Electrostaff

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"This is an electrostaff, Nobody's Padawan. A useful tool—and one designed to kill Jedi."

―Sarco Plank, to Luke Skywalker^[11]

An electrostaff was a staff-like melee weapon manufactured by Baktoid Armor Workshop and Holowan Mechanicals. They were used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems' IG-100 MagnaGuard^[2] and by the Galactic Republic clone shock troopers during the Clone Wars,^[5] and by Imperial Purge, riot, and Heavy Troopers leading up to and during the Galactic Civil War.

Design[]

"Do you know how to use this?"

―Han Solo to Chewbacca, on a Pyke Sentinel electrostaff^[6]

AhsokaVsMagna Tatooine — An electrostaff was able to counter a Jedi's lightsaber

Electrostaffs were designed for single combat against lightsaber-wielders, such as Jedi, and had the ability to block lightsaber strikes.^[2] Each end of the staff was tipped with purple^[3] or yellow^[12] electricity, which was powerful enough to stop a being's heart after five seconds of contact.^[11]

Electrostaffs were often plated in phrik alloy, which made them resistant to lightsabers.^[13] At least some electrostaffs were not totally invulnerable to lightsaber strikes, however, meaning the staff could still be destroyed.^[14]

History[]

Republic Era[]

MagnaGuards Tatooine — IG-100 MagnaGuards wielding electrostaffs.

During the Clone Wars, the IG-100 MagnaGuards of the Confederacy of Independent Systems wielded electrostaffs, which they could even use against the Jedi.^[14] Major Separatist leaders like Count Dooku^[15] and General Grievous kept electrostaff-wielding IG-100s by them as bodyguards.^[3] Droid mercenary AD-W4 utilized an electrostaff in his duel with Mace Windu.^[16] During the mission on Tatooine while in a fight with three MagnaGuards, Ahsoka Tano, after charging one of the two remaining droids, which knocked it to ground and, taking its electrostaff, rammed the weapon through the other droid's power core before quickly bisecting its head and torso with her lightsaber.^[2]^[15] Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka of the Ohnaka Gang wielded an electrostaff during the skirmish on Felucia.^[4]

The Dug cavalier of Malastare^[17] and the slavers of Zygerria^[18] made use of a unique single-sided variant that could fold out its end when in use, producing an electrical charge that could harm both droids and living creatures.^[17] Captain Rex used one of these to fight off the Zygerrian royal guards and threw one kill Keeper Agruss.^[18]

The MagnaGuards were able to use their electrostaffs with deadly effects such as when they captured Jedi Council member Eeth Koth and tortured him. Later, after defeating one MagnaGuard after taking its electrostaff, Obi-Wan Kenobi temporarily used it to duel Grievous, but he destroyed it, leaving Obi-Wan with only his lightsaber.^[14] Grievous used an electrostaff whilst fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi on his TSMEU-6 personal wheel bike on Utapau during the late stages of the war. He later attempted to kill Kenobi with it, whilst he was hanging on a platform over a Pau Sinkhole, but failed as Kenobi shot him in the torso, instantly killing the Kaleesh cyborg.^[3]

Imperial Era[]

Young Han Solo used an electrostaff when he disguised himself as a Pyke sentinel. He passed it to Chewbacca when he saw his people being mistreated.^[19]

Unlimited-Electrostaff — A Purge Trooper wields an electrostaff

Emperor's Royal Guards who wielded electrostaffs were known as Electrostaff Guards.^[20] Some Purge Troopers active under the Inquisitorius's Purge division^[21] during the Great Jedi Purge carried electrostaffs, which enabled them to engage the lightsabers of surviving Jedi. During the secret mission to rebuild the Jedi Order, former Padawan Cal Kestis fought several such Purge Troopers.^[8] Five years later, more electrostaff-wielding Purge Troopers crossed weapons with Kestis during the quest for Tanalorr.^[21]

The scavenger Sarco Plank wielded an electrostaff during the Galactic Civil War, and fought Luke Skywalker with it on Devaron while the young Jedi was exploring the Temple of Eedit. Plank proved almost a match for the Jedi-in-training, coming close to killing Skywalker several times. Skywalker destroyed Plank's control box, however, and sent him and his electrostaff hurtling into a pit leading to the temple's underlevels.^[11] Sixth Kin-turned-Crimson Dawn agent Gallin Crae made use of an electrostaff.^[9]