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Rippers
The Rippers are a Freaker-worshipping cult that shaves, scars and drugs its members and hunts anyone who will not join. They hit the northern regions hardest, and with no body armor they go down fast if you hold a choke point.
- Threat
- Medium
- Type
- Human
Found in
- Black Crater Ambush CampBlack Crater Ambush Camp is a Ripper-held camp southwest of Hot Springs in Belknap. It pays Hot Springs Trust and credits, and the Rippers here won't surrender.
- Iron ButteIron Butte is the Rippers' home territory in the east, locked until late in the story. Come here for its 11 R.I.P. Sermons, two Ripper ambush camps, the Rogue Tunnel checkpoint and the Cloverdale research facility.
- Iron Butte Pass NERO CheckpointThe Iron Butte Pass NERO Checkpoint is a Belknap checkpoint south of Hot Springs, on the pass toward Ripper country. It pays Hot Springs and holds an injector you can grab early.
Good to know
- From a distance they look like Freakers: shaved heads, ragged clothes, and RIP scars and burns.
- PCP keeps them standing longer. A Ripper takes about 13 Boot Knife stabs on Normal, against 8 for a Marauder.
- They wear no body armor and only rarely helmets.
- They ignore cover and rush in, mostly with melee weapons, pistols and shotguns.
- Elites have white powder on their skin and red-dyed heads, and they carry fire axes, sledgehammers, SAF rifles or MG45s.
- They never attack Freakers.
- They are less alert outside combat, which makes stealth kills easier.
- Their road ambushes use snipers and clothesline traps.
- The Ripped Apart storyline rewards the Ripper Axe at 79%.
- Copeland and Tucker both pay you to clear Ripper camps.
How they fight
Rippers fight like they have nothing to lose. They charge, fire long wild bursts and rarely take cover. In Belknap, a few regulars usually back a single veteran. Around Iron Butte, Elites lead the ambushes and bring bombers or snipers.
How to beat them
Pick a choke point and let them come to you with a shotgun or a fast-firing gun. Aim for the head, since they have no armor to break. At an ambush, find and kill the sniper or bomber first. A clothesline trap plus sniper fire can leave you dazed and exposed.
Where you meet them
Belknap is Ripper country, with the Black Crater Ambush Camp and the Iron Butte Pass checkpoint under their control. Tucker's jobs send you after their search parties and camps there. Copeland pays for a Ripper camp at Horse Lake in Hear About A Ripper Camp. Playing All Night takes you across the Lost Lake border into their land.
Role in the storySpoilerShow
Their leader Carlos has a personal grudge against Deacon and Boozer and orders his followers to capture them. The cult tortures Boozer, kidnaps Lisa and threatens the peace at Lost Lake. After Deacon breaks the Rippers' base and kills Carlos, the survivors scatter. The biggest group sets up along Highway 97, and Wizard Island sends you to wipe it out.
- It's Not Safe HereSomeone has spotted a survivor in Marion Forks. You ride into the town, follow their trail and clear out the Rippers who show up before you can reach the house where they are hiding.
You Got a Death WishYour bike needs a new fuel pump, so you and Boozer stop at Crazy Willie's truck stop in Cascade. You look for a way into the garage while Boozer waits outside, then go looking for him.- Hear About A Ripper Camp?A Ripper camp clearing job for Copeland. You find the camp, kill the Rippers and then fight off the reinforcements that come after.
- What Have They DoneRippers raided the Hot Springs and took Lisa. You track her down before dawn, kill her captors, free her and ride her out to meet Rikki.
- That Never Gets OldYou and Boozer ride to the Ripper compound in Iron Butte to hit them where they live. You climb a sniper tower and cover Boozer while he gets into position, then head down to the compound.
- Time For Some PaybackWith the dam gone, you go back to the Ripper compound in Iron Butte to finish the job. Clear out the Rippers who survived and get inside the Ripper Lodge.
- Playing All NightBoozer will die without more antibiotics, so Deacon rides into Ripper territory to grab them from a crash site. You find the drugs, fight your way out and ride back to Lost Lake.
- Now That's An IdeaDeacon checks in with Addy at the Lost Lake infirmary, then meets Boozer at his cabin. The two ride out together toward the dam, fighting Rippers on the way.
- Rippers, Rest in HellTucker sends Deacon to clear out a Ripper camp in Belknap. You find the camp, kill the Rippers and hold off the reinforcements that show up afterwards.
- I Kept My NameYou wake up as a prisoner inside the Ripper compound with your gear gone. You have to break out of the temple, get your weapons and your Mongrels cut back, and get out alive.
- He's Feeding The FreaksA Ripper camp clearing job for Wizard Island. Rippers are still active near Crater Lake, and the Militia camp wants this nest of them wiped out.
- That's When I KnewRikki Patil needs one more hand to wrap up the repairs at the hydro dam. Rippers show up while you are there, so you fight them off with her and then get back to the bikes.
- A Score To SettleTucker wants a Ripper camp in Belknap wiped out. Find the camp, clear it and Hot Springs pays you for the work.
- Ripped ApartRipped Apart is the storyline about the Rippers, the Rest In Peace cult that cuts and brands itself to be like the Freakers. Deacon digs into the cult and its leader, Carlos, after they start causing trouble for him and the camps.
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