Ripper (Fallout 3)

The ripper vibroblade is a melee weapon found in Fallout 3.

Characteristics
Rare compared to other melee weapons in Fallout 3, the ripper is unique in that the player can hold down the attack button and an enemy at melee range will continuously receive damage. The Pitt, however, does add a weapon with identical functionality, the auto axe. You can use a ripper to repair an auto axe.

Variants

 * Jack (the Ripper) - Jack is identical to the ripper in raw damage, but has the ability to score critical hits. It also does an additional 50% damage to limbs.

Locations

 * Outcast gatekeeper Protector Henry Casdin at Fort Independence can be seen carrying a ripper if he has not picked up a better weapon from the occasional random encounter.
 * There are around 5 rippers in Andale, in the basement and in the shed. Note that taking them counts as stealing.
 * Enclave soldiers occasionally carry them and will rush at you with them while some of their squad covers them from afar.
 * Some Brotherhood of Steel members around the Citadel have them.
 * Marigold Station, behind the locked door with the turning light.
 * The AntAgonizer uses one.
 * Occasionally Moira Brown has one for sale at Craterside Supply.
 * Flak 'N Shrapnel's in Rivet City sometimes has one for sale.
 * Tulip in Underworld sells one of them from time to time.
 * Many members of the Brotherhood Outcasts use them when fighting robots in Fort Constantine.
 * Two are also located in the Tenpenny Tower weapons closet.
 * Some Enclave troops in Raven Rock use them after Colonel Autumn orders them to attack the PC.
 * A unique version can be found on a dead Enclave Officer in the Deathclaw Sanctuary.

Bugs

 * When encountering (or getting close to) a character carrying a ripper, the sound of the weapon will sometimes continue to play for a time at its full volume even when out of plausible earshot. Saving and immediately loading the newly saved game once out of feasible earshot of the ripper will usually clear up the issue.
 * When this weapon is used to attack items on the ground, they will launch backward, through the player, at speeds high enough to cause slight damage. This is likely due to the rapid rate at which the weapon hits, each 'hit' adds to the speed rather quickly.