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Hocho in Final Fantasy XI.

Kitchen knife that can cut anything.

Final Fantasy IV description

Cleaver (包丁 or ほうちょう, Hōchō?, lit. Kitchen Knife), also known as Kitchen Knife, Chef's Knife, Carving Knife, Knife, Spoon, and Hocho, is a recurring throwing weapon and dagger in the Final Fantasy series. It is usually the most powerful throwing weapon in the games it appears in, while being a high-powered dagger or knife in other games.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy IV[]

Kitchen Knife is the most powerful throwing weapon, inflicting an instant 9,999 damage to any target regardless of defense (but it can still miss against certain enemies). It can only be obtained from Sheila in Fabul after hitting Yang with the Frying Pan before going to the Red Moon. It has an attack of 255 and an accuracy of 99.

In the 3D versions, Knife has an attack power of 999 with an accuracy of 999 making it the most powerful weapon. If Golbez is hacked into the party, he will be able to equip it.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]

Kitchen Knife is the most powerful throwing weapon, providing 255 Attack and 99% Accuracy. It can only be obtained from defeating Orthros in the Depths.

Final Fantasy VIII[]

Tonberry knife.

Description

Chef's Knife is an item that can be dropped or mugged from any leveled Tonberry, by Card Modding a Tonberry card, or by Card Modding a Tonberry King card. Chef's Knife can be refined into either 20 AP Ammo (Ammo-RF) or 30 Death spells (L Mag-RF).

Final Fantasy XI[]

The Hocho (包丁, Houchou?, lit. Chef's Knife), a very valuable and sought-after Katana equippable only by Ninjas of level 57 or higher, is rarely dropped by the tonberry ninja Notorious Monster Sozu Sarberry. Besides its weapon damage of 30 with a delay of 227, it offers one very unique bonus: +3 to cooking skill. Since no other job can wield anything comparable, in Vana'diel ninjas make the best chefs.

The Orobon NM Nuhn may drop another ninja-only katana, the Oninohocho (鬼の庖丁, oni no houchou?, lit. ogre's chef's knife). It requires level 73, has damage 30, delay 227, and offers +4 Evasion and +2 Enmity.

Finally, the Thinker NM Ruminator in Abyssea drops the strongest chef's knife of them all, the Hochomasamune (庖丁正宗, houchou masamune?, lit. Masamune-made chef's knife). It too is a ninja-only katana, requiring level 80 to wield and possessing damage 45, delay 222, and giving bonuses of +10 to DEX and 10% Fast Cast.

Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)[]

Cleaver is a level 99 thrown weapon that provides -40 Bravery, +68 Attack, and EX Force Absorption +30%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 31,920 gil, Fuma Shuriken, and Beastlord Fang x5.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]

Cleaver is a level 100 thrown weapon that provides -40 Bravery, +69 Attack, -1 Defense, and EX Force Absorption +10%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 202,640 gil, Fuma Shuriken, Wing Edge, and an Omega Skeleton.

Final Fantasy Explorers[]

Dagger? Sort of! This kitchen utensil cuts so deep you'll start feeling bad for vegetables.

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Rumor has it that this kitchen knife belonged to a great chef. The chef was a perfectionist who enjoyed sharpening the blade of his knife everyday till it was sharp enough to even cleave through thickened bones.

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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Bravely Second: End Layer[]

Though it may look like a regular kitchen knife, it is far from it. This single-edged knife is said to have belonged to the masked namahage monster from a festival event of an island nation that vanished centuries ago.

Description

Carving Knife is a dagger that provides 23 P.ATK, 95 Aim, 3 Critical, and deals 50% more damage to beasts. It can be bought in Yunohana for 2450 pg.

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Etymology[]

A kitchen knife is any knife that is intended to be used in food preparation. While much of this work can be accomplished with a few general-purpose knives – notably a large chef's knife, a tough cleaver, and a small paring knife – there are also many specialized knives that are designed for specific tasks. Being depicted as the ability associated with the Tonberry species of monster, references antagonists of horror genres, as their slow movement in battle, the crude nature of the implement used and the lethal nature of the attack is reminiscent of tense chase scenes against impending doom.

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