Vibroblade

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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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A BX-series droid commando with a vibrosword

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]