Discussion Main / Vibroweapon

Hey, I was wondering if someone who actually knows what they're doing could put an entry under the Anime folder about Shin Wolford's Vibration Sword from Wiseman's Grandchild?

Removed this example from video games:

• The Gun Blade in Final Fantasy VIII has a vibration function activated by the revolver barrel attached to the hilt, which the player could use with a well timed button press. Activating the vibration function only at the moment of contact (thus preventing fatigue from holding the vibrating weapon) provides a semi-plausible explanation for the otherwise purely Rule of Cool fueled design of the gunblades.

The gunblade was just a rifle with a sword blade attached; or Joker's pistol with a blade attached in Seifer's case. The only vibration was in the controller, and the well-timed button press was just pulling the trigger. The entire idea was that you did sword damage and could do extra damage by firing off a round at the right moment. The vibration of the controller was just feedback from the firearms part recoiling. The explanation for the Rule of Cool nature of the gunblade designs is just Rule of Cool. It's Final Fantasy.

In Real Life most people using a chainsaw experience muscle fatigue within a few minutes.

Speaking as someone who did landscaping for a few years, that's because a chainsaw is big, heavy and poorly balanced. you'll experience muscle fatigue if you swing it around while it's turned off, too. On the other claw, you can run a weedwhacker for hours, even though it's vibrating enough to make your hands tingle. There's Applied Phlebotinum to avoid that tingly side effect, though; we call it "gloves".

— Your Obedient Serpent