Hits
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In terms of weapons, the Combat Knife — normally a Joke Weapon in earlier RE games — gets a big boost in efficiency here, as it can easily floor zombies, and each swipe that hits a zombie or dog does multiple hits.
- Code Veronica was the first game to give it even limited usefulness, as one swipe counted as several hits, but it wasn't until Resident Evil 4 made it as powerful as the handgun, just trading range for unlimited use and no inventory space used, that it became worthwhile.
Source: Scrappy Weapon -
Metal Slime: The Takkuri, which flaps around Termina Field near the entrance to Milk Road, drops a ton of Rupees when killed, but by the same token will swipe quite a few Rupees from Link if it hits him—and has a chance to steal important quest items, up to and including your sword.
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