Line #49 Main/Vibroweapon


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4	->''His right arm transformed into a sword whose sonic vibrations caused orgasms throughout Neo-Tokyo.''
5	-->-- ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
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7	A futuristic bladed weapon that has AbsurdCuttingPower because it vibrates. The idea is that high-frequency vibrations in the blade allow the weapon to cut through nearly anything, essentially making it an extreme version of an electric turkey carver. Often, this results in a humming noise and the blade of the weapon visibly blurring or even [[PowerGlows glowing]].
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9	Bonus points if it cleans itself -- rather explosively. Potentially has great MundaneUtility: it is the descendant of real tools very closely related to the fast cleaner/washer/perfect blender. These weapons may be as dangerous to the user as the enemy. Often, the only thing that can stop a vibroweapon is [[LikeCannotCutLike another vibroweapon,]] although that doesn't follow if you think about it.
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11	A variant of this is blunt weapons (sometimes even the person's own body) that are charged with high-frequency vibrations; in this case, it's used to deliver higher striking power, as well as giving the target a violent dose of vibrations, which [[AntiArmor can bypass defenses]].
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13	Compare HotBlade and LaserBlade, which use heat or light energy instead of vibrations to cut better than a mundane sword. A subtrope of AbsurdCuttingPower. For lower-tech cutting weapons with moving parts, see ChainsawGood. For another weapon that uses vibrations, see SonicStunner.
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20	* The Union and AEU mobile suits in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' play the trope straight with their sonic blades. The first episode shows one activated during an attack on a new MS exhibition, complete with the audience covering their ears in pain. This also results in several glass-panes shattering.
21	** The Gundam Exia's GN Sword not only boosts its sharpness through the use of GN Particles but also increases its cutting power by vibrating. It only has this power in Setsuna's battles against the Thrones, though.
22	** One of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Unicorn Gundam Banshee's]] various optional armaments, the Armed Armor VN (Vibration Nails) resembles a glove that opens up to reveal the claws when activated. [[spoiler: In her brief tenure with the machine, a BrainwashedAndCrazy Marida Cruz uses the weapon to brutal effect, shredding Riddhe Marcenas's Delta Plus to scraps and badly injuring him.]]
23	* In ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'', every Guyver and even some Zoanoids possess high-frequency swords (though, in the later series, they look like {{Laser Blade}}s).
24	--> '''Thancrus(the aforementioned zoanoid), after his and the Guyver's blades strike one another and everybody groans at the horrifying feedback noise:''' "Shit! You have high-frequency swords, too!"
25	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
26	** Cirucci Thunderwitch uses blades that vibrate at a rate of 1.1-1.3 million times a second. They are detachable components of her wings and therefore fly through the air at tremendous speeds. The vibration makes them unstoppable as they can cut through almost anything.
27	** Seele Schneider is a very powerful, but old-fashioned, Quincy weapon that collects reishi from the atmosphere via the handle, concentrating it into a blade that vibrates at a rate of 3 million times a second. Although the weapon looks like a sword, it's an arrow. Uryuu stole five from his father's secret armory for his trip to Hueco Mundo and easily defeated Cirucci's vibrating wing-blades due to the greater vibration rate. Using five together allows for a phenomenal explosion of power, but [[AwesomeButImpractical only if the wielder has the opportunity to set up a Quincy Cross formation around the opponent]].
28	* ''Manga/ZombiePowder'': Gamma Akutabi's [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] {{BFS}} was originally going to be a vibrating sword. Kubo admitted it was "really just a sort of perverted weapon".
29	* Ophelia in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' wielded a non-vibrating BFS but vibrated her arm at super-speed to imitate the effect. Depending on your translation, she may or may not call it the "ripple sword" technique.
30	* A villain from ''Manga/{{Murcielago}}'' wields a high-frequency blade, which the protagonist yearns for.
31	* Similarly, it's suggested that this is one of the reasons the heroes in ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' can cut through the [[HumongousMecha Nobuseri]]. This is demonstrated when [[spoiler: Kikujiyo uses a giant Nobuseri sword to stop the falling capital. Because of the sword's size, it literally ''sings'' while he's holding it up]].
