List of Star Wars melee weapons
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The following is a list of melee weapons from the Star Wars universe.
Amphistaff
Amphistaffs are the Primary anti-personnel weapons of the Yuuzhan Vong. Ampistaffs scales can produce an edge harder than a diamond's that can stop a lightsaber.In addition to their default staff/spear configuration, amphistaffs can be wielded as a whip, wrapping around a target then biting it. The amphistaff's final capability is the ability to shoot poison. Anyone who wields an amphistaff can simply point it and prompt it to spray deadly toxins at a victim. Although amphistaff venom is far more effective when injected, the venom can usually kill the target by coming into contact with their skin.
Supreme Overlord Shimrra's specially bio-engineered amphistaff is known as "The Scepter of Power", and almost killed Luke Skywalker during the events of The Unifying Force, the final book in the New Jedi Order series.
Jacen Solo was able to tame several amphistaffs and make living armor out of them in Traitor
Electrostaff
An electrostaff is a melee weapon which looks like a staff, but conducts energy fields at its ends which can cause severe damage to living tissue and inanimate objects alike. It is often utilized by General Grievous's Bodyguards, the IG-100 MagnaGuards, though Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi are seen using them, as well as Shaak Ti in the ' microseries. They are impenetrable to most weapons, even lightsabers, because they are supposedly made of rare phrik alloy. The appearance of this weapon in ' marked the first time a non-lightsaber weapon that could withstand the cutting power of a lightsaber in a Star Wars film was used. General Grevious used an electrostaff to escape in Revenge of the Sith by placing its end into a window of his damaged spaceship; this caused the window to explode outwards, sucking General Grevious out in the process.Energy sword
The Energy sword is an ancient development in weaponry, consisting of a plasma charged blade powered by a power cell in the hilt, with a pair of Velmorite crystals used for focusing. While similar to the lightsaber of the Jedi Knights, the energy sword is not comparable in strength to the Jedi weapon, although it is as precise. Energy swords have mainly ceremonial uses: Velmorian duel traditions settled disputes with energy swords, and very elderly Jedi and Sith use these for ceremonies.Force Pike
-->The Force Pike is an advanced vibro weapon. Built on the same basis as a vibrosword, the Force Pike is much thinner. Also, the pike will bend rather than break when under pressure, allowing the user much more acrobatic freedom in combat. Force pikes are most often wielded by the Emperor's Royal Guard.
Gaderffii (Gaffii Stick)
A Gaffii Stick or Gaderffii is a durable bladed metal club which appears similar to the medieval flanged mace. It is used as the primary weapon of the Tusken Raiders, and is known to non-Raiders as a "Gaffii stick". The Gaderffii is the traditional weapon of the Sand People, and each Gaderffii is unique. Every Tusken Raider goes through a ritual similar to that of a Jedi Knight, where he must produce his own Gaffii stick.
The Gaderffii stick is also used by hunters as a trophy of a successful Tusken Raider kill. In the video game Knights of the Old Republic, the player can exchange gaffii sticks for money. The leader's gaffii stick is the most valuable and a handsome reward is placed for the Leader's Gaffii Stick. This weapon is also referred to as a gaderffii baton in Star Wars Galaxies.
Lightsaber
The lightsaber is the traditional weapon of the Jedi Order and of the Sith.It usually consists of a cylindric hilt, which can vary in lengh for different users, which upon activation emits a colored blade of pure energy. The hilt also have buttons and dials which increase intensity and length. Lightsabers have ranges of colours green,blue,yellow,red(synthetic crystal),red,purple, ther used to be more colours but a lot of the crystals were destroyed during a war.This blade can cut through anything except for another lightsaber blade or a force feild, a vibro-sword, powerful energy shields, and a mineral known as Cortosis ore. Dense materials like Phrik alloy also give significant resistance against a lightsaber.There are seven formes of light saber combat
form I Shii-Cho Form II Makashi Form III Soresu Form IV Ataru Form V Shien / Djem So Form VI Niman Form VII Juyo / Vaapad
Lightwhip
A combination of a whip and a Lightsaber, the "lightwhip" has been created only three times: by the Sith Githany, Lady Lumiya and the Jedi Obi Wan Kenobi. It is a lightsaber crafted out of Kaiburr crystal and Mandalorian iron, but with the ability to flex and move like a leather whip. One was built by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who designed it from a whip he had seen a bounty hunter use. It was used by the Nautolan Jedi Kit Fisto and Obi-wan during their mission on Ord Cestus.
Stun Baton
Similar to a billy club, this short metal weapon has a high-voltage electrical charge that can sting or kill. These common weapons are used by planetary police forces for crowd control and to stop unarmed criminals, but they're little use against a blaster. Security officers on the asteroid prison of Oovo IV commonly use these to subdue rowdy prisoners.Vibro-weapons
Many variations of the vibro-blade exist. Swords, pikes, knives, and axes all consist of a basic design. The hilt or handle contains a mechanism that causes the blade to vibrate at an incredible speed. This makes the blade red-hot, causing even the slightest glancing blow to become a gaping wound. The design is very complex and most, if not all, vibro-weapons have Cortosis particles "woven" into their construction. This makes the blades resistant to blaster fire and small damages that may be inflicted on a blade. This Cortosis weave also protects against sparring damage with lightsabers to a limited degree.
References
External links
- [The Parts of Star Wars] - a detailed website on the weapons of the Star Wars saga
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