Plasma Saw

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The Plasma Saw is a mining-tool-turned-weapon only featured in the film Dead Space: Downfall. When activated, the Saw projects a stream of suppressed Plasma that takes the shape of a chainsaw blade that will remain active and extended until the saw is deactivated. The saw has a torch affixed to the top of it, and bears a vague resemblance to the 211-V Plasma Cutter. Not much is known about the saw, but given the precise cuts it makes in the Necromorphs it can be assumed that the saw was used to carve up reasonably-sized rocks that a single miner could handle. This tool comes with no hints to any secondary function. It does not appear in any of the released games, and it's currently unknown if the saw will appear in the sequel to Dead Space.

Samuel Irons found a crate of these saws and viewed the find as a divine discovery, just down the hall from where the P.C.S.I. Sec. team made their first stand against a horde of Slashers. He came to their rescue, effortlessly slicing the Slashers apart with his saw. The team then replaced their issued firearms with the Plasma Saws due to their efficacy.

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Under a criminal file at the start of the movie, the tool is officially called a "Plasma Cutter". This may suggest that there are several different kinds of Plasma Cutters (as this one is obviously different from the game's version), or the creators of the film incorrectly adapted the 211-V Plasma Cutter.

List of Weapons and Abilities
Weaponry		211-V Plasma Cutter · C99 Supercollider Contact Beam · Divet · Force Gun · IM-822 Handheld Ore Cutter Line Gun · Laser Pick · PFM-100 Hydrogen Torch Flamethrower · Plasma Saw · RC-DS Remote Control Disc Ripper · SWS Motorized Pulse Rifle
Abilities		Stasis · Telekinesis