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The electropole (not to be confused with the electrostaff) was an electric melee weapon used by many cultures, including the Gungans of Naboo and the Swokes Swokes of Makem Te.
Description[]

Jar Jar Binks wielding an electropole
The electropole was similar to the Force pike and the static pikes used by picadors on Geonosis. It could be used by either striking the enemy at close range, or by throwing it like a javelin. Some EV-series supervisor droids experienced hard wiring failure and beat Human workers with an electropole on Kadril.
Originating as a herding tool, electropoles were used by Gungan herders to lead their Shaaks and guard them, and by Swokes Swokes to help domesticate the schinga shikou. Because of Gungan's familiarity with the tool, the mounted kaadu riders of the Gungan militia used the weapon in battle, such as during the Battle of Naboo against the Droid Army of the Trade Federation. Its light weight allowed for it to be thrown, and because the electronic components were watertight, they could be used underwater as well as on the land.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Episode I Adventures 9: Rescue in the Core
- Episode I Adventures 12: The Bongo Rally
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace junior novelization
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- "End Game" — Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization, 2012 edition
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Blue Shadow Virus"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Innocents of Ryloth"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior"
Sources[]
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Star Wars: Epic Battles
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Unknown Regions
Gungan weaponry in the Databank (original site is defunct)
Tarpals, Captain in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Gungan Grand Army in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
Gungan weaponry in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
Gungans in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Nexus of Power