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- "As Rukil told us, it is not an easy life. Our children will grow up in a world of spears and bows, not blasters and starships."
- ―Baral
A spear was a weapon used by hunters and warriors in a variety of galactic cultures, especially primitive ones, either as a melee or thrown weapon.
Description[]
A Quarren male wielding a four-pointed spear
A spear consisted of a shaft, with a point at one end that was usually made of stone or metal.[1][2] Spears were often constructed in a balanced way that allowed it to be used effectively as a thrown weapon.[2]
Different types of spears included the bevii'ragir, a traditional Mandalorian spear used for hunting,[4] a static pike used by Geonosians, the shoni spear favored by the Kaleesh, stone-bladed spears used by Whiphid warriors, and the gruush,[5][6] a pointed tool used by the Sauvax species that could also be used as a weapon.
Spears constructed of durable metal alloys were sometimes used by more advanced cultures for sport.[2]
History[]
Wicket W. Warrick with a spear.
Many spears were used by primitive species.[1] The Amanin of the jungle planet Maridun used spears. Amanin spears were sharpened wooden shafts approximately two and half meters in length.
The former clone commando-turned-Mandalorian soldier, Fi Skirata, made use of a traditional Mandalorian hunting spear known as a bevii'ragir. Wad'e Tay'haai, a Mandalorian member of the Cuy'val Dar and an associate of Skirata's clan, owned an ancient spear cast from bronzium.[4]
On Orto Plutonia, the members of the Talz species used spears against the forces of the Galactic Republic, one even causing the death of the Pantoran Chairman, Chi Cho.[7]
During the Clone Wars, the Quarren of Dac used thre-pointed spears, known as a trident.[8] Decades later, during the Galactic Civil War, some Quarren made use of four-pointed spears.[9]
On Endor, the members of the Ewok tribes used them to ward off attackers, most notably against the Galactic Empire during the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY.[10]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, p. 52
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- ↑ Ultimate Alien Anthology
- ↑
"Standoff on Leritor" — Star Wars Gamer 10
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Trespass"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Water War"
- ↑ Strongholds of Resistance (Picture only)
- ↑ *[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
