Unarmed is a weapon/ability, that Bond can utilize in order to conceal his other weapons.
Bond also has the option of fighting unarmed in any mission. The attack animations consist of karate chops of Bond's hand, meant to possibly hit certain nerves to debilitate or kill enemies.
While the chop has very short range, it has a unique property unlike that of most other weapons; enemies unaware of Bond's presence can be silently killed in a single hit, conserving ammo. Not only this, but if the enemy is carefully avoided when they actually noticed Bond, if they are then hit on the back with the unarmed attack, it will still be fatal.
When this weapon is active, however, the hand that attacks is not always seen in the view, as it will be seen when it's actually used.
Names[]
1P Watch List: Unarmed
1P Abort Screen: Unarmed
Pickup: N/A
Weapon of Choice: Unarmed
Notes[]
- Once Bond picks up the Sniper Rifle, Unarmed will be switched to its stock.
- Surprisingly, the damage from Unarmed, according to stats, is the same as the Cougar Magnum or Moonraker Laser.
- In some stages, Unarmed is your only stealth weapon. It is particularly useful in Archives.
- A player using Unarmed is not tracked by auto-aim, regardless of what they actually carry. This allows for some leeway when outgunned or after respawns.
- If the attacker is killed around midway through the attack, the chop itself still continues as an active hitbox, making it possible to not only injure, but actually kill players beyond the grave with a ghost attack. This can turn out very handy in LTK, where it all but guarantees a kill.
- It was, and still is, a common joke in the GoldenEye 007 community, that Bond is not attacking with karate chops, but rather, a slap. This, coupled with the relatively light-hearted and cartoony impact noises of the attack, makes it truly seem as if Bond is humorously slapping enemies. The joke itself has origins in the development team of GoldenEye - so much so, a gamemode (Slappers only!) revolving around the unarmed attack exists in multiplayer.