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Whatever's Handy

Whatever's Handy

Use 10 different melee weapons to defeat enemies.

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How to unlock the Whatever's Handy achievement in Sleeping Dogs - Definitive Guide

There are more than 10 melee weapons found in the game:

• Baton - Drug Bust: On the basketball courts. Some of the enemies will be holding it.
• Briefcase - Run into a pedestrian who is holding the Briefcase for it to fall on the ground. Pick it up and go fight an enemy.
• Butcher Knife -
• Crowbar - In the trunks of cars. Press when standing behind a car. Also some Thugs are equipped. Disarm them and pick up the Crowbar.
• Fire Extinguisher -
• Fish - Found in the mission Club Bam Bam.
• Frying Pan -
• Handbag/Bag/Purse - All 3 of these look different, in size. These are best found on women pedestrians. Run into them and they will drop their Handbag, Bag or Purse.
• Hand Grinder - Mission: Dock Yard Heist, story related cant miss.
• Kitchen Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped. Disarmed them and pick up the knife.
• Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped. Disarmed them and pick up the knife.
• Machete - Found in mission The Election, towards the end of the level. Story related cant miss.
• Meat Cleaver - Drug Bust: Yen Yen Foo Underpass.
• Sauce Pan -
• Shovel -
• Tire Iron - In the trunks of cars. Press when standing behind a car.
• Umbrella - When its raining, walk around and bump into someone who is carrying one. Usually in the parks or sidewalks.
• Wrench -
• Eskrima Rattan Stick - Martial Arts Pack - DLC

NOTE: You can kill an innocent person, it doesn't have to be an enemy for this to count.
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17 Aug 2012 23:26

28 Comments
Angle grinder too. Mission based.
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By LAFTA on 19 Aug 2012 11:14
Actually, it didn't count for me when I struck an innocent person with a purse and killed her with it. You have to do it on Triad enemies or else the achievement will not unlock.
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By MM2313 on 03 Sep 2012 02:51
There is also a Wok you can use - if you leave your Aberdeen boat house and turn right there are 2 food vendors, one of the stalls contains 2 people a salesman and his apprentice who is carrying a Wok which you can take off him by bumping in to him and making him drop it. Easy one to add to the list if you're looking for more weapons.
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By FulbournSoldier on 04 Sep 2012 17:42
I threw the purse at a female passerby and she died in one throw. Not sure whether that counts.
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By Lord BaneJ on 05 Sep 2012 07:23
Killing innocents with melee weapons DO count.

If you have used 10 different melee weapons and no achievement.. Just keep collecting weapons and it will eventually pop. Make a check list to see what weapons you have used already. This achievement ISN'T glitched, chances are you repeated a weapon or two.

And as for the machete, I don't think you have to. I go the achievement before I even got to us the machete to pop the achievement.
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By MeonOne on 18 Sep 2012 20:31
Can you replay mission sot get the weapons?
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By Benn1e on 14 Oct 2012 12:25
@Fulbournsoldier Thanks so much this was the last one I needed.
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By Gamejunky2 on 08 Jan 2013 18:37
Where is a fire extinguisher?
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By rmdisthecoolest on 25 Aug 2013 18:23
I had a bit of trouble with this but found some great advice on another site.

1. You have to make sure the person is your enemy, i.e. have a red circle around them. So it can be a civilian but you have to get them to attack you (you can grab them and let them go that will usually work).

2. You have to kill them with the item (at least this is what I found) so the last hit must be with the item. If its a weak item soften them up first then use the weapon.
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By shepbar on 11 Jan 2014 20:28
shepbar you are a life saver. Thanks for the tip!
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By iksolokos on 14 Jan 2014 02:37
I've just literally walked up to a dude with a briefcase, hit him, taken his briefcase and smacked the woman behind him into a pond with it to get the achievement. She was not circled in red, nor even aware of what hit her I think so perhaps the Koi in the pond she fell into counted.. laugh
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By Teh ShadowMan on 03 Feb 2014 00:33
I can't take credit but there is another item not listed, 'tote bag' located in the mission listening in. When you have the bag stolen the tote bag is dropped. Pick it up and chase the thief and kill him with it. Hope it helps.
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By SwelterinBeaver on 17 Feb 2014 14:35
Killing civilians does work, I beat some poor chick with a wok pan and 1 second later the achievement popped.
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By Achilles8249 on 23 Mar 2014 12:05
Does anyone know how to check which weapons you have used and which not?
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By MLP Shawn on 07 Apr 2014 22:50
SwelterinBeaver - that wasn't the case for me, no guarantee that a bag is dropped then, especially if you are replaying the mission. The game should spawn that person when first playing the mission but I found that it didn't on the replay. Also they never dropped anything called a 'Tote Bag'

MLP Shawn - no, you have to keep track yourself unfortunately.

