Machete

The Machete is a melee weapon appearing in Far Cry, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 6.

The machete is a large cutting tool, typically used for navigating the jungle in thick brush. When used as a weapon against other people, it can be utilized in melee combat.

Far Cry

The machete is the only melee weapon in the game and is one of the two weapons that allow for silent elimination of enemies. Unlike in other Far Cry installments, it has only one attack animation.

«	Never go into the jungle without a really big knife.	»
Game manual

Obtaining

The player encounters machete for the first time in the Training level. It is placed on the edge of a table in the little slaughterhouse hut where some meat is hung on the ceiling.

With a few exceptions, most levels have only a single Machete placed near the start of the level, either very close to Jack or shortly into the level in a hard-to-miss location.

Far Cry 2

Machete
Stats
Damage	High
Prices
Price	Obtained at game start.

The machete is the only weapon type not to suffer weapon degradation. It is permanently assigned to the fourth weapon slot, and can never be discarded.

The machete is useful as a last resort weapon if the player is out of ammunition, but is otherwise not an ideal weapon for use in combat. Although the machete itself is silent, enemies will often yell out when they are attacked by the machete, thereby negating its stealth benefit. For stealthy close range encounters, the silenced Makarov or MP5 are better choices, as a single headshot with either of those weapons will quietly eliminate the target without alerting nearby enemies.

While the machete can kill a basic mercenary with one hit, its effectiveness is diminished later in the game as enemies grow stronger.

Obtaining

After you arrive in Pala and get struck with malaria, The Jackal introduces himself. He threatens the player with his machete before ramming it into the wall, just barely above the player's head. After he leaves, the player pulls it out. The Jackal's machete is used and never replaced from then on.

Variations

If an account is registered on ubisoft.com, new, downloadable machetes become available for use in Far Cry 2. However, they only change the skin of the standard machete:

• Primitive Machete - Hand-crafted by the locals, this machete is ornate while rugged and functional at the same time.
• Homemade Machete — As the name suggests, it is home-made. Its blade is mangled and rusted, this crude weapon functions nevertheless.

Far Cry 3

Machete

«	According to the legends rebounding across the island, this is your signature weapon. Use it with pride!	»
Survival Guide

The machete is also a melee weapon in Far Cry 3.

It is one of three melee weapons that can be obtained by Jason Brody, the other two being the Japanese Tanto and the Tribal Knife. The machete is the weakest, slowest, and practically the worst melee weapon in the game.

While it can be used for melee attacks, the machete is most useful when used for stealth kills, which will instantly kill any standard enemy with the Takedown skill. Heavy troopers, however, cannot be killed in this fashion until the Heavy Beatdown skill is unlocked.

Obtaining

Jason obtains his machete from Dennis Rogers after he escapes Vaas Montenegro's camp. It will be equipped for the rest of the game, unless the Japanese Tanto or the Tribal Knife are bought and equipped.

After collecting 6 Letters of the Lost, it can be replaced with the Japanese Tanto, a traditional Japanese dagger that deals increased damage. The Tribal Knife can also be used in its place as a pre-order bonus.

Far Cry 6

Machete
Concept art
Price	Obtained At Game Start

Takedown

Takedowns are one shots used by the machete in the Far Cry Series and there is the basic Takedown behind that you can tap towards another nearby enemy to Takedown chain or you can use a Throwing Knife Takedown that also one shots, you can also immediately drag the body. In addition you can do a Lodge Takedown or Takedown from above. Certain gear activates more possibility's such as the disrespect ability from the Prisoners Wrap where instead of the slow throwing knife you grab a sidearm and shoot them and of course it still one shots. The Impact Gloves give pin puller where you pull a grenade pin and leave it on the enemy. The final one is Takedown from the front which is used by a ton of different gear pieces however there is a alternative to this where if you are running at them and they just noticed you, there is a opportunity to takedown in the front without gear but again if you miss the time you will require front gear.

Trivia

• Compared to the Machete from Far Cry 2, this one seems to be in extremely good physical condition.
• Also unlike the one in Far Cry 2, it does not take up one of the four weapon slots, but is permanently equipped as a separate item.
• Furthermore, differing from the Machete in Far Cry 2, its attack speed is slower.
• As in Far Cry 2, the machete cannot be discarded, although it can be switched with the Japanese Tanto and the Tribal Knife, which have the same function.
• Even if the Machete is switched for one of the alternate knives, the original Machete will still be used by the player to break the lock on Radio Tower control boxes. However, the skinning animations will always show the correct blade the player has in their inventory.
• Pala means machete in Turkish

See also

• Kukri
• Butcher's Machete

Far Cry weapons
Melee	Machete
Sidearms	Desert Eagle
Shotguns	Jackhammer
SMG	P90 · Silent MP5
Rifles	AW50 · G36 · M4 · OICW
Mounted weapons / launchers	M2 · M249 · Minigun · Mk 19 · Rocket Launcher
Grenades / throwables	Flashbang · Mk 2 Grenade · Rock · Smoke Grenade