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For an overview of Ripper models in the Fallout series of games, see Ripper (weapon). For the Gun Runners' Arsenal version of this weapon, see Ripper (GRA). |
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The Ripper is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
This weapon is essentially a chainsaw compacted into knife form so that it can be wielded with just one hand. Nevertheless, the Ripper inherits many of the qualities of its larger version. The attack button can be held down and it will dismember anything in front of the player, much like a chainsaw or thermic lance, and its continuous cutting action means the Ripper ignores Damage Resistance and Damage Threshold. This makes it very good for handling multiple enemies or large, but slow, creatures.
Special attack
It has a special Long Cut attack that does 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 20 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 100 | 65 | 1.54 |
| Long Cut | 50 | 50 | 45 | 1.11 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is not possible to execute Long Cut outside of V.A.T.S. as power attacks do not apply to continuously damaging melee weapons, such as the Chainsaw.
Durability
The ripper can successfully strike about 5995 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- Arcade Gannon's Ripper - a unique companion-only ripper carried by Arcade Gannon.
- Ripper (GRA)
- a modifiable version.
Comparison
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | | - Action point cost | |
| - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
| - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
| - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage | | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripper | 50 | 50 | Ignores DR/DT | 1 | x1 | 5 | 65 | 1.5 | 5995 | 6 | 1200 | 200 | 50 | 3 |
Ripper  | 50 | 50 | Ignores DR/DT | 1 | x1 | 5 | 65 | 1.5 | 5995 | 6 | 1200 | 200 | 50 | 3 |
| Ripper | 60 | 60 | Ignores DR/DT | 1 | x1 | 5 | 65 | 1.8 | 8995 | 6 | 3900 | 650 | 50 | 3 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations
- They are often carried by Legionary assassins.
- One is available for sale after passing a Speech check with Mick at Mick & Ralph's.
- Quite a number of Fiends in Vault 3 carry rippers.
- Vulpes Inculta uses one in Nipton and at the Fort.
- A Scorpions gang member in the Monte Carlo Suites will carry one.
- In the basement of House 103 in Higgs Village.
Notes
- When damaging some enemies, like mantises, green blood will be sprayed instead of red.
- The Ripper does not have a trigger or button to activate it, leaving how it's controlled a mystery.
Bugs
- Sometimes, a Ripper (Arcade Gannon's special version) is in your inventory that is available for use and does not show up in the shop menus, but if it is dropped, you will not be able to pick it up again. [verified]
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