F-187 fusioncutter
- "Who needs a blaster when you've got an F-187 cutting tool?"
- ―Clone Sergeant Gaffa
The F-187 fusioncutter was a handheld cutting tool produced by SoroSuub during the Clone Wars. The F-187 fusioncutter model was popular among engineers during the time of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire.
Description
The SoroSuub Corporation F-187 fusioncutter employed a high-energy plasma beam to cut through almost any reinforced material. The beam could be adjusted from anything as fine as a millimeter across to a laser six centimeters wide. The beam could reach a length of twenty centimeters. The internal power cell supplied an hour's worth of continuous operation.[2] The fusioncutter was able to be used to slice into a vehicle and gain control of it from an enemy pilot.[5]
History
Such was the versatility and popularity of the F-187, it was used by a variety of factions during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War, from clone engineers to Rebel pilots.[5]
Behind the scenes
The F-187 serves as a tool in the Battlefront video game series. It has also appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars tie-in comic Repel All Boarders!.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Battlefront (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- "Repel All Boarders!"—Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.18
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Rebellion 1 (In flashback(s))
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 95 (HAN2, Hand Tools)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
fusioncutter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook