A balisong is a type of small knife whose handle doubles as a blade cover.
Overview[]
The handle is made in two halves that rotate independently to cover the blade. This type of knife originates from the Philippines and is quite popular in the Southeast Asia, both as a handy day-to-day tool and as a weapon, but owing to its compact size, concealable nature and ability to speed-deploy, it is legally restricted in many countries. Blunt versions are often sold for training purposes.
A balisong can be swiftly deployed by flipping out the blade when held by a trained user. This technique is also displayed on-screen by Alicia in "Do Not Disturb".
Post-Apocalypse[]
A balisong originally belonged to Jack Kipling and was first seen when he cut Alicia Clark loose in "Blood in the Streets." She subsequently stole it from his back pocket while he was distracted teaching her the radar in "Captive" and it became her melee weapon of choice for seasons 2 and 3. Alicia first used it to fight off zombies in "Sicut Cervus". In "North," Alicia used it to kill a person for the first time when she stabbed Andrés Diaz with it to save Travis Manawa's life. In "North" Madison Clark also temporarily used the balisong to prevent Derek and Alejandro Nuñez from being reanimated, and also to kill the zombified Brandon Luke. In "Eye of the Beholder", Luciana Galvez temporarily uses the knife to rescue Nicholas Clark by killing a zombie Steven. In "This Land Is Your Land" , Alicia uses a knife to prevent the bitten people from being reanimated in the bunker, and later kills the zombified residents with a balisong.
The last time we saw the balisong in the present was in "Things Bad Begun", where Alicia defended herself from the bandits who attacked her and Diana.
The status of Alicia's balisong is currently unknown. In season 4, Alicia replaced it with a barrel shroud she got at Whirlin' Wavez in "Buried" and sharpened under unknown circumstances.
Killed Victims[]
The following is a list of victims killed with the balisong:
- Christina (Zombified)
- Derek (Before Reanimation)
- Brandon Luke (Zombified)
- Andrés Diaz
- Alejandro Nuñez (Before Reanimation)
- Steven (Zombified)
- Stan (Out of Mercy)
- Kerry (Out of Mercy)
- Dax Daley (Out of Mercy)
- Blake Sarno (Out of Mercy)
- Pat Daley (Zombified)
- Christine (Before Reanimation)
- At least 20 unnamed congregation members (Zombified, alongside fellow Madison's Group members)
- At least 6 unnamed choir boys (Zombified, alongside fellow Madison's Group members)
- Many unnamed Broke Jaw Ranch residents (Out of Mercy, Before Reanimation and Zombified)
- Many unnamed Black Hat Reservation residents (Out of Mercy, Before Reanimation and Zombified)
- Numerous counts of zombies
Melee Weapons
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|---|---|
| Blades | Axe • Balisong • Bayonet • Bec de Corbin • Bush Axe • Fire Axe • Halberd • Hatchet • Kama • Katana • Knife • Kukri • Machete • Meat Cleaver • Pickaxe • Pizza Rocker • Push Dagger • Rock Pick • Saw • Scythe • Sickle • Sword |
| Sharp Weapons | Awl • Bear Trap • Boat Hook • Cane • Fire Poker • Hay Hook • Kill Stick • Lawn Edge • Morning Stars • Pitchfork • Pool Cue • Road Spikes • S-Pole • Screwdriver • Spear • Spike Strip |
| Blunt Weapons | Baseball Bat • Baton • Brass Knickles • Car Club • Crowbar • Digging Bar • Fire Extinguisher • Golf Club • Hammer • Long Handle Weeder • Monkey Wrench • Rebar • Shovel • Sledgehammer • Staff • Tire Iron • Wrench |
| Prosthetics | Aaron's Arm • Agent 46's Arm • Alicia's Arm • Amy's Arm • Davon's Leg • Hank's Hand • Hershel's Leg • Jeff's Leg • Merle's Arm • Rick's Hand • Kenny |
| Signature Weapons | Abraham's Tomahawk Axe • Ajax's Sword • Alicia's Sharpened Barrel Shroud • Axel's Iron Mace • Axel's Shield • Aya's Police Rod • Beta's Knife • Beale's Sword • Blaine's Garden Shears • Brody's Hammer • Byte's Bladed Mic • Cameron's Shield • Carol's Knife • Caroline's Whip • Catherine's Barbell • Chairles • Circuit's Polearm • Circuit's Shield • Clementine's Fire Axe • Clementine's Hatchet • Corvis' Sword • Dakota's Knife • Daniel's Folding Straight Razor • Dario's Sword • Daryl's Knives • Daryl's Morning Star • David's Pipe Knife • Diego's Saw • Elijah's Kamas • Elton's Axe • Elton's Fisherman • Emile's Battle Axe • Emily's Shock Rod • Eric's Fire Axe • Ezekiel's Sword • Fanya's Bolas • Fynn's Battle Axe • Gideon's Spike Strip • Guide's Bear Trap • Han's Tire Hammer • Henry's Staff • Hudson's Traffic Sign • Imani's Knife • Iris' Brambled Mace • Isabelle's Morning Stars • Jacki's Police Batons • Jarvis' Saw • Javier's Baseball Bat • Javier's Hammer • Jeremiah's Crucifix • Jerry's Battle Axe • Jesus' Sword • Jiang's Spear • Josiah's Shovel • Judith's Katana • Kingston's Shield • Lady Z's Sword • Lang's Kama • Laura's Chain Weight • Lee's Fire Axe • Lee's Hatchet • Lee's Meat Cleaver • Losang's Staff • Lyle's Hammer • Madison's Hammer • Magna's Warhmmaer • Marge's Dual Wield Wrenches • Matthew's Knife • Mercer's Axes • Michelle's Hooks • Michonne's Katana • Miho's Naginata • Morgan's Shield • Morgan's Staff • Nicholas' Saws • Nick's Spear • Ophelia's Circuit Staff • Oliver's Shield • Preach's Cross Staff • R's Concrete Hammer • Rania's Handcuffs • Reynaldo's Battle Axe • Rick's Hatchet • Roadie's Knife • Rosita's Macuahitl • Ryan's Saw • Sandy's Brass Knuckles • Sarah's Shield • Siddiq's Saw • Silas' Wrench • Shane's Shield • Souta's Shield • Stalker's Spear • Steve's Flail • Strand's Sword • Tara's Sword • Titan's Baseballbat Mace • Tylor's Throwing Knives • Tyreese's Hammer • Violet's Meat Cleaver • Wangfa's Sword • Young-Min's Knives • Hilda • Lucille • Mandy • Shiloh • Soul Cleaver |
| Miscellaneous Weapons | Amper Serum • Cattle Prod • Compactor • Salt Lick • Shield • Street Sign • Whip |