I suppose there are a lot of mental images of the ultimate survival knife.Some knife makers build them.
I've watched the videos. There is sort of a ritual. Guy with beard goes into the woods.
He has a pack meticulously outfitted for making the video. He might build a lean to,or even a chair. He gathers fuel.Makes the obligatory fuzz stick. Batons kindling. Uses knife and sparky stick to start fire. Produces dead flesh and some produce in a zip lock bag.
He lights the fire,cooks and eats,makes coffee. Then he goes to bed,wakes up,makes more coffee. Gathers things up and goes home. And of course,the knife leads the way.
Thats all well and good.
I learned fuzz stick making as a boy scout when I was about 12. I don't recall making one since.
If I'm hunting,I have very sharp knives with thin blades and a slim edge.It slides through flesh easily.Those Moras with the orange plastic sheath work pretty good,actually.
I don't pound the blade through bones,either.
I can see a Kabar as a "survival knife" But it would not be my choice for field dressing.
I have not had much luck putting a fine edge on a 1095 blade. Makes decent bayonets and machetes though.
This site has a lot of knives folks earn a living with.It will tell you about steels.Good place to buy sharpening tools
Outfits like Wusthoff,Henkels,Victorinox,etc make some good stuff.
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/
IMO,generally,a knife made to do everything won't do anything very well.
I might select a cut down GI machete,maybe 15 in blade,for the rough work and maybe a chefs boning knife for flesh. (Not saying those are best.)
I just cringe at using a fine edge for a splitting wedge or digging latrines.
Now don't get me wrong!! A real nice knife is a thing of wonder and beauty.
I have a thing for old puukkos. I have 4 of them. Jarvenpeii,Finland.
I think an outfit named Kellum handles some.Get your fine knife and enjoy!! Look at a little Marbles safety ax ,or cut down a machete.
This is a elk dressing vid. I don't say its a great elk dressing vid,it just gives you one idea of what the job is.
https://youtu.be/pUZiTbAHI1c
And note this gentleman uses a boning knife. Its slim and sharp.
https://youtu.be/V-q4IVBrL0M
IMO,select what sort of job you want to do. There are different edge and steel requirements for doing surgery vs chopping firewood.
Or,just buy a cool knife because you like it.