KO Cannon

KO Cannon

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	40 / 35 (Melee)
Knockback	6.5 (Strong)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	28 (Average)
Velocity	15
Tooltip	Shoots a boxing glove
Rarity	04*
Sell	350
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Boxing Glove
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1314
• Internal Projectile ID: 271

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Clown Clown	1	20%

The KO Cannon attacking Target Dummies. Note how it is possible to hit multiple enemies at once.

The KO Cannon is a Hardmode melee weapon obtained during a Blood Moon. It autofires a boxing glove projectile that is connected to the weapon's base by a short, thick chain. After striking a target or traveling 17 tiles, the glove retracts back into the weapon before being ready to fire again.

On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the KO Cannon has a 20*1/5 (20%) chance to be dropped by Clowns. On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, it has a 0.1*1/1000 (0.1%) chance to be dropped by any enemy during a Hardmode Blood Moon.

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

Notes

• The KO Cannon has no cooldown period; therefore its autofire rate is dependent only on the distance to its impact, meaning that an enemy or object in close range will cause a faster autofire rate.
• Although technically a flail, the KO Cannon's projectile has no difficulty passing through terrain on its return trip.
• In Don't dig up and Get fixed boi worlds, the KO Cannon receives the following changes:
  • Switched place with the Chain Knife. As a result, it is dropped by Cave Bats instead of Clowns.
  • Damage decreased from 40 to 18.
  • Use time decreased from 28 to 25.
  • Knockback decreased from 6.5 to 5.

Tips

• Despite this weapon having a relatively short range, its higher knockback, base damage, and immunity to gravitational arcing makes it very strong at close quarters.
• Although generally not able to strike multiple targets simultaneously, its rate of fire increases significantly when at closer ranges. Therefore, the player will find fending off hordes of enemies easier once they begin to close in due to its high knockback.
• One of the easiest ways to obtain this item is to set up multiple Bunny Statues or Fish Statues connected to a 1 Second Timer. During the Blood Moon event, activate the timer and kill all spawned Bunnies. It is easiest to do this with a penetrating weapon, such as a Laser Rifle or any gun using Meteor Shot rounds. Another easy method is to use the Spiky Balls from the Goblin Tinkerer.

Trivia

• The Golem Fist can be considered a direct upgrade to this weapon.
• If aimed to the left, the "KO" on its side will be mirrored.
• KO is an abbreviation of knockout, a term originally used in boxing, which is also referenced by the boxing glove being fired.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Changed to drop exclusively from Clowns and increased drop rate from 1/1000 to 1/5.
  • Now makes a custom sound effect.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Item and projectile sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 35 to 40.
  • Fixed a bug where the KO Cannon could drop from statue-spawned enemies.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.