I found a solution somewhere that said that the killing blow cannot destroy the item, I thought I had a handbag kill (as I had used 14 different items so far on my second playthrough just for this achievement) and when I saw that comment somewhere I beat a guy a little then smacked him with the handbag, it didn't break and I got the achievement
I think handbags give you 3 light hits worth and shopping bags give you 2
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By TangerineGamer on 08 May 2014 14:42
@TangerineGamer: You might be right there regarding the killing blow cannot destroy the item or it won't count. I definitely used more than 10 melee weapons over the course of the game but the achievement never popped for me so after the final mission I went on a spree of finding and using as many melee weapons as possible even if I knew I'd used them already. I was on my 13th different weapon after the final mission when I finally got it (using the wok) and I used (and destroyed in the process) a briefcase, handbag, shopping bag and purse on the way so those four probably didn't count.

Incidentally, when I picked up the wok the first person I killed I did it by pressing the B button and I didn't get the achievement. So I killed a second person by hitting them with the wok 4 or 5 times using the X button and after this person died the achievement popped.
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By L0RD Melchett on 20 Jul 2014 20:35
This one is wierd, it just popped for me using a meat cleaver on an innocent even though i have killed many enemies with meat cleavers before.
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By Zordnil on 16 Aug 2014 18:02
I found another weapon too, the open umbrella. I had killed many people with many umbrellas, but they are always closed. I had an umbrella and got into a car and when I got out it was opened like I was actually using it (I do not think there us a button to open them; I also had an open umbrella if you get one, save the game, load that save and when I loaded in the apartment it was open).

Anyway, I went up to someone and killed them and the achievement popped.
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By Curtieson on 30 Oct 2016 12:22
I want to confirm what L0RD Melchett posted. I didn't get credit for the wok until I used the normal X attack. It was on a civilian as well and popped the achievement.
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By napoearth on 12 Mar 2017 18:41
Can also confirm that killing a civilian with an umbrella popped the achievement for me clap
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By FluxB0x on 04 Dec 2021 21:29
Been like 8 years since I last played this game. Booted up. It's raining. Grabbed a civillian with an umbrella. Knock out civillian with umbrella. Achievement Unlocked.

It made me so happy that with how perfect my experience and these comments aligned.
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By Richnj on 08 Sep 2023 15:30
@Hyperionston The frying pan can be found near the player apartment on Aberdeen Island, there were 2 (that I found) spawned when I reloaded my last manual save and it was afternoon when I saved in that area, I picked one up and beat up the closest woman with it.
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By TutoredTripod97 on 14 Apr 2024 00:51
i can confirm it counts if you kill an innocent. i killed the innocent with a handbag and the ach. popped
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By mistress3riple on 08 Sep 2012 18:16
Still will not unlock after using over 10 different melee weapons. Had to start the game once before because of a mission glitch, so does this mean I have to start all over again to unlock this final achievement (that I've seen many people are having trouble with)?
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By Z3R0N1N3 on 16 Sep 2012 15:58
You don't have to use the machete: I finally unlocked this last night, but after restarting a third whole game. The achievement unlocked at mission "Dockyard Heist" while using the grinder on a triad. The unlock happened after doing a weapon attack pressing B which suggests the achievement can be done using melee weapons this way, rather than just heavily bashing your opponent. This helps when using the plastic shopping bag which explodes on first heavy blow, although it doesn't when using press B weapon attack.
Thanks for your reply.

My weapons used:

-Knife
-Cleaver (found in abberdeen fish market)
-Shopping Bag (groceries, white)
-Wok (found in night market)
-Crowbar (press Y when near a car's boot)
-Baton (in drug bust fight, and in martial arts disarm training. )
-Fish (in bam bam mission and the dogeyes mission, also big smile lee one)
-Gun
-Umbrella
-Grinder (Dockyard Heist)

Extra tip for "baton": do the "disarm" martial arts training, and disarm as many pupils as possible. Complete the trial and return downstairs before pressing A to accept the reward sequence. You'll find the batons all there still in the dojo.
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By Z3R0N1N3 on 19 Sep 2012 07:39
Re-confirming for anyone still sceptical, killing civilians does indeed work.

I just used the normal "X" attack with an umbrella on some innocent guy and the achievement unlocked.
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By Yummy Baklava on 15 Apr 2018 01:30
Going back to this game after like 6 years and I wouldn't wish the stress of trying to figure out which weapon you're missing on my worst enemy hahaangry
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By The S bot 9000 on 04 Feb 2020 01:51
Personally I have never seen the shovel outwith one of the missions (allegedly can be found in the cemetery) , fire extinguisher, sauce pan or frying pan unless they meant wok.

