Grappling spike launcher

The grappling spike launcher was a grappling hook device produced by the Jedi workshops on Coruscant, for use by Jedi Knights on field operations.

The grappling spike launcher was a small device commonly carried in a Jedi's utility belt. It was comprised of a central unit containing a liquid cable reservoir, a grappling hook at one end, and a spike launcher on the other. When launched, the spike's liquid cable would solidify, and was fired with enough momentum to embed the spike in most surfaces&mdash;excluding materials such as tough metals or particle-shielded surfaces. The hook could then be attached to a solid object to secure the line.

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi were equipped with grappling spike launchers during their mission to Naboo in 32 BBY. When their bongo submarine became caught in the current of the Virdugo Plunge in Theed, the Jedi used their grappling hooks to escape the doomed craft and reach dry land.

A variation of the standard design featured a dual-strand liquid cable reservoir, launching twin cables that wrapped around one another to create a much stronger line. During the Clone Wars, Jedi such as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi carried simple grappling hooks and lines on their utility belts, as opposed to liquid cable launchers.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace