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- "You know the one about bringing a vibroblade to a blaster fight?"
"Is it supposed to be funny?"
"Not for the one who brings the vibroblade." - ―Has Obitt and a crew chief
A vibroblade, also styled as vibro-blade,[3][4] was a bladed knife used for basic utility needs or as a melee weapon.
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- "You establish supremacy like we showed you, by concentrating all the force at your command on one point, hammering away like you would with a vibroblade, through armor like you would through scales or cartilage or bone, and you show no quarter."
- ―Jova Tarkin to Wilhuff Tarkin
The vibroblade[2][5] was used either as an offensive weapon that could be hammered into an opponent's defenses,[1] or as a utility device.[2] The weapon buzzed,[6] thrummed, and glowed ember-hot when ignited[7] and, when tasked to cut, could be used as a crude surgical implement capable of cutting into an animal's innards.[1] They were also capable of punching through the plastoid armor of a stormtrooper.[6] Such weapons were often kept in sheaths[1][8] or scabbards.[4]
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The bounty hunter Jango Fett had vibroblades hidden in his gauntlets.[9] The Rodian Tsoklo owned a utility vibroblade which he kept for personal defense.[2] The Twi'lek Hera Syndulla also owned a vibroblade while on the planet Gorse.[10] Vibroswords[11] were used by BX-series droid commandos[12] and their command units.[11] The blades were carried as concealed weapons by the Royal Guard of the Galactic Empire.[8] Mister Bones was fitted with a concealed vibroblade at the end of one arm.[6] Gallius Rax kept a pair of sickle-shaped vibroblades, attached by a golden chain and etched with ornate scrollwork, in his quarters aboard the Ravager.[7] As of the era of the Napkin Bombing, the latest models of vibroblades were considered sophisticated.[13] The Weequay pirate Scorza kept a high-density vibro-blade in a scabbard, and used it in battle against Sidon Ithano.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Jango Fett in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)- Commando droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head (First mentioned)
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising (As "Vibro-blade")
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Rise of the Separatists
- "Chapter 8: Redemption" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Aeosians in the Databank (backup link)
- vibroblade in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tarkin
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- ↑ Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"
- ↑ Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Aftermath
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Aftermath: Life Debt
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lords of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ A New Dawn
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue"
- ↑ Bloodline
