THANATOS-9

THANATOS-9 is a THANATOS melee weapon in Counter-Strike Online.

Overview
This is a melee weapon developed by Aegis Institute in form of a scythe. It is incorporated with continuous separation technique that allows the user to perform a flurry of stabs whenever Thanatos Blade System is in use.
 * This weapon is only available from Craft in Blueprint Set 2.

Advantages

 * Does massive damage to zombies
 * Primary attack performs a 360-degrees swing
 * Has longer attack range than most melee weapons
 * Deals higher damage with Thanatos form
 * Very high rate of stab and stun power in Thanatos form
 * Does not affect player's speed
 * Requires no condition to activate Thanatos form
 * Available for both teams
 * Destroys obstacles easily
 * Thanatos Blade System duration will be triggered upon first stab only

Disadvantages

 * Low rate of slash and stun power in normal mode
 * No knockback power
 * Takes time to activate Thanatos form
 * Obtainable via Crafting only
 * Emits loud noises while in Thanatos form, revealing your location
 * Thanatos Blade System can be used for a short time

THANATOS-9 Confirmed Set


A set that includes THANATOS-9 Perfect Pick Recipe, the specified blueprint with S grade, permanent durability and 16000 points.

Tips

 * Overall
 * It takes 3 seconds to activate Thanatos form and also 3 seconds in contrast.
 * When being used, the Thanatos form lasts for 3 seconds. After that, it will change back into normal mode automatically.
 * Attack delay for each slash (normal mode): 0.5 seconds.
 * Thanatos form is very good for rushing.
 * During Thanatos form activation, user's speed will be increased as equal to zombie's actual speed.

Release date


This weapon was released alongside Third Report on:
 * South Korea: 23 April 2015.
 * Taiwan/Hong Kong: 28 April 2015.
 * China: 29 April 2015.

Users
Counter-Terrorist:
 * GIGN: Seen in posters.

Trivia

 * The A mode's animation is similar to SKULL-9.
 * This is the first melee weapon that can performs a 360-degrees swing (primary attack) in Counter-Strike Online.
 * During the first release, there was a bug where the kill icon used Seal knife instead. This bug was fixed in later updates.
 * The same applied to the HUD icon; placeholders were used instead of its own.
 * The wall impact sound is similar to Nata Knife's, the hit sound is similar to Wakizashi's while the Thanatos form's attack sound is similar to knife's wall impact sound from Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.
 * This is the first melee weapon that is able to deal extreme damage to bosses so far.
 * There's a "THANATOS-IX" printed on the weapon's handle.

External link

 * Scythe at Wikipedia.