A shiv in almost any game that has one, most recently used one in Dead Island against a Thug and the results weren't pretty and I was promptly introduced to the asphalt.
I feel like Shivs are there to make it sound like a good last resort or stealthy weapon but really they are the shortest and least damaging weapons that make a plank of wood seem more viable.
Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.







