Grappling hook/Legends
A grappling hook was a climbing device used by individuals to scale great heights, mount large objects, or span a distance by swinging across a hazard. In some instances, grappling hooks could be used as a type of weapon to ensnare a victim.
Description
Consisting of a long, durable cable and a magnetic or barbed hook, grappling equipment was typically paired with a climbing harness to secure an individual to the cable. Relying on muscle power for operation, hooks could be thrown or secured in advance for ascending or descending purposes.
Repuslor-assisted units
Some grappling hook units were assisted by a miniaturized repulsorlift generator that alleviated the weight of a climber or cargo using the hook and cable. Highly compact and easily stored, they typically consisted of a small metal case which held the wound-up cables and the generator.[1]
History
The Jedi of the Galactic Republic were commonly equipped with grappling spike launchers during missions, which were developed by the quartermasters at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Simpler grappling hooks, called ascension cables, were used by the clone troopers during the Clone Wars,[2] with the scout troopers and stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire using a similar device. Luke Skywalker used a fibercord grappling hook found in his stolen stormtrooper armor to swing himself and Princess Leia Organa across a chasm on the first Death Star.[3]
Ewoks were known to use primitive grappling hooks as weapons and for navigating obstacles, as well as for more unusual uses such as retrieving objects. Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka of Bright Tree Village was highly proficient with the grappling hook and used it as her primary weapon.[4]
The Mandalorian bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett were known to equip their fibercord whip with a small grappling hook for use in capturing bounties.[5] The Feeorin pirate Nym was also known to use a grappling hook.
