Ripper (weapon)

The Ripper™ vibroblade is a pre-War brand of hand-held chainsaws, developed as a portable engineering tool for commercial and military uses.
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==Background==
The Ripper™ vibroblade 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.Rippers in Fallout and Fallout 2.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." The first Ripper was powered by small energy cells, though later models were self-powered. It can saw through both flesh and metal alike with ease.
==Models==
===Ripper vibroblade===
This Ripper, a Ripper™ vibroblade is trademarked as Ripper™, and charged from small energy cells.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))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) 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.Fallout 4 loading screens: "The Ripper is a small, handheld, militarized chainsaw that saw extensive use in the armed conflicts before the Great War." A commercial-grade, scaled-down version was also made available for the general market.
* For the unique version found in Fallout 3, see Jack.
===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.
==Notes==
In the Fallout demo it was simply known as "Vibro Blade."Fallout Demo item description: "{11600}{}{Vibro Blade}"(PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout demo))
==Gallery==
RipperCA1.jpg|Fallout 3 concept art by Adam Adamowicz
RipperCA2.jpg|Fallout 3 concept art by Adam Adamowicz
RipperConcept.jpg|Fallout 3 concept art by Adam Adamowicz
Ripper small.jpg|Fallout Tactics concept art
Monster Ripper.jpg|Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel concept art
Art of Fo4 Ripper concept art.jpg|Fallout 4 concept art
==References==
Non-game
Category:Weapons
Category:Melee Weapons skill weapons
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