32	* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', Ragnarok converts itself into a vibroweapon when it screams.
33	* The Progressive Knives from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' have vibrating blades that can cut through a fighter jet with ease.
34	** A couple of times, Asuka gets Unit 02's hands on the Sonic Glaive and Smash Hawk, which are in all likelihood also "progressive" weapons.
35	* The SuperPrototype Lancelot from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' uses [[DualWielding twin]] "Maser Vibration Swords", initially making it the only powered weapon-wielding [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frame]] in the world. In the second season, similar blades are given to Lancelot's production model version as well as the Ace Customs descended from it. The Guren SEITEN has a dagger version. The Black Knights were also able to get a Katana version developed for use with their newer frames, referred to as a Revolving Blade Sword, ostensibly developed from different technologies (it's a ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]'') and meant as a counter to the [=MVSs.=]
36	* Kranz Maduke, one of the Chrono Numbers from ''Manga/BlackCat'', has one of these as his signature weapon.
37	* In ''Manga/ElfenLied'', the remarkable cutting capabilities of vectors are justified by high-frequency vibration.
38	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': This is described as the reason [[ShockAndAwe lightning chakra]] has such piercing power (or at least when Killer Bee uses it): it rapidly vibrates objects it charges.
39	** Killer Bee gets bonus points for the fact his weapons are [[CoolSword Super Vibrato Lightning Blades.]]
40	* In the zombie episode of ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', Stocking uses (what else?) an [[ParodiedTrope actual vibrating dildo]] to fight the ZombieApocalypse.
41	* The [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Dimension Sword]] technique in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' is a combination of Vibroweapon and {{Telefrag}}. By shifting dimensions, a user can pass through objects unchallenged - and by shifting back, they will promptly ''destroy'' whatever they are currently within - from a block of wood to a suit of armor to human flesh. The most efficient form is doing this 'shift away, shift back' action ''one hundred times per second.''[[note]]Ling-Ling Huang uses a less practiced form of sixteen shifts per second and promptly gets her ass kicked against a user of the 100 s/s version.[[/note]]
42	* In ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', [[spoiler:Subaru]] has her Inherent Skill as a [[SuperPrototype Type-Zero Cyborg]], the Vibration Shatter. When she activates it, anything she hits will shatter from the oscillating energies released from her punches. Examples that have been destroyed with one punch include [[TheHero Nanoha's]] DeflectorShields and [[AudioPlay/StrikersSoundStageX the lead Mariage's]] nigh-unbreakable [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm-blade]].
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46	* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
47	** The [[ComicBook/BlackPanther Vibranium metal]] exists on just the right wavelength to allow it to cut through any other metal. Yes, even [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} adamantium]] (DependingOnTheWriter).
48	*** In ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', an anti-mutant group attacked the compound and one of them managed to stab Emma Frost in her diamond form with a vibranium knife; the blade cut clean through and left her shoulder a bleeding mess.
49	*** Weirdly, some types of Vibranium can melt metal without coming in contact with it. There are two types of Vibranium, the stuff from Wakanda (Black Panther's kingdom) and a different lode found in Antarctica, they are almost identical but seem to possess different properties when put into contact with other types of {{unobtanium}}.
50	*** The supervillain known as Klaw has a vibranium weapon that channels a destructive vibrational wave.
51	*** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]] is partially (or in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, wholly given adamantium is exclusive to the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'') built out of vibranium. Thus it's the reason for being [[MadeOfIndestructium indestructible]]: everything that hits the shield just bounces off by being absorbed and reflected.
52	*** One of ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}'s minions is Moses Magnum, an Ethiopian weapons manufacturer who was granted the power to generate vibrations.
53	** ''ComicBook/XFactor'' Shatterstar's mutant power[[note]]he has other superhuman abilities, but they're not unusual ''[[BizarreAlienBiology for his species,]]''[[/note]] is to generate vibratory shockwaves, turning his swords (which are specifically tailored to his vibrations) into vibroweapons and also allowing them to fire a SwordBeam.