So I found throwing the item doesn't count however I cant verify if the item breaking or not counts but for me my item (handbag) broke on last hit but killed the civilian and achievement popped right away. Either way, I'm happy the achievement popped as I'm only at start of a new game so achievable before you get the fish in Club Bam Bam mission.
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By Hyperionston on 25 Mar 2024 09:15
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Melee Weapons:
Crowbar
Kitchen Knife
Baton
Fish
Cleaver
Umbrella
Purse
Bag
Tire Iron
Wok
Credits: UKGamingBureau
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20 Feb 2020 01:11

This should come without much effort. Whenever you see a new melee weapon, grab it and kill someone with it; it can be an enemy or an innocent person.

Baton - Drug Bust: On the basketball courts. Some of the enemies will be holding it.
Briefcase - Run into a pedestrian who is holding the Briefcase for it to fall on the ground.
Butcher Knife - The Death By A Thousand Cuts event will give you a butcher knife.
Crowbar - In the trunks of cars. Some enemies also have this weapon.
Fish - Found in the mission Club Bam Bam.
Handbag/Bag/Purse - All 3 of these look different, in size. These are best found on women pedestrians. Run into them and they will drop the item.
Hand Grinder - Mission: Dock Yard Heist. Story related, cannot be missed.
Kitchen Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped.
Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped.
Machete - Found in mission The Election, towards the end of the level. Story related, cannot be missed.
Meat Cleaver - Drug Bust: Yen Yen Foo Underpass.
Sauce Pan - Mission Vendor Extortion. In the beginning you ill pass a kitchen with cooks in it, either pick one up from the counter or run into a cook and they will drop it.
Tire Iron - In the trunks of cars.
Umbrella - When its raining, walk around and bump into someone who is carrying one.
Eskrima Rattan Stick - Martial Arts Pack DLC.
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There are more than 10 melee weapons found in the game:

  • Baton - Drug Bust: On the basketball courts. Some of the enemies will be holding it.
  • Briefcase - Run into a pedestrian who is holding the Briefcase for it to fall on the ground. Pick it up and go fight an enemy.
  • Butcher Knife - 
  • Crowbar - In the trunks of cars. Press  when standing behind a car. Also some Thugs are equipped. Disarm them and pick up the Crowbar. 
  • Fire Extinguisher - 
  • Fish - Found in the mission Club Bam Bam.
  • Frying Pan - 
  • Handbag/Bag/Purse - All 3 of these look different, in size. These are best found on women pedestrians. Run into them and they will drop their Handbag, Bag or Purse.
  • Hand Grinder - Mission: Dock Yard Heist. Story related and cant miss.
  • Kitchen Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped. Disarmed them and pick up the knife. 
  • Knife - Some enemies will have this equipped. Disarmed them and pick up the knife. 
  • Machete - Found in mission The Election, towards the end of the level. Story related cant miss.
  • Meat Cleaver - Drug Bust: Yen Yen Foo Underpass.
  • Sauce Pan - Mission Vendor Extortion. In the beginning you will pass a kitchen with cooks in it, either pick one up from the counter or run into a cook and they will drop it. 
  • Shovel - 
  • Tire Iron - In the trunks of cars. Press  when standing behind a car.
  • Umbrella - When its raining, walk around and bump into someone who is carrying one. Usually in the parks or sidewalks.
  • Wrench -
  • Eskrima Rattan Stick - Martial Arts Pack - DLC

NOTE: You can kill an innocent person, it doesn't have to be an enemy for this to count.

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Many times during brawling sequences in the game, triad members will occasionally carry melee weapons into the fight. For the purpose of this trophy, you must defeat enemies or civilians with 10 different melee weapons. Unfortunately, as with guns, you won’t be able to purchase a weapon and keep it in your inventory, so you’ll have to grab one from an enemy. Either disarm them or defeat them and pick up the weapons they drop by pressing .

List of the different types of Melee weapons are as follows:

  • Baton [Drug Busts, Central]
  • Briefcase [Pedestrians, Central]
  • Cooking Wok [Food Vendors, ie. outside Aberdeen Apartment]
  • Crowbar ["Stickup and Delivery" story mission]
  • Fish [A Slap in the Face ]
  • Grocery Bag [Pedestrians]
  • Kitchen Knife [Triads]
  • Knife [Triads]
  • Lock Cutter [automatically acquired during Story Mission "Dockyard Heist"]
  • Machete [automatically acquired after completing Story Mission "The Election"]
  • Meat Cleaver [Drug Busts, Central]
  • Purse [from any women pedestrians]
  • Shovel [Cemetery]
  • Tire Iron [obtainable from trunks in any vehicle]
  • Umbrella [pedestrians, during rainy weather]
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