Dragon's Tooth sword (DX)

The non-eutactic blade (NEB), also called by the Chinese triads Dragon's Tooth, is a low-tech skill weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The non-eutactic blade is a nanotechnologically constructed blade that is dynamically forged on command into a non-eutactic solid. Nanoscale whetting devices insure that the blade is both unbreakable and lethally extremely sharp.

It was developed around 2052 in VersaLife's Hong Kong laboratories as a better way than metal swords for the Triads to defeat the accoustic sensor system the Chinese government recently built within that city to detect gunfire. The original prototype was used to help spark a war between two prominent Triads, the Luminous Path and the Red Arrow.

After 2052, with the destruction of VersaLife, Majestic-12 and the Area 51, the secret of its manufacture was lost and the non-eutactic blade was replaced by the energy blade by 2072.

Characteristics
The non-eutactic blade is the most powerful melee weapon. Even untrained in Low-Tech weapons, the player can take out any humanoid enemy with a single stealth attack, no matter the hit location - including Men in Black. It can also make short work of all kinds of transgenics, and is great for destroying crates and doors. If the player invests in the low-tech weapons skill, the Combat Strength augmentation or both, then the sword will be quite effective even against bots.

Locations
Hong Kong, found in the secret compartment in Maggie Chow's apartment.

Users

 * Walton Simons
 * Maggie Chow
 * Woman in Black