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.

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. 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.

Ripper vibroblade


This Ripper, a Ripper™ vibroblade is trademarked as Ripper™, and charged from small energy cells. 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. 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 made by Stihl, 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.