Force pike/Legends



Force pike was the name of several similar weapons that evolved indepedently between races and civilisations throughout the Galaxy.

The tip of the pole was a vibro-edged head with a stun module that could knock a full-grown Wookiee unconscious using a concentrated nerve impulse similar to that featured in the stun setting of a blaster rifle. The impulse worked by overloading the central nervous system, effectively knocking the victim unconscious. When the vibro-edge was set to maximum it could rip through steel bulkheads and easily dismember most organic beings. The control settings and power generator were located at the Pike's grip.

They were generally used by Senate Guard and Imperial Royal Guard. The meter long pike was used to keep any person away from important figures. But most of all it was a status weapon that in practice was hardly used.

While most prominently displayed by the Emperor's Royal Guard, Force Pikes were employed by a wide variety of planetary militias and police forces. They were excellent for crowd control. Force pikes were often employed during boarding actions because they allowed attackers to slice through bulkheads and airlocks and could be operated in small hallways.

Gungan soldiers wielded double-bladed pikes (also referred to as electropoles) which emitted more minor electrical shocks. They were also used along with cestas by members of the Gungan Grand Army.

Geonosians were also seen to wield electropoles in Petranaki Arena.

Sith assassins used electropoles during the Sith Civil War to hunt jedi across the galaxy.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: Infinity's End
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi