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| − | * It very closely resembles the large needle syringe carried around by the Little Sisters from the game BioShock. Its name is also similar to the Vita-Chamber, a device which resurrects individuals who die in their vicinity, from the same game. Whether this was a reference made by the creators of the original model or a coincidence is not known. | + | * It very closely resembles the large needle syringe carried around by the Little Sisters from the game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock Bioshock]. Its name is also similar to the Vita-Chamber, a device which resurrects individuals who die in their vicinity, from the same game. Whether this was a reference made by the creators of the original model or a coincidence is not known. |
* Incidentally, Valve had to contact 2K Games for their legal consent to be able to ship the model in-game, due to it's resemblance to the ADAM Syringe Little Sisters use in Bioshock. | * Incidentally, Valve had to contact 2K Games for their legal consent to be able to ship the model in-game, due to it's resemblance to the ADAM Syringe Little Sisters use in Bioshock. | ||
* A small "skull and bones" symbol has been scratched into the blade of the saw, with eight tally marks next to it. | * A small "skull and bones" symbol has been scratched into the blade of the saw, with eight tally marks next to it. | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 2 October 2010
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— The Medic
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The Vita-Saw is an unlockable melee weapon for the Medic class. It appears as a rusty gas pump handle with a long needle, a knife under the needle, and a liquid-filled container on top. It was originally created by Pie_Tony, Daimao, and IdleTard as a replacement for the Übersaw, hence its similarities to it.
When equipped, the Vita-Saw lowers its owner's max health by 10. On the other hand, it will allow the Medic to keep some of his Übercharge meter if he dies - up to 20% of a full charge will be retained. For example, dying with 12% will respawn a Medic with 12%, while dying with 45% will let him keep 20%.
Contents
Damage
See also: Damage
- Base: 65 (59 to 72 Damage)
- Mini-Crit: 80 Damage
- Critical hit: 195 Damage
Function times
- Attack Interval: 0.8
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Trivia
- It very closely resembles the large needle syringe carried around by the Little Sisters from the game Bioshock. Its name is also similar to the Vita-Chamber, a device which resurrects individuals who die in their vicinity, from the same game. Whether this was a reference made by the creators of the original model or a coincidence is not known.
- Incidentally, Valve had to contact 2K Games for their legal consent to be able to ship the model in-game, due to it's resemblance to the ADAM Syringe Little Sisters use in Bioshock.
- A small "skull and bones" symbol has been scratched into the blade of the saw, with eight tally marks next to it.
- This weapon houses the possible in-joke of Medic being a Little Sister and Heavy being the Big Daddy. The stats of the weapon help this claim by making the Medic a little more dependent on a teammate due to lower health.
- The liquid within the vial on the back is jiggleboned, which means that it will swirl around in the vial as the Medic moves.
- The Vita-Saw is randomly available through Mann Co. Supply Crates which are dropped in game by drop system, as well as through regular random item drops.
- The Vita-Saw's design seems to be an amalgam of the Medic's Übersaw, Syringe Gun (barrel), and the Medic's beta needle weapon.
- Currently, the Vita-Saw has the same taunt as the Bonesaw, where he plays the weapon like a violin. Due to the needle, it appears as though he is stabbing himself in the neck.
- If a Medic actives his ÜberCharge, but dies while it's activated, as long as the Charge does not dip below 19%, he will retain that 19%.
- The ÜberCharge will be kept even if you change teams. However, it will be lost if you change classes.
Gallery
- Vita-Saw 1st person red cropped.png
RED 1st person view.
Full RED 1st person view.
- Vita-Saw 1st person blu cropped.png
BLU 1st person view.
Full BLU 1st person view.