54	* ComicBook/TheFlash can do this with his entire body, as demonstrated numerous times by Wally West when he chainsawed his way through objects instead of vibrating through intangibly like Barry Allen. It is also the signature move of the Reverse-Flash, ever since he used it to [[spoiler: kill Iris West-Allen (she got better).]]
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58	* In the 1943 ''Captain America'' FilmSerial, the supervillain gets his hands on the "Dynamic Vibrator" (insert joke here). It was originally created for mining purposes, but the supervillain would rather crank up the vibes to turn it into the usual DeathRay.
59	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' is host to all sorts of vibroweapons. Some even appear in the movies. Pretty much any time you see what looks like a normal bladed weapon, it's a vibroweapon. Unless it's a "[[AppliedPhlebotinum cortosis woven blade]]" because cortosis is one of the few materials that can stand up to a lightsaber.
60	** More conventional vibroblades of all shapes and sizes ranging from small knives and "vibroknucklers"(brass knucks, but with a vibrating blade at the front) to full-sized swords and spears, can be found in Expanded Universe stories. Most Star Wars citizens are mildly creeped out by the concept of a "dead" blade since by their standards it's tantamount to deliberately dulling a knife so that it hurts more.
61	* ''[[ParallelPornTitles The Texas Vibrator Massacre]]'', where instead of a chainsaw, [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]] is equipped with an altered version of a vibrating power tool typically used in the laying of cement.
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65	* After a duel, one alien visits the other in the hospital, dismayed at only injuring his foe rather than honorably killing him. He spies his foe in bed and begins this conversation:
66	-->'''Alien 1:''' I see they have tended your wounds.\
67	'''Alien 2:''' With difficulty. You inflicted grievous injuries upon me. What was that laser you sawed me with?\
68	'''Alien 1:''' That was no laser. That was my knife.
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72	* The Standard GiantRobot in ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger'', the RV Robo, uses a scaled-up version of the Ranger's [=ViBlades=]. What makes this noteworthy is that this essentially makes it the only Sentai Robo that does ''not'' use a sort of "magical energy" for its sword-based final attack -- it just starts the sword up, drives towards the enemy, ''[[SpectacularSpinning starts spinning]]'', and crashes through with nothing more than blunt kinetic force.
73	* A version of this, combined with TruthInTelevision, begins appearing in season three of ''Series/{{Emergency}}'', called the [[http://www.ajaxrescuetools.com/ Ajax Rescue Tool,]] powered by a compressed air bottle. Firemen engage it and the jackhammer-like pneumatic action of the tool against the hardened chisel-blade tip provides a quick means to cut into vehicles and so on to extricate victims.
74	* A common melee weapon of evil speedsters in ''Series/TheFlash2014'', who vibrate their hands into lethal weapons. It also lets them become intangible leading to BloodlessCarnage as they attack internal organs like hearts instead of cutting apart bodies. Barry also learns this trick and uses it to defeat [[spoiler:Solovar, the ruler of Gorilla City,]] and [[spoiler:break one of Savitar's spikes]].
75	* Vibroblades, popular in various ''Franchise/StarWars'' comics and novels throughout the years, finally make live-action appearances in ''Series/TheMandalorian'' and ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. Various Mandalorians can be seen wielding blades with a visible blurring around their edges in both shows.
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79	* The UrExample is almost certainly the Diskos of William Hope Hodgson's ''Literature/TheNightLand''. (OK, the circular blade rotates rather than vibrating back and forth, but the principle is the same.)
80	* Vibroblades appear in the 1940 Creator/RobertAHeinlein novella "Literature/IfThisGoesOn".
81	* Used extensively in the world of [[Literature/VorkosiganSaga Miles Vorkosigan]] by Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold, to the point that the eponymous character gets sarcastic comments for carrying around a blade that's just plain steel.
