Toothbrush

Toothbrush
Standard prison shanking equipment
Weapon Type	Melee, Improvised
Weapon	Toothbrush Shiv
Speed	Fast
Range	Short
Location	Prisoner
Unlock	No
Lethal Throw	No
Can Execute?	Yes

The Toothbrush is a weapon only found in Release where it is used by prisoners. It is a shiv fashioned out of a toothbrush. The Toothbrush is a single use weapon, since it will get stuck in the enemy that it is used on.

Statistics

The Toothbrush is a very unique weapon since it only has a single use, as it will get stuck in an enemy if it hits. The Toothbrush, unlike the Shard Blade, will not break if thrown, however it will not kill or knock down enemies when thrown at them.

Trivia

• The Toothbrush in game is a shiv, also known as a a shank, which is an improvised bladed or spiked weapon made out of everyday objects.
• Toothbrush shanks can be made in several ways in real life, one way is to attach a sharp blade (usually a razor blade) or spike to the bottom of the Toothbrush, another is to sharpen the plastic tip by grinding it against a rough, hard material, such as slate, it is also possible to use a lighter to melt plastic off the tip to create a sharp point.
• There is an unused animation when Richter is killed with a Toothbrush, it resembles the same animation used for the guards and prisoners when they are stabbed with a Toothbrush.
• Richter has working sprites of him using the Toothbrush on other Prisoners while he is still in his prison outfit, however this can not be done without the use of bugs or the level editor since he never fights the Prisoner faction until he gets the guard uniform.

Bugs

Sometimes, when Richter kills a prisoner with the Toothbrush while being dressed as a guard, his clothes change to the prison outfit until the player presses right mouse button.

If Richter manages to get a Toothbrush from one of the three escaping Prisoners and then proceeds to the next floor and uses it to kill a Guard it will use one of the default cut death sprites. If Richter attempts to do an execution with the Toothbrush on a Guard it will glitch and spawn the Default Enemy sprite.

Gallery

Richter wielding a Toothbrush in Release.

A toothbrush on the floor.