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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[src]

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[src]

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] Hunter also regularly used a vibroblade in combat.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tarkin
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
  3. ↑ Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"
  5. ↑ Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Aftermath
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Aftermath: Life Debt
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lords of the Sith
  9. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  10. ↑ A New Dawn
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ultimate Star Wars
  12. ↑ TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue"
  13. ↑ Bloodline
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