82	* Vibrobladed cutting blades are common in ''Literature/HonorHarrington'', though the legal requirement for such blades to include an alarm sound when activated (for safety reasons) limits their usefulness as a weapon. It's rather hard to stab someone in the back when your knife is blatting away like a demented alarm clock, which is why the (highly illegal) versions issued to covert ops units lack the noisemaker.
83	* In Creator/RobertAsprin's ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' books, they are common from the third book onwards. Anyone who wants to look badass has a vibroknife and one of the characters even mentions it about his hooligan childhood.
84	* The ''Literature/{{Eisenhorn}}'' books mention "shivered" weapons, knocked sideways in space-time to produce a similar effect.
85	* Mackie Messer of ''Literature/WildCards'' can make his hands vibrate like this, essentially turning them into vibroknives.
86	* [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Kosall]] in ''Literature/TheActsOfCaine'' combines this with AbsurdlySharpBlade. Its vibrating effect only triggers when a living hand touches the blade, but even quiet it remains absurdly sharp; one undead wielder exploits the fact he can wield Kosall without its distinctive rattling hiss to great effect.
87	* In Fred Saberhagen's ''Literature/BookOfSwords'' series, several of the Swords vibrate for various individual reasons, several of which are for cutting things (stone, dragon scales, weapons, armies, etc).
88	* In ''Literature/LordValentinesCastle'' by Creator/RobertSilverberg, the group meets and recruits a gigantic amazon who wields a vibroblade.
89	* The Bright Spear from Creator/RogerZelazny's ''Literature/LordOfLight'' was described as vibrating itself clean of gore before returning to the hand of its wielder.
90	* In Creator/RichardKMorgan's ''Literature/WokenFuries'', Takeshi Kovacs uses a "vibroknife" to cut the soul-containing cortical stacks out of the necks of his enemies (and one friend). They're already dead, though, and it's clear that a knife is a tool rather than a weapon.
91	* In Randall Garrett's ''Unwise Child'', teenage criminals use "vibroblades" where the blade ejects and retracts into the handle from two hundred to two thousand vibrations per second. A defensive device can magnetically seize the blade part. The handle then tries to move instead, thus melting the motor.
92	* In ''Literature/{{Matter}}'', one of Ian M. Banks' Literature/TheCulture novels, a drone vibrates a wire held by two knife missiles, cutting through the supply wagons of an army.
93	* In the Star Wars Expanded Universe novel, ''Literature/{{Shatterpoint}}'' features vibro''shields'' wielded by the Jedi's ChaoticNeutral [[{{Foil}} Counterpart]]s, the Akk Guards of Haruun Kal. [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Super-conducting metal shields]] with the edges sharpened and powered to vibrate so that they can slice and cut as well as block blaster bolts, lightsabers and "slugs" (bullets). They're worn on the lower arms. Mace Windu comments that they're like twisted mirrors of Jedi lightsabers. He [[TheFettered uses his sword as a shield]], while these guys use their shields as swords. [[spoiler:They also subvert the idea that only a vibroblade can stop another vibroblade. In the end, the vibroshield-wielding villain attempts to block another vibroshield by knocking its cutting edge away with the broad portion of his own. The edge goes right through his shields, takes off both his hands at the wrists, and goes a fair way into his upper torso.]]
94	* Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/RobertSilverberg's ''Literature/ThePositronicMan'': One household item in the Martin family is an electric vibroblade, useful for carving wood.
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98	* ''Manhua/SchoolShock''[='s=] [[spoiler: Bai Hua]] utilizes a large set of these. They cut really good, especially through [[spoiler:her lover's chest]].
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102	* ''TabletopGame/SLAIndustries'', a futuristic role-playing game by Nightfall Games, actively encourages Players to undertake Melee combat through various means. One of these methods is to include a cool list of powered weapons, ranging from a fairly humble vibroknife to a [[FridgeLogic vibroboxing-glove]] and even a [[SinisterScythe vibroSCYTHE.]] [[RuleofCool Which also has a retractable 'flick' blade.]] [[RefugeinAudacity And can have a tazer built into it.]]
103	* TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} has vibroweapons but their operational time is limited by weight. If they're made out of hyperdense materials their cutting power jumps to ridiculous levels but severely limits how long it works for.
