Ripper (GRA)

The Ripper (GRA) is a weapon .
==Characteristics==
A variant of the standard Ripper enhanced by the Gun Runners to accept custom modifications. When fully modified, compared to the standard variant, it deals more damage per strike and more damage-per-second, has higher durability, and has a significantly higher caps value.
===Special attack===
The Ripper (GRA) has a special Long Cut attack that does 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 20 less action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).
===Durability===
The Ripper (GRA) can successfully strike 5,995 times, or 8,995 times when equipped with the heavy-duty chain, from full condition before breaking.
===Modifications===
* Ripper heavy duty chain - Increases weapon condition by 50%.
* Ripper carbide teeth - Increases damage by 10.
* Ripper silent motor - Result unknown
==Variants==
* Ripper - the standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
* Arcade Gannon's Ripper - a unique non-playable variant used by Arcade Gannon.
===Comparison===
==Locations==
* Gun Runners - Sold by Vendortron.
* Novac - Sold by Cliff Briscoe in the Dino Bite gift shop.
* Freeside - Sold by Mick at Mick & Ralph's.
* Sold by various merchants around the Mojave Wasteland.
==Notes==
* When using the Ripper against certain non-human enemies (like giant mantises), red blood will be spilled instead of the intended blood color.
* The Ripper does not have a visible trigger or button to activate it.
* The damage and DPS displayed is counted for 1 second of continuous attacking. The critical damage, however, is counted for every damage tick. Those ticks happen tens of times per second and because of this, the Ripper, along with other "hold down for continuous attack" melee weapons, is extremely strong with critical chance/damage bonuses. With no critical damage bonuses, the difference between 0% and 20% critical chance is double the amount of damage displayed. With 100% crit chance the damage seems to be seven times the basic amount.
* This weapon, like all other continuous attacks (automatic) close combat weapons, has only its "start-up attack" animation sped up by attack speed bonuses, while damage dealing and DPS is completely unaffected.
==Bugs==
* Due to an engine bug, the Ignore DT/DR effect does not apply correctly and because of this, Piercing Strike gives a marked improvement in DPS. 
* When the HD chain is installed, the weapon will automatically repair itself when below 60% condition.
==Sounds==
			
==Gallery==
Ripper 1.png|Ripper with the carbide teeth modification
Ripper 2.png|Ripper with the HD (heavy duty) chain modification
Ripper 3.png| Ripper with an unknown modification that was cut from GRA, listed in GRA textures as 'silent motor'
Ripper 1 2.png|Ripper with the HD (heavy duty) chain and carbide teeth modifications
Ripper 1 3.png| Ripper with the carbide teeth modification and the unknown/cut modification
Ripper 2 3.png| Ripper with the HD (heavy duty) chain modification and the unknown/cut silent motor modification
Ripper 1 2 3.png| Ripper with all modifications
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Melee Weapons skill weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas improved holdout weapons
Category:Gun Runners' Arsenal weapons
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