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The Ripper™ vibroblade is a pre-War brand of hand-held chainsaws, developed as a portable engineering tool for commercial and military uses.
Background
The Ripper™ vibroblade is a small, handheld, militarized chainsaw that saw extensive use in the armed conflicts before the Great War,[1] with a commercial-grade, scaled-down version made available for the general market.[2][Non-game 1] The first Ripper was powered by small energy cells,[3] though later models were self-powered. It can saw through both flesh and metal alike with ease.[3][4]
Models
Ripper vibroblade
This Ripper, a Ripper™ vibroblade is trademarked as Ripper™, and charged from small energy cells.[3][4] There are a number of steel teeth that rotate extremely fast, but only for a short period of time due to excessive energy consumption. This allows the Ripper vibroblade to easily cut through flesh and bone. A smaller, more portable version also exists.
Military Ripper
A hand-held, militarized chainsaw, popular with Army units requiring a compact engineering tool for cutting. Just what material is intended to be cut with the weapon remains open to debate. Two distinct models exist: A battery-powered variant with distinct teeth and pressurized gas-powered version using a chain.[1] A commercial-grade, scaled-down version was also made available for the general market.[2]
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Industrial Ripper
A portable, industrial-grade vibroblade in yellow and black, this Ripper model featured a safety catch and a heavy duty non-slip grip of black rubber, made to ensure the weapon does not slip from the operator's hand. An unnamed self-powered model of the Ripper with smaller teeth, resembling a large kitchen knife. Like the Military Ripper, it also has unlimited power, and can even be superheated to increase damage.
Monster Ripper
A larger, two-handed version of the Ripper, resembling an enormous claymore sword. Like the small teeth Ripper, it requires no recharging and can be superheated to increase damage.
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Notes
In the Fallout demo it was simply known as "Vibro Blade."[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout 4 loading screens: "The Ripper is a small, handheld, militarized chainsaw that saw extensive use in the armed conflicts before the Great War."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rippers in Fallout and Fallout 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fallout and Fallout 2 item description: "{11600}{}{Ripper}"
"{11601}{}{A Ripper™ vibroblade. Powered by a small energy cell, the chainblade rips and tears into it's target. Min ST: 4.}"
(PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout) and PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2)) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fallout Tactics item description: "name_ripper = {Ripper}"
"desc_ripper = {A Ripper™ vibroblade. Powered by a small energy cell, the chainblade rips and tears into its target.}"
(Items.txt) - ↑ Fallout Demo item description: "{11600}{}{Vibro Blade}"
(PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout demo))
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 113: "The Ripper is a small, handheld, militarized chainsaw that saw extensive use in the armed conflicts before the Great War, with a commercial-grade, scaled-down version made available for the general market. It can saw through both flesh and metal alike with ease."
