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A '''vibro-ax''' was a more powerful version of the standard [[axe]].
  
A '''vibro-ax''' was a more powerful version of the standard [[axe]].
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==History==
  
==History==
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The vibro-axes were common in the underworld of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], and especially among Gamorrean warriors and guards, [[Togorian/Legends|Togorian]] [[Pirate/Legends|pirates]], and other sorts of criminals.<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy" /> [[Force Adept]]s that lacked a lightsaber had been known to take up the vibro-ax and use their [[The Force/Legends|Force]] powers to enhance their combat abilities.<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy">''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''</ref>
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The vibro-axes were common in the underworld of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], and especially among Gamorrean warriors and guards, [[Togorian/Legends|Togorian]] [[Pirate/Legends|pirates]], and other sorts of criminals.<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy">''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''</ref> [[Force Adept]]s that lacked a lightsaber had been known to take up the vibro-ax and use their [[The Force/Legends|Force]] powers to enhance their combat abilities.<ref name="Threats of the Galaxy" />
   
 
Vibro-axes were the weapon of choice for [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] [[Imperial Sentinel]]s.<ref name="Force Unleashed Campaign Guide">''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
  
Vibro-axes were the weapon of choice for [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] [[Imperial Sentinel]]s.<ref name="Force Unleashed Campaign Guide">''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
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*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook|text=''Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook''|story=Tales of the Smoking Blaster}} {{C|As "vibroaxe"}}
  
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*{{Journal|7|Silent Fury}} {{C|As "vibro-axe"}}
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[[File:Lowhrick EotE DG by Adam Schumpert.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Lowhhrick]] using a vibro-ax in combat]]
  
[[File:Lowhrick EotE DG by Adam Schumpert.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Lowhhrick]] using a vibro-ax in combat]]
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|As "vibroaxe"}}
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*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]''
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
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*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
  
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*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
  
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*{{Journal|3|Blasters for Hire}} {{C|As "vibro-axe"}}
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*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]'' {{C|As "vibro-axe"}}
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*{{ChallengeCite|73|New Character Templates: A Supplement to Star Wars' Mos Eisley Galaxy Guide}}
  
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A vibro-ax was a more powerful version of the standard axe.

Description

Weequay Elite TCG by Koroglu

One of Jabba's guards wielding a BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax

A vibro-ax was a standard ax handle-fitted with a vibration generator and power cell, causing the ax head to vibrate rapidly, thus creating a vibroweapon. Vibroweapons had more cutting power with less effort from the wielder.[2] Some handles were designed to dampen the vibration effect for the user, though cruder versions, such as Arg'garoks wielded by the Gamorreans, used wooden handles. These weapons were often left deactivated, simply to allow the user to show off their physical strength and to intimidate rivals, since these weapons were capable of easily decapitating most humanoid species with a single blow.

A vibro-ax required two energy cells to operate.[2] They were considered restricted weapons on most civilized worlds.[2]

Variants of the vibro-ax included the Acidic Paragon vibro axe, which actually exuded acid, the sophisticated BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax, and the Clan Groogrun vibro-ax, which was another Gamorrean vibro-ax.

History

The vibro-axes were common in the underworld of the galaxy, and especially among Gamorrean warriors and guards, Togorian pirates, and other sorts of criminals.[3] Force Adepts that lacked a lightsaber had been known to take up the vibro-ax and use their Force powers to enhance their combat abilities.[3]

Vibro-axes were the weapon of choice for Palpatine's Imperial Sentinels.[4]

Jabba the Hutt's dim-witted Gammorean guards used vibro-axes,[5] while his Weequay guards used the BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax model. During his infiltration into Jabba's Palace, Lando Calrissian used the BD-1 Cutter vibro-ax as his primary weapon.

Han Solo once provided a non-energy variant of the vibro-ax to a spacer, for use as a Jedi training polearm.[6]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Lowhrick EotE DG by Adam Schumpert

Lowhhrick using a vibro-ax in combat

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, p. 52
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Threats of the Galaxy
  4. ↑ The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
  5. ↑ Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
  6. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
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