter 2 he uses a Butcher knife, during the rest of the game, he uses a 1960 combat dagger. But you can get another kitchen knife in many other chapters, which is only visible while dual-wielding knives, being the knife on the left the kitchen one (implying that you didn't already have one on the left hand) and the knife on the right your regular knife.
  • Although you cannot find another knife in the first level, it is possible to carry 2 trench knives at the same time. All you have to do is complete the Knife Throwing perk and game with spawn on the inventory a second melee.
• The 1946 combat Knife 's design is derived from the Boker Swiss Dagger.
• The 1960 combat Knife seems to have been inspired by the SS ceremonial dagger as both posses ornaments on the blade such as the the Nazi Reichsadler, while the main body construction resembling the U.S. M3 fighting knife due to the dagger blade shape, outward bending guard on one side, and the cylindrical grip, though unlike the M3, the 1960 knife has a blade wider than the handle. The serration and the sharpened "guard" is in fact a separate component attached to the knife by three bolts, one on the blade and two on the guard. The bolt on the blade seems adjustable within the blade fuller. This may enhance the knife's balance for throwing. At the bottom of the handle there is also an impact device which may be used to knock out enemies.
• The Police baton was apparently originally intended to be another player usable melee weapon; however for unknown reasons it was never fully implemented. While you can still occasionally pick up a dropped baton, rather than give you a weapon it will just add a small amount of armour to your total.
• Though non-useable for B.J. in The New Colossus, characters are seen using knives against Nazi soldiers, notably Anya Oliwa in New Orleans and Grace Walker at the Jimmy Carver Show.

Gallery

The New Order/The Diaries of Agent Silent Death

Introductory level Trench Knife

Level 1 Butcher Knife

In-game 1960 Combat Knife

Combat Knife 1946 by Axel Torvenius

Combat Knife 1960 by Tor Frick

BJ uses his knife to end Deathshead's life for good.

Agent Silent Death kills Hans Stiglitz.

Butcher Knife Pickup

Youngblood

Knife Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Dalakniv Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Butterfly Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Cyborg Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Old Blood Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Ninja Mörder Skin in Weapon Customization menu

Dalakniv knife found in Political Detention Area 4

Butterfly knife found in Political Detention Area 4

Knives found in Riverside

Dalakniv knife found in Nachtfalter

Cyborg and Dalakniv knives found in Brother 3

Cyborg and Dalakniv knives found in Brother 3

Knives found in Nachtfalter

Knife found in Nachtfalter

Promotion Image of the Old Blood Knife

In-Game Butterfly Knife