Machete

The Machete is a close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2.

Like all other melee weapons, the Machete uses the slot of the Pistol. It can slice and decapitate Common Infected

.It's about the same as a Frying Pan power-wise, but has a wider spread of damage, having the ability to level a horde of common infected. As a bladed weapon, the more kills you get with it, the more blood you get splashed on your screen and on your weapon. This can cause major tunnel vision and cover up your flanks from view.It can also do heavy damage to Special Infected if not killing them outright, although this isn't recommended unless they have ensnared or pinned another Survivor, since some Special Infected can attack you before you can kill them or are too far way to do anything with a melee weapon, and the other Special Infected have abilities and effects that make them too dangerous to consider killing with a melee

attack.

Trivia

 * The Machete could also be a reference to 28 Days Later, going as far as to sometimes be found in the corner of a bloody kitchen in The Parish, referencing a scene involving just that.
 * This weapon, the baseball bat, and the cricket bat all have 3 different animations compared to only 2 animations that all the other weapons have.

Exernal Links
Machete gameplay

Usage
When you locate the machete on your trek to the nearest safe room, you want to make sure you utilize it for the good of the survivors. When traveling on open ground, keep the machete in its sheath, there is no need to cause and friendly fire damage. When in a long passage such as in the picture of the "Machete and a lot of blood," it is a smart idea to draw the machete, as you can level horde after horde of commons as they run down the passage at you. When your in the finale level, covering doorways with the machete is a good use. This secures that door and keeps any survivor to your back safer.