Kamikaze

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Kamikaze
Type:	Suicide
Keyboard selection:	F4 (x3)
Standard effects:	30hp injury during flight, 50hp (max.) in final explosion
Present in:	Worms, Worms DC, Worms 2, W:A, WWP

Power settings
Power	Injury (max.)
11	?, ? hp
12	?, ?
1	24, 40
2	27, 45
3	30, 50
4	33, 55
5	36, 60
19	?, ?
14	?, ?
15	?, ?
Each entry shows two values; the first is the injury dealt by a hit and the second is the maximum injury dealt in the final explosion.

The Kamikaze can be a very tactical weapon if used correctly. It shares a special property with the Suicide Bomber in that any worm that uses it will die. For this reason, it is commonly used by a worm that has very low health. It is also unique because the direction if attack is limited to 8 specific directions. The worm will cut through any landscape during it's initial flight. Any worms hit during the initial flight or the final explosion will be thrown a large distance.

There is a glitch related to the Kamikaze. See Kamikaze drowning glitch for more information.

Tactics

• Because worms fly quite a distance when hit by a Kamikaze, it can sink multiple worms on an open landscape when Low Gravity is enabled. The distance flown in this case can surpass that of a Baseball Bat.
• The bridges that occasionally appear on random landscapes are flat, so the Kamikaze can hit multiple worms standing on bridges very easily.
• "Sink holes" can be created by Kamikazeing straight down into the water. Frozen worms can be killed this way when standing above them.
• The Kamikaze can cut through large amounts of land, and so is a very good anti-Darksider weapon.
• In a one-on-one situation near the end of a game, a player may be able to create a tie out of an otherwise hopeless situation by killing the opponent, and himself, with a Kamikaze.

Criticisms, Problems and Weaknesses

• Using a Kamikaze will kill the worm, so it is not used unless it is worth the sacrifice. In many Schemes, it is more beneficial to have more worms than your opponent, rather than more total hp, and so sacrificing a worm can have big disadvantages.
• The Kamikaze is usually most beneficial when used by a worm with low hp, and so is not used in many situations where it could be useful, as the sacrifice of a worm with large hp is too great.
• The Kamikaze is limited to 8 directions, so it may not always be possible to hit your target. This is rectified somewhat by the ability to use it in mid-air.
• The damage dealt by a Kamikaze can be considered quite low considering that you need to sacrifice a worm to use it.