Utensil Poker is a weapon introduced in Revenge of the Yolk. It's an unlockable in all episodes it appears in. This page describes the version seen in Chicken Invaders Universe.
It is a special weapon designed specifically for use against the Chickens. It fires forks, and is capable of delivering a lot of damage. The projectiles can either go straight up or to the sides, making it a fairly versatile weapon.
In Universe, it's unlocked from Tier 10.
Pros
It can fire both straight and to the sides.
Great choice for Supernova and Feather Fields missions due to its spread.
Like other weapons, the Utensil Poker exists as an item that can be bought either in the galactic shop or at Heroware stores. Its price in the galactic shop is 150 , and upgrades cost 4350 in total, with each one costing more than the previous one. Without upgrading, it weighs 860kg and uses up 190 KW of energy. After fully upgrading, it weighs 1260kg and uses up 500 KW of energy.
Power Levels[]
This weapon has 12 power levels.
Image
Name
Description
Level 0 (⚡0)
The power level you start with. The shooting pattern here is: straight up, 1.875 degrees to the right, straight up, 1.875 degrees to the left.
Projectiles: One Fork from the tip Base damage per volley: 300 (1x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 12.5s / 8.33s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 1277 / 1915
Level 1 (⚡1)
The shooting pattern here is: straight up, outwards (1.875 degrees), outwards (3.75 degrees), outwards (1.875 degrees).
Projectiles: Two Forks from the front weapon pods Base damage per volley: 600 (2x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 12s / 8s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 2553 / 3830
Level 2 (⚡2)
Projectiles: Three Forks from the tip and the rear weapon pods
Base damage per volley: 900 (3x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 11.5s / 7.67s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 3830 / 5745
Level 3 (⚡3)
The shooting pattern here is: straight up, outwards (3.75 degrees), outwards (7.5 degrees), outwards (3.75 degrees).
Projectiles: One Carving Fork from the tip and two Forks from the rear weapon pods Base damage per volley: 1200 (1x600 + 3x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 11s / 7.33s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 5106 / 7660
Level 4 (⚡4)
Projectiles: Five Forks from the tip, rear weapon pods and wings
Base damage per volley: 1500 (5x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 10.5s / 7s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 6383 / 9574
Level 5 (⚡5)
Projectiles: One Carving Fork from the tip and four Forks from the rear weapon pods and wings
Base damage per volley: 1800 (1x600 + 4x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Overheat time (Base/Overdrive): 10s / 6.67s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 7660 / 11489
Level 6 (⚡6)
Projectiles: Two Carving Forks from the rear weapon pods and three Forks from the tip and the wings
Base damage per volley: 2100 (2x600 + 3x00) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 8936 / 13404
Level 7 (⚡7)
Projectiles: Three Carving Forks from the tip and the rear weapon pods, two Forks from the wings
Base damage per volley: 2400 (2x600 + 3x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 10213 / 15319
Level 8 (⚡8)
Projectiles: One Fork from the tip and four Carving Forks from the rear weapon pods and wings
Base damage per volley: 2700 (4x600 + 1x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 11489 / 17234
Level 9 (⚡9)
Projectiles: Five Carving Forks from the tip, the rear weapon pods and wings
Base damage per volley: 3000 (4x600 + 1x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 12766 / 19149
Level 10 (⚡10)
Projectiles: Five Carving Forks from the tip, rear weapon pods and wings, two Forks from the outer wing weapon pods
Base damage per volley: 3600 (5x600 + 2x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 15319 / 22979
Level 11 (⚡20)
Projectiles: Six Carving Forks from the front weapon pods, rear weapon pods and wings, three Forks from the tip and outer wing weapon pods
Base damage per volley: 4500 (6x600 + 3x300) Firerate (Base/Overdrive): 4.26/s / 6.38/s Damage per second (Base/Overdrive): 19149 / 28723
Projectiles[]
This weapon has two types of projectiles.
Image
Name
Damage
Description
Fork
300
Used in: most power levels (except for the 9th)
Behavior: can go forward or to the sides
Carving Fork
600
Used in: later power levels (3rd and from 5th onward)
Behavior: can go forward or to the sides
Trivia[]
The forks are used as cursors in the Chicken Invaders episodes and on the wiki.
The internal name for its shooting sound is "sword".