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The Chainsaw is a type of sharp melee weapon featured in Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide.

Overview[]

The Chainsaw is a unique one when it comes to weapons. On paper, it has extremely low damage and force, with a strange durability mechanic and a high rate of fire, which is an unusual statistic to have on a melee weapon! However, whilst its damage is very low, it has an extremely high chance to Cut when targeted at a limb. When this happens, the limb will be instantly severed, and should this happen to the leg of a Zombie, it will be instantly killed, regardless of its remaining health. The chainsaw is, therefore, an extremely powerful and dangerous weapon against any zombie, as even if you target a high health special infected like a Thug or Butcher, if you cut off their leg, they will be instantly killed. As such, the low damage and force is mitigated by this near instant cutting ability. The Chainsaw, as a result, is excellent for ploughing through hordes of enemies and special infected alike. Due to its rapid attack speed, it is also capable of stunning high health enemies, preventing them from attacking you whilst you grind away at them. It also does not use any stamina, which is an excellent property to have.

The Chainsaw returns in Riptide, though with some changed properties. The chainsaw has some changed statistics and is able to be repaired and upgraded, though it still can't be modded. Two variants are in the game, a legendary end game chainsaw and a common rarity one. Also, where the original chainsaw would be simply discarded upon reaching 0% durability, the Riptide chainsaw can be repaired at a workbench. These are only minor changes, however, as the weapon still has excellent cut properties and can carve through hordes of zombies.

Mods[]

The Chainsaw, due to its special properties, is unable to accept any weapon mods.

Notes[]

  • The Chainsaw in Dead Island is acquired from Jason's hut in the Mingende Jungle, underneath the bridge where you find Otha Cantu for her side quest Second Aid.
  • Two different chainsaws can be collected in Riptide. One, an orange 'legendary' rarity, is gotten from defeating Harlow Jordan during the final quest With the Tide. The other, a white 'common' rarity one, is found in the Abandoned Movie Set Dead Zone during Dave's side quest Genre: Horror Slasher.
    • The legendary rarity chainsaw from defeating Harlow is permanently stuck at level 25, even if the player is a higher level, meaning the common rarity one from the Dead Zone actually outclasses the end game chainsaw, despite its far lower rarity level.
  • The chainsaw at the Dead Zone will respawn every time you leave and enter it, so you can collect multiple of them or return later on at a higher level to collect a new, levelled chainsaw.
  • It will never be sold by Merchants, nor will it appear on killed zombies or in Metal chests.
  • Unlike other weapons, the Chainsaw's condition degrades by just equipping it. Its condition will degrade even faster with use, so use it wisely.
    • This is likely an attempt to mimic the fuel used to power the chainsaw.
  • Equipping it can take a few seconds, as you have to rev it up every time.
  • You cannot sprint or kick while the Chainsaw is equipped.
  • The Chainsaw will instantly dismember the head, arms or legs of any Walkers, Drowners or Infected as well as the arms of any Thug it makes contact with. Since enemies lack a crawling animation, It is advisable to use the Chainsaw while aiming at the legs of these enemies since it will dismember them and instantly kill them. The same result can be achieved by aiming the Chainsaw at their heads, but the head is a much smaller target so it will be more dangerous to attack. Also, the Chainsaw will instantly kill any of these enemies regardless of the weapon's or the enemy's level.
  • The Chainsaw cannot be modded, nor can it be repaired or thrown in Dead Island. However, in Riptide, the Chainsaw can be "repaired" by using a workbench. This will refuel the weapon.
  • Despite it looking like a Basic Weapon like a Metal Pipe in Dead Island, it's supposed to be a Legendary Weapon.

Glitches[]

  • Zombie type, level, and health is not displayed while holding the Chainsaw.
  • If a friendly survivor is hit with the Chainsaw, you will see blood splatter.
  • It may duplicate if you trade it with a friend for Duct Tape.

Trivia[]

  • Interestingly, in the Inventory screen the Chainsaw appears under the "Inventory" list (in the "Weapons" tab), while in Jin's storage it appears under the "Consumables".
    • This only applies to the original Dead Island. In Riptide, the chainsaw accounts as a weapon both in the inventory and storage.
  • A tweet[1] teased the return of the Chainsaw in Dead Island 2, however the Chainsaw never made it into the game.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Chainsaw tweet [1]
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