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'''Houchou''' is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process. So, save this little item till later in the game, for a truly "deserving" adversary. Don't throw it up in the air; it will kill you.
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'''Houchou''' is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process. Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent.
  
Randomly, Houchou is made of platinum.
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If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill you.
  
 
==Origin==
 
==Origin==
 
"Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife." In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. In the original English localization, it was changed to a spoon, hence the item being a spoon in SLASH'EM.
 
"Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife." In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. In the original English localization, it was changed to a spoon, hence the item being a spoon in SLASH'EM.
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Houchou]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Houchou]]

Revision as of 22:55, 11 February 2011

Houchou is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in SLASH'EM. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it instakills the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process. Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent.

If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill you.

Origin

"Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife." In the Japanese RPG Final Fantasy IV, there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. In the original English localization, it was changed to a spoon, hence the item being a spoon in SLASH'EM.