Knife Pickup



The Knife Pickup is one of Cody's Unique Attacks. Executed by pressing down and all three punch buttons while standing over a knife, Cody will stoop down and pick it up, saying "Great!". This is a reference to Cody's origins in Final Fight, as he was also capable of picking up weapons in that game. In the Street Fighter series, picking up the knife affects two things: his usual punch attacks become knife attacks with extra reach, more damage, and chip damage on block. The other thing affected is his Bad Stone attack, as it becomes a Knife Throw attack which inflicts more damage. Being hit or using the Knife Throw causes Cody to lose the knife until he picks it up again. A knife will appear in any fight involving Cody, and he is the only character capable of picking it up. In this way, it's similar to Vega's claw and mask - however, unlike these, Cody does not begin the fight with the knife in his possession, and it cannot be picked up by simply walking over it.