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====Implant weaponry====
Weapons might be incorporated integrated into augmetic arms, such as a type of pistol or knife. Choosing a weapon of a size as to be retractable into the arm, in order to allow the limb to still function normally, is a practical option. A mjaor benefit of this implant is that an individual cannot be disarmed in combat, unless their entire arm is removed.{{Fn|18c}}
An implant weapon is one that has been grafted onto an existing limb, replacing a hand or occasionally the entire arm, and is controlled by a simpler MIU than needed for a more sophisticated device. The obvious benefit of finer weapon control is substantially offset by loss of hand or arm functionality outside of combat. This bionic is thus not especially practical, and is usually intended to intimidate, as the surgery used to graft them onto the user is often quite crude, leaving gruesome suture scars frightening above and beyond the "body horror" qualities of the implant itself. Another reason for implantation of bionic weapons is the user not being expected to need his arm for other tasks; this approach is most often seen in the cases of pit slave gladiators or certain types of battlefield servitor.{{Cite Marker End}}
