Vibroblade

"You know the one about bringing a vibroblade to a blaster fight?" "Is it supposed to be funny?" "Not for the one who brings the vibroblade."

- Has Obitt and a crew chief

A vibroblade (also styled as vibro-blade ) was a bladed knife used for basic utility needs or as a melee weapon.

Details
"You establish supremacy like we showed you, by concentrating all the force at your command on one point, hammering away like you would with a vibroblade, through armor like you would through scales or cartilage or bone, and you show no quarter."

- Jova Tarkin to Wilhuff Tarkin

The vibroblade was used either as an offensive weapon that could be hammered into an opponent's defenses, or as a utility device. The weapon buzzed, thrummed, and glowed ember-hot when ignited and, when tasked to cut, could be used as a crude surgical implement capable of cutting into an animal's innards. They were also capable of punching through the plastoid armor of a stormtrooper. Such weapons were often kept in sheaths or scabbards.

History
The bounty hunter Jango Fett had vibroblades hidden in his gauntlets. The Rodian Tsoklo owned a utility vibroblade which he kept for personal defense. The Twi'lek Hera Syndulla also owned a vibroblade while on the planet Gorse. They were also often used by BX-Series Droid Commandos, and were carried as concealed weapons by the Royal Guard of the Galactic Empire. Mister Bones was fitted with a concealed vibroblade at the end of one arm. Gallius Rax kept a pair of sickle-shaped vibroblades, attached by a golden chain and etched with ornate scrollwork, in his quarters aboard the Ravager. As of the era of the Napkin Bombing, the latest models of vibroblades were considered sophisticated. The Weequay pirate Scorza kept a high-density vibro-blade in a scabbard, and used it in battle against Sidon Ithano.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
 * Lords of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * A New Dawn
 * Ezra's Gamble
 * Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
 * Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI
 * Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I
 * Battlefront: Twilight Company
 * Aftermath
 * Star Wars: Uprising
 * Aftermath: Life Debt
 * Aftermath: Empire's End
 * Bloodline
 * "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"
 * Aftermath: Life Debt
 * Aftermath: Empire's End
 * Bloodline
 * "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"