Axe

The Axe (or Fireaxe) is a melee weapon only accessible if certain criteria in a server is met. It takes the appearance of an emergency fire axe, donning a long black handle, with a sharp, red and silver blade. Its variant, Golden Axe, retains its black grip and featuring a neon blade, accompanied with a soft glow and sparkles.
==Properties==
The Axe is a direct upgrade to the bat, and subsequently, the Pipe. Like the pipe, it deals the same amount of damage; but unlike the pipe, it sports a faster cooldown. Instead of inflicting a brief stun, it outright ragdolls the target, which it's able to apply every 2.25 seconds due to its short omen. Furthermore, it swings vertically instead of horizontally, making it well suited for particularly jumpy adversaries.
Upon breaking, text at the bottom of the screen will say: "The axe handle fell apart."
The Axe cannot be stolen by Slime Pups. The Axe is one of the only two weapons capable of cutting down the tree in the Garden, taking 75 swings to cut it down. The only other weapon capable of cutting the tree down is the Chainsaw.
The Golden Axe shares the same properties as its normal counterpart, but deals increased damage and boasts a much higher knockback, making it a far more effective weapon overall. However, while an exceptional weapon, it burns through durability rather quickly as unlike other alternatives, the golden variant of the axe receives no buff to it's durability, which is only compounded by its quick cooldown. 
Upon breaking, text at the bottom of the screen will say: "The golden axe handle fell apart."
*The sound that plays when the Axe hits a target:
*The Axe and the Pipe share the same swing sound effect.
*The Axe, Knife, Machete, Sledgehammer, Katana and the Crowbar, share the same breaking sound effect.
As of V3.1, the axe currently has no skins.
==Obtainment==
The Axe can be only obtained during Blackouts or when the amount of Gootraxians in the server is above 20. The cases which hold it are placed around the map, opening during those conditions and providing an infinite supply of axes.
If the case closes before a player is able to properly grab the axe, text at the bottom of the screen will read "I can't open it.."
The Golden Axe can be obtained by killing a Golden Slime variant or obtained by the randomly dropped gold weapon.
== Pros & Cons ==
===Pros:===
* Short cooldown
* High damage
* Low omen duration
* Decent knockback
* Can ragdoll targets
* High raw reach
* Can't be stolen by slimepups
=== Cons: ===
* Can only be obtained from fireaxe cases
* Low durability
* Low stun time
== Tips ==
Please note that most things listed in this section are not objective, and are not the "Correct" way to use them. This section is used to give advice to players who want to learn how to use their tools more efficiently.
*The axe is an incredibly powerful weapon as a successor to most others, boasting a short cooldown, adequate damage, and capable of ragdolling and knocking back the target rather than stunning them, being backed up by its short omen duration.
**As powerful as it is, however, it tends to tear through its durability quite easily, is able to hit only two targets at once and sometimes makes a poor compliment to other weapons, due to its short stun duration and in some cases, its knockback.
***In spite of this, the axe makes a very practical weapon in solo play, much like the Machete.
**Its availability should also be taken into consideration; in most cases, axes are often not available with the exception of Blackouts, which grant an infinite supply of them.
*The knockback of the axe can be used to push Gootraxians into the laser gate at spawn, instantly killing them.
*Due to its swinging animation, the axe offers more ease in hitting opponents both high and low in comparison to most other weapons, though this sacrifices hitting the area around the user.
==Trivia==
*The axe, and its golden counterpart were able to cut down the Garden Tree alongside the Chainsaw.
*The axe is one of the only weapons Hazzy cannot pick up.
*In the past, Slime Pups would have been able to steal the Axe from a human's hands.
===Bugs===
*For a brief period of time after the Axe's implementation of newer animation, the hitbox was briefly overextended.
*The axe, and golden axe, are able to cut down the tree, and were even reworked to use half durability when used against the tree in the garden. However due to a long-standing bug, it is not currently possible to cut down the tree with an Axe.
==References==
Category:Weapons