Vibroblade/Legends

"The hum of the vibroblade gives it away. That's the only reason I still have my face."

- Captain Nym, after a bounty hunter attack on Lok

Vibroblades were a type of bladed melee weapon that used ultrasonic vibrations to increase cutting effectiveness. Swords, pikes, knives, and axes all consisted of the same basic design: the weapon's hilt or handle usually contained a compact ultrasonic generator, causing the blade to vibrate at an incredible speed, making even the slightest glancing blow become a gaping wound. It could be fitted with cortosis weave, allowing it to parry the blows of lightsabers and energy swords.

The cortosis weave became less common when the probability of fighting a lightsaber-wielding opponent decreased. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, knowledge of cortosis weave, as well as the mineral itself, was extremely rare. Kel'laden used two crescent shaped vibroblades enhanced with cortosis in his duel against Johun Othone, and held an advantage over him because Othone had never seen vibroblades shaped like that.

Vibro-bladed weaponry was more common on isolated, less civilized worlds such as Tatooine. Jabba Desilijic Tiure's personal Gamorrean guards were known to use vibro-axes, and his skiff crew also used pikes with vibro-bladed cutting edges. During his infiltration into Jabba's Palace, Lando Calrissian used a SoroSuub BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax as his primary weapon. Vibroblades were popular among criminals, resulting in them being banned on many worlds.

Clone Commandos had retractable Knuckle plate vibro blades. Vibroweapons were common during the Jedi Civil War and the surrounding times.

Affects
Damage: Physical, 1-10

Critical Threat: 19-20,x2

Balanced: +2/+0 vs. two-weapon penalty if used in the off hand.

Fully Upgradable

Small size makes this weapon a good off-hand weapon. Echani vibroblades use a cortosis-weave to prevent lightsaber sparring damage, allowing traditional swordplay to continue in time of Jedi and Sith.