104	* At least one version of ''TabletopGame/GammaWorld'' included vibroblades in the weapon list. Subverted in that it was a vibroblade InNameOnly, the description placing it more as a hand-held force field generator configured to project an AbsurdlySharpBlade.
105	* ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' has vibroblades as one of the available melee weapons. Slight subversion of the trope as it's actually a fair bit less effective than the good melee weapons (the Diamond Axe and [[SharpenedToASingleAtom Monofilament Sword]]) but it's more realistic in that when used for extended sawing, it is better than any other melee weapon (double damage and armor piercing when sawing).
106	* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' has various vibro blades in its arsenal.
107	* ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}} 2020'' too. For example, a [[{{Katanasarebetter}} vibrokatana]].
108	* They're also favored weapons in ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}''. More like a necessity, given that everyone and their mother has body armor that can stop a tank shell. Strangely enough, depending on which book you look at (it's not terribly consistent) a vibro-blade doesn't actually shake the blade itself but surrounds it in a ''vibrating energy sheath'', bizarrely invalidating it for this trope by making it a sort of LaserBlade with a solid core.
109	* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' has vibroblades... usually used as practical tools, they do a fine job of carving up flesh, too, and some [[PoweredArmor Battle Armor]] suits mount vibroclaws for hand-to-hand combat. There are also [[HumongousMecha Battlemech]] sized vibroblades, but they're rarely seen outside of arena combat because they're bulky and expensive, though they've become more common in the 32nd century.
110	* Whilst Games Workshop is better known for their [[ChainsawGood chainsaw-gasms]], occasional characters in the fluff have had vibroweapons, including [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Tona Criid]].
111	* The ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' table top roleplaying game features vibroweapons as a type of tech-mod that can be applied to swords and knives.
112	* ''TabletopGame/FadingSuns'' has vibrating blades as [[LostTechnology artifact]] weapons, they don't do any additional damage but penetrate the setting's Franchise/{{Dune}}-style DeflectorShields more easily.
113	* ''TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones'' has the "vibrox" enhancement that can be applied to any cutting weapon. Normal cutting weapons can't damage armor with more than 35 HP, Vibrox weapons can damage any armor.
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117	* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', Toa Krakua, a Toa of sonics uses a sword that sends off sonic vibrations strong enought to shatter mountains.
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121	* Spoofed by, of course, ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', where the "Vibrating Cyborg Knife" has + 20 damage, but 3 times the chance of fumbling and injuring yourself.
122	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear''
123	** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', Raiden has a Vibroblade katana which, like an actual Katana, only has one edge. It can be flipped to be used as a non-lethal weapon when swinging it. (though it's lethal when using the forward lunging strike) All of the swords wielded by the various Cyborg Ninja in the series, [[spoiler:Raiden included,]] are vibroblades, which helps explain their [[AbsurdlySharpBlade ridiculous cutting power.]][[note]]Interestingly, this apparently comes from the vibrations weakening the molecular bonds of the target and making it easier to cut, rather than mechanising the sword's cutting power.[[/note]]
124	** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', Raiden returns with a similar blade, but vibrates to the point where the blade [[HotBlade heats up]] and turns red.
125	** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' they've become the standard melee weapon for cyborg to cyborg combat (since they tend to be ImmuneToBullets, or at least very resistant). It's explained that normal swords can be turned into them and their cutting power is proportionate to the original blade's quality (just to make it clear that [[TheDragon Jetstream Sam's]] repurposed [[CoolSword 16th century katana]] is [[KatanasAreJustBetter just better]]).
126	* ''VideoGame/JauntTrooper'' has vibra-knives, vibra-swords, and vibra-lances.
127	* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' takes this a bit too far into NinjaPirateZombieRobot realm as the description for the [[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Ripper_(weapon) Ripper]] states that it is a ''vibroblade chainsaw knife''. It's strange, but there are no other Vibroweapons, though the setting has a wild collection of melee weapons and it's a veritable Portable Power Feast (in [=FoT=], a single mission can give enough Fusion Cells to burden 6 {{PC}}s to a crawl). ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' retreats from this and makes the Ripper [[ChainsawGood just a chainsaw knife]].
