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The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only).The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Mentioned only).You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it. The Mandalorians Din Djarin and Paz Vizsla utilized vibroblades as well. Hunter also regularly used a vibroblade in combat. The Weequay pirate Scorza kept a high-density vibro-blade in a scabbard, and used it in battle against Sidon Ithano.
As of the era of the Napkin Bombing, the latest models of vibroblades were considered sophisticated. 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. Mister Bones was fitted with a concealed vibroblade at the end of one arm. The blades were carried as concealed weapons by the Royal Guard of the Galactic Empire. Vibroswords were used by BX-series droid commandos and their command units. The Twi'lek Hera Syndulla also owned a vibroblade while on the planet Gorse. The Rodian Tsoklo owned a utility vibroblade which he kept for personal defense. The bounty hunter Jango Fett had vibroblades hidden in his gauntlets. History Ī halfed BX-series droid commando with a vibrosword Such weapons were often kept in sheaths or scabbards. They were also capable of punching through the plastoid armor of a stormtrooper. The weapon buzzed, thrummed, and glowed ember-hot when ignited and, when tasked to cut, could be used as a crude surgical implement capable of cutting into an animal's innards. The vibroblade was used either as an offensive weapon that could be hammered into an opponent's defenses, or as a utility device. " 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