Merumeru's battle staff

A battle staff was wielded by Merumeru, a Wookiee Elder, in combat. The staff was brown and roughly half of the size of Merumeru. He used the staff in 19 BBY during the Clone Wars, when the Confederacy of Independent Systems invaded Kashyyyk. Merumeru gathered a group of soldiers, and holding the staff aloft, he roared for his soldiers to charge into battle against the Separatist invaders.

Description
The battle staff owned by the Wookiee Elder Merumeru. The staff was brown in color and roughly half of the Wookiee's size. The staff also appeared to be made of a substance similar to wood, and could be wielded as a melee weapon with one hand.

History
Merumeru's staff was used in battle in 19 BBY during the Clone Wars when Merumeru led a group of volunteer soldiers in the defense of his homeworld, Kashyyyk, against an invasion launched by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. During the battle, Merumeru and his volunteer soldiers waited behind a barricade on the beachfront of the city Kachirho for the Separatists to attack. When the Separatists arrived, Merumeru stood atop the barricade and waved his staff in the air and roared. He and the volunteer soldiers then charged into battle.

Behind the scenes
The battle staff first appeared in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. A promotional picture of Merumeru wielding the staff was later printed in several sources. The weapon was eventually identified as a battle staff in Merumeru's entry in the StarWars.com Databank, and was mentioned in The Clone Wars Campaign Guide.

During the filming of Revenge of the Sith, Axel Dench, who played Merumeru, used a prop that looked more like a long wand in place on a staff. The wand was later altered using computer-generated imagery to look like a battle staff.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (PhotoComic)
 * Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: The Movie Storybook