128	** It is of course entirely possible that 'vibroblade' was just used because it [[RuleOfCool sounds cool]], not because it actually does. In-universe marketing speak, effectively. The description of the weapons just claims that they're chainsaw knives, and makes no mention of any vibrating effect outside of the name.
129	* Being based on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, the ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series features vibroswords as low-level melee weapons. Like most anything else, these usually become obsolete once you're able to get your hands on a [[LaserBlade lightsaber]], though. The sequel has things such as the 'Sith Tremor Sword' and various Echani vibroblades which are only a little less potent than a well engineered lightsaber, even at the very end of the game.
130	** If the Sith Tremor Sword has all the top-tier upgrades in it, then it's on par with lightsabers, not even including the bonus Sonic damage which makes it even better.
131	** If the player has access to Yavin Station in the original, the Baragwin Assault Blade is actually stronger than any lightsaber. Even ones powered by the uber crystals one can buy there.
132	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsRepublicCommando'' features a small vibroblade built into your clone's knuckle plate, used as a sort of punch dagger for fast melee strikes. It makes a mess of everything it comes across: droids, organics, and occasionally parts of the local architecture. It's arguably your best EmergencyWeapon; your [[RangedEmergencyWeapon auto-recharging blaster pistol]] is somewhat weak, slow, and has a low number of stored shots. Furthermore, if you're forced to use the blaster pistol, you're stuck PistolWhipping as your melee attack instead--the attack with the lowest damage-per-second in the game.
133	* ''[[VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense X-COM]]''[='=]s palette switch writ large, ''[[VideoGame/XCOMTerrorFromTheDeep Terror From The Deep]]'', has three of them. The first weapon is called the [=VibroBlade=] and it does what it says. The second two can be built using alien tech research and are called the Thermic Lance and Heavy Thermic Lance. These heat up the "drill" to cut through armor like a hot knife through butter. Neither of the three look particularly like ordinary bladed weapons, however. They work best against armored enemies like the Lobstermen, who are resistance to guns and bombs. Unfortunately, Lobstermen are deadlier in close-quarters combat.
134	* ''VideoGame/PerfectDarkZero'' has the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Viblade]], which also has a DeflectorShield function.
135	* This is how gunblades work in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' according to the Ultimania guide. Whenever the wielder triggers a round, it sends a wave of kinetic energy down the blade, adding an extra "kick" to their swings. The blades are notoriously difficult to use as not only do you need a good sense of timing, it's difficult to keep the weapon under control once it starts ringing like a bell.
136	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'''s Gunbreaker job wields gunblades similar in function to those in ''VIII'', with an added splash of HotBlade; pulling the trigger sets off an aetherically-charged cartridge to heat the blade and send a shockwave down its length. This is in contrast to the more standard MixAndMatchWeapon gunblades used by [[TheEmpire Garlean]] forces, which the Gunbreaker job tutor aptly describes as "simply edged weapons with a firearm bolted on".
137	* Vibroblades are the top tier melee weapon in the one extant ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' RPG, ''Crescent Hawk's Inception'', easily outpacing the other available options (those being daggers, one-handed swords, and lengths of wood). It does pretty impressive damage to unarmored enemies, killing in as few as four hits. The problem is that melee weapons are woefully outclassed in the game, since most engagements start at range, and there is no restriction on running and shooting in the same turn. To add insult to injury the vibroblade is the second most expensive anti-personnel weapon in the game, behind the SMG. By the time a vibroblade user can get to their target, they've usually taken half a dozen bullets en route.
138	* In ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Outcast]]'', Luke mentions that cortosis is a very rare mineral, and Fyyar making a PowerArmor out of it is considered to be a highly-expensive feat. On the other hand, everybody and their mother in ''[=KotOR=]'' has a cortosis-woven blade. This can, presumably, be {{handwave}}d by saying that it wasn't so rare 4000 years before the movies' timeline, but that would indicate that an entire galaxy's supply of a mineral could be mined out in a few millennia. Then again, it is never specified how much cortosis is needed for one blade to make it lightsaber-resistant.
