ORO P23 combat knife

ORO P23 combat knife
Overview
Manufacturer	ORO
Weapon type	Knife
Ammunition type	None
Effective range	Close
Service history
Utilized by	Mendel-Gruman Corporation Whiskey Company Wolf Pack
Notable users	Joseph Turok Roland Kane
Gameplay overview
First located	The Lost Land
Alternate functionality	Slash

"This razor sharp, carbon-plated combat Knife allows Turok to move quickly and silently, eliminating opponents with a single quiet kill when he approaches them without being spotted. Expert users may even be able to attack from the front."

—Turok manual

The ORO P23 combat knife is a close-range melee weapon that was introduced in Turok. All members of Whiskey Company and Wolf Pack carry them on their armor, as do Mendel-Gruman personnel.

Appearance

The combat knife features a sleek and shiny blade alongside a matte black handle. The blade is silver, and it features multiple serrations and grooves, while the handle sports a hilt and grip indents for the wielder to hold it. The P23 overall bears a striking resemblance to the KA-BAR 1221N2K USMC Next Generation Fighting Knife.

Gameplay

Single-player

The knife is arguably the most effective weapon in the game. It can take down all but the most powerful enemies in a quick animation. All types of dinosaurs up to the Dilophosaurus in terms of size are able to be taken out with one quick button press. Any MG Soldiers can also be killed in this fashion as long as they are not heavy units such as the Pyro or Heavy Weapons units.

MG soldiers also possess this weapon, though they will not use it to the extent that the player does. Instead, they only use it in a futile attempt to fend off Utahraptor mauls.

Multiplayer

In multiplayer, all players start out with this weapon. It has the same abilities and effects as in the single-player campaign, and the player can run faster with the weapon.

This weapon loses some of its effectiveness in multiplayer, and ironically, its best assets are its downfall. When the player knife kills an enemy, be it human or saurian, they are static and caught in the animation, meaning they cannot escape gunfire or other threats.

Secondary function

This weapon has a secondary attack which, when used, will cause the player to attack in a swiping motion compared to the knife's default stabbing motion. This attack is faster, but will not result in an instant kill. This attack is very ineffective against most, if not all enemy types; however, it can briefly stun Utahraptors and MG soldiers alike. This should be used only if all other weapons are exhausted of their ammunition, a rare occurrence.

History

"The Black Bear Indians believed that the knife possessed the power of a sly, yet ferocious, animal..."

—Roland Kane, on the knife.

The knife would be pivotal in the training of Joseph Turok during his time with Wolf Pack. It was during this training with John Grimes that Turok learned most of his combat techniques with the blade. He also obtained his scar in a training bout with Roland Kane. He would reflect on this training as he found a combat knife in the jungles of the terraformed planet.

After Gonzales was taken by the planet's dominant Tyrannosaurus rex, Turok would attempt to injure the dinosaur with his knife, but would be shaken off and thrown a large distance away, awakening the following night. Following this encounter with Mama Scarface, and his return to camp, Slade would challenge Turok to an impromptu knife duel, stating that killing with the knife was what Wolf Pack was all about. This fight would be broken up by Jericho.

In the hours and days following this, Turok would turn the blade on his former mentor, engaging and killing Kane during an intense duel.

Achievements and Trophies

Below is a list of achievements and trophies related to the P23 combat knife.

Icon	Name	Description	Reward
	Arsenal	Kill at least one enemy with every weapon in the game during public play (Locked) An arsenal at your hands, you killed an enemy with every weapon in the game during public play (Unlocked)	20
	Dino Dominance	Knife kill 50 creatures in the Story Mode campaign (Locked) You skillfully knife killed 50 creatures in the Story Mode campaign (Unlocked)	25
	Man or Animal	Record 100 stealth kills of soldiers with the ORO P23 Combat Knife (Locked) Out of the shadows you stealthily knife-killed 100 soldiers during the Single-Player campaign (Unlocked)	30
	Primitive Weapons	Play a public match using only the bow or knife, earning at least 10 kills (Locked) You returned to the old ways, using only the bow and knife to kill at least 10 in a public match (Unlocked)	15
	Retribution	Knife kill your Rival in a public match (Locked) Your vengeance is completed when you knife kill your Rival in a public match (Unlocked)	15

Production notes

Turok 2

Main article: Cut content of Turok 2.

Under the username bishoptl, former Propaganda Games developer Tim Lewinson provided a brief look into the knife and ideas planned for Turok's ill-fated sequel on Twitter and NeoGAF in May of 2015. In this post, he stated the P23 was intended to return with a redesign. At some point in Turok 2's story, this knife would be lost, acting as a deconstruction of the player's power, and it would have to be replaced by a second primal variant, formed from the remains of a dead predator the player would kill. This blade, refined over the game, would eventually be formed into a third variant, reflecting the overall journey the player underwent throughout Turok 2.

The knife, seen in a Turok 2 concept poster.

Tim Lewinson's posts on the knife in Turok 2.

Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

The P23 during gameplay.

The player sneaking up on two MG soldiers with the Knife.

A prerelease photo showing the knife.

The combat knife Joseph Turok found.

The knife in multiplayer.

List of appearances

• Turok (First appearance)
• Turok (mobile)
• Turok 2