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A vibro-ax,[1] or vibro-axe,[4] was a type of ax that used a compact generator to create vibrations along the cutting edge's surface, which significantly increased the weapon's lethality.[1] There existed one-handed[2] and two-handed models.[3] Similar vibration-based technology could be found in vibro-blades, vibro-knives,[4] vibro-pikes,[5] and vibro-lances.[6]
Vibro-axes were wielded by many thugs across the galaxy. The pig-like Gamorreans, for example, often used them.[1] During the Galactic Civil War, some Gamorrean mercenaries favored a particular model of vibro-ax known as Arg'garok[7]
Bounty hunter Ketsu Onyo owned a staff that was equipped with a vibro-ax on the end of it for close-range combat.[8]
The Weequay Pagetti Rook wielded a BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax during his service under Jabba the Hutt.[3]
The Knight of Ren member Ap'lek carried a Mandalorian vibro-ax called the munit'kad halberd, as his primary weapon.[9]
The bounty hunter Ax Tagrin owned a collapsible vibro-ax that he used on several occasions. It could break open doors, charge up with energy, be thrown as a weapon and used in melee encounters.[10]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Vibro Axe in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Before the Awakening
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
- ↑ Aftermath
- ↑ Tarkin
- ↑ Star Wars: Commander
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels — "Blood Sisters"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
Star Wars Resistance — "The Missing Agent"