139	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIVLegendsOfTheTitan'': Drive Blades are large mechanical engine-powered swords wielded by the Imperial class. When an elemental Drive attack is called for use, the Blade unleashes it with tremendous power, but then releases some steam and heats, requiring a cooldown period (namely a number of in-battle turns) to be used again (there are certain skills that shorten the period, though).
140	* An upcoming melee weapon in ''VideoGame/TerraTech'' is literally called the [=Vibro-Blade=]. If it actually worked, it would cause heavy damage upon contact.
141	* Parodied mercilessly, and of course tactlessly, in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'' when you can acquire the "Vibroblade" during the Day 3 mission "Beat Up Clyde", which is just a vibrator. If that isn't bad enough it's found when (ahem) "[[WombLevel exploring]]" [[{{Leatherman}} Mr. Slave]] and grants +500 gross.
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145	* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Red Mage made Fighter use his swords as chainsaws - he was too stupid to realize this was physically impossible, and used it to make short work of a bunch of dragons (which exploded).
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149	* In ''Literature/PayMeBug'', Amys has several vibroknives. They work just as well when thrown as when wielded normally.
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153	* ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'': After taking over Franchise/TheFlash's body, ComicBook/LexLuthor threatens to use his super speed to vibrate his finger through a man's head if he doesn't comply with the villain's wishes.
154	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'', one of John Thunder's weapons is a Vibro Knife.
155	* In the 80s ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' cartoon, Computron is able to stop the combiner Abominus by using intense vibrations to separate him into his Terrorcon components.
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159	* In reality, electric bone saws vibrate back and forth very quickly as a ''safety'' feature -- the rapid vibration will saw through bone easily, but a person's flexible skin will just jiggle back and forth and remain uncut. Similar saws may be used to remove plaster casts.
160	** Accidents do occasionally happen and demonstrate why the vibration is necessary: the blade can make a long, clean cut.
161	* The basic principle is TruthInTelevision to a sufficient extent to have actually been in use for centuries, in two primary forms:
162	** Linear back-and-forth motion is used in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocating_saw reciprocating saws]] like power hacksaws, jigsaws, and scroll saws, which work like a normal toothed saw operated at super-speed, using rapid short strokes of a small blade[[note]] as opposed to slower full-blade strokes with a hand saw, or the bulky, single-direction blade of a band or rotary saw.[[/note]] to precisely and efficiently saw through material. This form is much older than most people realize- early stationary examples powered by wind, water, or muscle are OlderThanPrint, and hand-cranked portable versions were being mass-produced by the mid-1800s.
163	** A newer type is the oscillating multitool, which vibrates over a very small arc[[note]]Think "very fast pendulum with an extremely short path" if you're having trouble picturing how it works[[/note]] at hundreds or thousands of cycles per second to cut. This form pushes the idea much closer to the fictional version, able to do things like "plunge cuts" that sink a blade downward into material ala the classic HotBlade move.
164	* This is also a basic working principle for the hammer drills and their cousins, rotary hammers. Rotation combined with vibration back-and-forth allows you easily drill the concrete.
165	* Craftsman now has a vibro-hammer, that basically lets a person ''press'' a nail into wood.
166	* As a step in the [[ShavingIsScience one-upmanship in the razors and blade]] wars, Gilette made a razor with five blades. That vibrate.
167	* Harmonic scalpels use vibration to both cut and cauterize tissue.
168	* Watch in awe: [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leifheit-Swingo-Electric-Potato-Peeler/dp/B0014952EK The Vibro Potato Peeler.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, really.]]
169	* In nature, some species of leafcutter ants can vibrate their mandibles a thousand times per second and use this to saw through leaves.
170	* Certain manufacturers of electric toothbrushes, Sonicare in particular, claim that their vibrating brush cleans better than a regular manual one.
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