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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds]]''
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]]
*''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil'' audiobook]]
*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']]
*[[Darth Plagueis (audiobook)|''Darth Plagueis'' audiobook]]
*''[[Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past]]''
*''[[Maul: Lockdown]]'' {{C|as stun pike}}
*[[Maul: Lockdown (audiobook)|''Maul: Lockdown'' audiobook]] {{C|as stun pike}}
*''[[Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter]]''
*{{Film|I}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The False Peace]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{InsiderCite|136|Reputation}}
*{{Film|II}}
*''[[TopWorld]]''
*''[[Who Goes Thaere?]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{InsiderCite|83|MedStar: Intermezzo}} {{Mo}}
*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|The Lawless}}
*{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}
*{{TCW|Orders}}
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''
*{{Film|III}}
*''[[Star Wars: Purge: The Hidden Blade]]''
*''[[The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission]]''
*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo]]''
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''
*{{DroidsCite|The Great Heep}}
*{{DroidsCite|The Great Heep}}
*{{DroidsCite|Tail of the Roon Comets}}
*{{DroidsCite|Tail of the Roon Comets}}
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*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Shadow Games]]''
*''[[Jedi's Honor]]''
*''[[Jedi's Honor]]''
*''[[Tatooine Manhunt]]''
*''[[Tatooine Manhunt]]''
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*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Elusive (adventure)|stext=Elusive}} {{ID|energy pike}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Elusive (adventure)|stext=Elusive}} {{ID|energy pike}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire: Betrayal]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Target]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Hostage]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Renegade]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars Science Adventures: Journey Across Planet X]]''
*''[[Star Wars Science Adventures: Journey Across Planet X]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*{{Journal|15|The Great Herdship Heist}}
*{{Journal|15|The Great Herdship Heist}}
*{{Journal|9|Death-Hunter}} {{C|As "stun pole"}}
*{{Journal|9|Death-Hunter}} {{C|As "stun pole"}}
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Traitor]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]'' {{Mo}}
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===Non-canon appearances===
[[File:Stormtroopers_with_staffs.jpg|thumb|right|Stormtroopers using force pikes.]]
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]'' <!--February 1999; page 160-->
*''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]'' <!--February 1999; page 160-->
*{{EGCite|D|Automated Sabacc Dealer}}
*{{EGCite|D|Duelist Elite}}
*{{EGCite|D|Mark X Executioner}}
*''[[Star Wars Handbook 2: Crimson Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Handbook 2: Crimson Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*{{CCG|set=Death Star II Limited|link=DeathStarII-Dark/large/forcepike.gif|cardname=Force Pike}}
*{{CCG|set=Death Star II Limited|link=DeathStarII-Dark/large/forcepike.gif|cardname=Force Pike}}
*{{FFCite|7|SAB2, ''Sabacc''}}
*''[[Tempest Feud]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''
*''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20050106a|text=Fringe Benefits|int=Fringe Benefits|archivedate=20090603070442}}
*''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek05|text=Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar)|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}}
*''[[Galaxy of Intrigue]]''
*''[[The Unknown Regions]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Game Master's Kit]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Emperor's Royal Guard}} {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game]]
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*<!-- 2014/10/20 -->''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''}}


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 03:22, 14 March 2023

"How did I lose my arm? A stormtrooper tapped me on the shoulder with a force pike."
―Rebel soldier Char'Shen Larcuna[2]

Force pike, also referred to as an energy pike, stun pike, or stun pole, was the name of several similar weapons that evolved independently between races and civilizations throughout the galaxy.

Description

Force pike schematic

The tip of the pole was a vibro-edged head with a stun module that could knock a full-grown Wookiee unconscious using a concentrated nerve impulse similar to that featured in the stun setting of a blaster rifle. At lowest setting, the spear would deliver excruciating electrical shocks, higher settings could result in paralysis and death, and at maximum setting, it could slice through everything from flesh and bone to thin durasteel plating. The weapon could be used for self defense, but also as a torture device. The Emperor's Royal Guards used the force pike mainly as a ceremonial weapon, but sometimes for other reasons; torture was one of them.

Despite their name, force pikes were not related to the energy field known as the Force.

Usage

Bounty hunter Boushh wielding a force pike

Force pikes were introduced in the Bengali Uprising. Sith assassins used force pikes during the Dark Wars to hunt Jedi across the galaxy. They were also utilized by Atris's Echani handmaidens. The Sith Lords used them during training exercises such as the one Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious undertook on Kursid.

Force pikes were powerful enough to withstand the blow of a lightsaber; the clone trooper X2 owned one during the Clone Wars, and his brother, X1, used it to execute Order 66 on Dantooine. Force pikes were generally used by Senate Guards and Imperial Royal Guards. The meter-long pike was used to keep any person away from important figures.

While most prominently displayed by the Emperor's Royal Guards, who carried the popular SoroSuub Corporation Controller FP model, force pikes were employed by a wide variety of planetary militias and police forces, including Nirama's public asteroid security forces.[3] They were excellent for crowd control. Force pikes were often employed during boarding actions because they allowed attackers to slice through bulkheads and airlocks and could be operated in small hallways.

Force pikes were used by Imperial stormtroopers during the beginning of the Galactic Civil War. The stormtrooper forces of Admiral Terrinald Screed and Admiral Kazz used them instead of an E-11 blaster rifle.

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
  2. ↑ The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
  3. ↑ TopWorld
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