Emperor's cane

Palpatine's cane was a Sith artifact in the form of a glossy black cane, best known for its use by Emperor Palpatine during the later years of his reign, in the time of the Galactic Civil War.

On first glance, it seemed to be constructed out of some sort of metal or plastic, as it had a keen gloss to it. However, it is possible that it was made out of wood, or at least designed to resemble a tree branch, due to its unusual, knobby shape.

History


The cane's origins are unknown, although it was probably constructed by the Sith, either the Force order or the species itself. At some point, it fell into the hands of Ung Kusp, the leader of a Mandalorian clan. It was later stolen by a cyberneticist who worked out of an industrial Outer Rim Territories wasteland planet. This scientist, realizing the Mandalorians were after him, offered to outfit Jaing and Durge, who were enemies of Kusp's clan, with armor incorporating advanced weaponry and reflex systems if they protected him. Shortly after the operations were complete, a Mandalorian strike team broke into the scientist's building and attacked Jaing, Durge, and the scientist's assistant Nubyl in the form of a defense cyborg. The trio beat back the attackers until one of them threw a thermal detonator. Jaing was fatally wounded, Durge was knocked unconscious, and Nubyl malfunctioned.

The Mandalorians recovered the cane, but before they could leave, Durge awoke and, furious about Jaing's mortal wounding, defeated the Mandalorian raiders. The scientist took back the cane and advised Durge to exterminate the other Mandalorians in retribution, promising that he would revive Jaing. Durge set off to hunt Ung Kusp's clan, but it is unknown if Jaing was ever resuscitated.

Sometime before the climax of the Galactic Civil War, the cane fell into the hands of Palpatine. It is unknown exactly when this occurred, though it probably happened in the years after the formation of the New Order, as he didn't appear to have been using it at the time of the Galactic Empire's inception. When he inspected the second Death Star in the days preceding the Battle of Endor, he carried the cane with him, and brought it into his throne room. One of Palpatine's favorite uses for the cane was to pretend to be weak, which perhaps was a psychological edge to make his foes underestimate him.

It is assumed it was destroyed along with the second Death Star.

Appearances

 * Prototypes
 * Extinction
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi