10 Joke Video Game Weapons (That Are Secretly INCREDIBLY Powerful)
3. Fork - The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the gift that keeps on giving, be it in terms of its narrative engagement, character development, endless exploration, or – in this case – knack for surprising players with secret weapon opportunities.
The fork is a superb example of this because while it’s very ineffective during the base experience (and cannot be upgraded), it gets a lot more heft in the Dragonborn, Dawnguard, and Hearthfire DLCs thanks to its compatibility with enchantments.
In particular, pairing it with Paralyze allows it to, well, paralyze an enemy for 10 seconds. Likewise, Frost Damage freezes up their health and stamina, Fire Damage burns them (and does extra harm to those already on fire), Soul Trap fills a Soul Gem with vanquished combatants, and Shock Damage electrifies their health and magicka.
You can even add Chaos Damage to intensify its first-strike physicality, and while all of this applies to the knife as well, destroying people with a fork is funnier and more satisfying.
Of course, you could use them together to double your humor and hazardousness.