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[[File:Vambraces.jpg|thumb|250px|Zayne Carrick wearing unique vambraces.]]
A '''vambrace''' was a [[Lightsaber duel/Legends|dueling]] guard that was worn over the forearm, sometimes extending over the hand or the elbow, that allowed the wearer to deflect enemy attacks with the forearm while fighting in [[Melee/Legends|melee]] combat. Vambraces could be worn as a component of a larger set of [[Armor/Legends|armor]] or independently. Vambraces were distinct from [[Gauntlet/Legends|gauntlets]], such as [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorian]] [[Crushgaunt/Legends|crushgaunts]] or the [[cortosis gauntlet]]s worn by [[Imperial Knight]]s, and from armor worn on the forearm for general protection, such as that worn by [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtroopers]].

Vambraces of various designs were worn throughout [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], sometimes constructed to withstand the cutting power of [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsabers]]. This was done by forging the vambrace from a lightsaber-resistant material such as [[Phrik/Legends|phrik]], [[Cortosis/Legends|cortosis]], or [[Mandalorian iron|beskar]], or by combining the vambrace with [[Personal energy shield/Legends|personal energy shielding]] technology, such as that which was common during the [[Mandalorian Wars]]. Notable individuals who wore vambraces included wearers of [[Mandalorian armor/Legends|Mandalorian armor]] made of beskar, the [[Sith apprentice/Legends|Sith apprentice]] [[Warb Null]], the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Zayne Carrick]], and the [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lady]] [[Darth Talon]].

==History==
[[File:Vambraces-Sith_cropped.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Darth Talon uses a vambrace to deflect a blow from Cade Skywalker]]
[[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorians]] were known to wear full-body [[Mandalorian armor/Legends|armor]] made of [[Mandalorian iron|beskar]]&mdash;including forearm protection that also functioned as vambraces&mdash;as early as the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]] circa [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]],<ref>[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War'' 1]]</ref> although it is possible that they were worn as far back as the reign of [[Mandalore the First]] when he founded the [[Mandalorian Crusaders]] in [[7000 BBY]].<ref>{{InsiderCite|80|The History of the Mandalorians}}</ref> Mandalorians continued to incorporate forearm protection into the designs of their armor; however, not all of these were vambraces designed to deflect melee weapons when dueling.<ref>{{Film|V}}</ref>

[[Warb Null]], a [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] [[Sith apprentice/Legends|apprentice]] and commander of the [[Naddist]] forces in [[3998 BBY]], wore a suit of full-body [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] armor that was resistant to [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] strikes, although this did not prevent [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]] from [[Sai cha/Legends|beheading]] him where the armor did not protect his neck.<ref>[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Freedon Nadd Uprising'' 1]]</ref>

From [[3964 BBY]]<ref name="Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6">[[Knights of the Old Republic 6|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 6]]</ref> to [[3963 BBY]],<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 42|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 42]]</ref> the renegade [[Human/Legends|Human]] Jedi [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Zayne Carrick]] utilized a pair of unique vambraces invented by the [[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]] mechanic [[Gorman Vandrayk|Gorman "Camper" Vandrayk]]. Camper created this set of vambraces using a [[Tydirium (ore)|tydirium]]-[[phrikite]] alloy of his own design that he combined with [[Personal energy shield/Legends|personal energy shielding]] technology. These vambraces were fully capable of deflecting blows from a lightsaber,<ref name="Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6" /> and saved Zayne's life when dueling his former master [[Lucien Draay]].<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 20|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 20]]</ref>

[[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Micah Giiett]], a Jedi who held a seat on the [[Jedi High Council/Legends|Jedi High Council]] in [[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]], wore a vambrace that he described as a [[Cortosis shield/Legends|cortosis shield]].<ref>[[Jedi Council: Acts of War 2|''Jedi Council: Acts of War'' 2]]</ref>

The [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lady]] [[Darth Talon]] wore vambraces of [[One Sith|Sith]] design circa [[137 ABY]]. She utilized these to deflect lightsaber blows when training former Jedi [[Cade Skywalker]] in the ways of the Sith.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 17|''Legacy'' (2006) 17]]</ref>

==Appearances==
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*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Freedon Nadd Uprising'' 1]] {{C|First appearance as component of full-body armor}}
*''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 6|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 6]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear]]'' {{1stID|vambraces}}
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 17|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 17]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 18|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 18]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 22|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 22]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 23|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 23]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Vector]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Exalted]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 31|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 31]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Vindication]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 38|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 38]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 42|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 42]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*[[Jedi Council: Acts of War 2|''Jedi Council: Acts of War'' 2]] {{C|First appearance apart from full-body armor}}
*''[[Republic Commando: Triple Zero]]''
*''[[Republic Commando: True Colors]]''
*''[[Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel]]''
*[[Purge – The Tyrant's Fist 1|''Purge – The Tyrant's Fist'' 1]]
*''[[Imperial Commando: 501st]]''
*''[[Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: A Practical Man]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Outcast'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Abyss'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Backlash]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Backlash'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures: Legacy of the Force advertisement]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[Star Wars: Legacy: Broken]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Legacy: Claws of the Dragon]]''
*[[Legacy (2006) 23|''Legacy'' (2006) 23]]
*[[Legacy (2006) 27|''Legacy'' (2006) 27]] {{Flash}}
*[[Legacy (2006) 30|''Legacy'' (2006) 30]]
*[[Legacy (2006) 31|''Legacy'' (2006) 31]]
*[[Legacy (2006) 35|''Legacy'' (2006) 35]]
*[[Legacy (2006) 46|''Legacy'' (2006) 46]]
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==Sources==
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook]]''

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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