Sith lanvarok

"If it has blood, you can make it bleed. If it has eyes, you can blind it. If it has a mouth, you can make it scream&hellip;"

- Text carved on a Sith lanvarok



The Sith Lanvarok was a wrist-mounted projectile launcher that could fire a volley of metal discs, usually in a small but unpredictable spray pattern, which makes dodging or blocking the deadly projectiles very difficult. Due to the lanvarok's exceptionally long reload time, it was best used for delivering a one-shot surprise attack. To counter its lack of accuracy, a Sith could use the Force to guide the discs to their targets, turning the lanvarok into an incredibly deadly weapon.

Sith lanvaroks were typically designed to be exclusively right-handed or exclusively left-handed (the left-handed versions being based on the original lanvaroks of the Sith species). Most are constructed of durasteel, although rare versions do have a thing layer of cortosis armor to protect them from lightsaber attacks. The lanvarok also possessed a secondary trigger: a small nub that could be manipulated using the Force.

History
Ancient legends suggest the lanvarok's origins as an effective hunting tool. Though quite common during the days of the Great Sith War, lanvaroks became extremely difficult to acquire after the rise of Darth Bane. By the time of the Clone Wars most lanvaroks were sold only as antique collector's items. However, a small number of Sith Holocrons contained detailed instructions for those eager enough to build their own.

In 5 ABY, Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard discovered a Sith lanvarok, and she sent a left-handed agent to use it to kill Plumba, an Imperial Ruling Council member.

Variants
The Massassi warriors of Yavin 4 used a more primitive version of this weapon, a two-handed polearm that required brute strength rather than mechanical action or the Force to launch the disks. After its disks were launched, the polearm itself could be used like a battle axe.

Around 130 ABY, the Sith commander Darth Nihl used a weapon very similar to a lanvarok.

Appearances

 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * I, Jedi
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast