Electrostaff

An electrostaff, also known as shock staff, 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 and by the Galactic Republic clone shock troopers during the Clone Wars, and by Imperial Purge, riot, and Heavy Troopers leading up to and during the Galactic Civil War.
==Design==
Electrostaffs were designed for single combat against lightsaber-wielders, such as Jedi, and had the ability to block lightsaber strikes. Each end of the staff was tipped with purple or yellow electricity, which was powerful enough to stop a being's heart after five seconds of contact.
Electrostaffs were often plated in phrik alloy, which made them resistant to lightsabers. Even with that, however,Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Official Collector's Edition such electrostaffs were not totally invulnerable to lightsaber strikes, meaning the staff could still be destroyed.
==History==
===Republic Era===
During the Clone Wars, the IG-100 MagnaGuards of the Confederacy of Independent Systems wielded electrostaffs, which they could even use against the Jedi. Major Separatist leaders like Count DookuStar Wars: The Clone Wars film and General Grievous kept electrostaff-wielding IG-100s by them as bodyguards. Droid mercenary AD-W4 utilized an electrostaff in his duel with Mace Windu.Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu 2 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. 
Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka of the Ohnaka Gang wielded an electrostaff to fight Anakin Skywalker during the skirmish on Felucia, Ahsoka Tano during the Raid on the Crucible, and fought rival pirate captain Lassa Rhayme.
The Dug cavalier of Malastare and the slavers of Zygerria 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. Captain Rex used one of these to fight off the Zygerrian royal guards and threw one kill Keeper Agruss. 
Mandalorian Duchess Satine's Mandalorian Protectors also wielded electrostaffs. Due to the pacifist nature of the New Mandalorians, their electrostaffs were non-lethal to deflect blaster bolts and applying stun pulses that were effective against the B2-series super battle droids.
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. The MagnaGuards also used electrostaffs to activate an electroguillotine and behead a person. This was used during the execution of Ramsis Dendup. 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.
===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.Solo: A Star Wars Story
Emperor's Royal Guards who wielded electrostaffs were known as Electrostaff Guards. Some Purge Troopers active under the Inquisitorius's Purge divisionStar Wars Jedi: Survivor 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. Five years later, more electrostaff-wielding Purge Troopers crossed weapons with Kestis during the quest for Tanalorr.
Thrawn's assassin and bodyguard, Rukh carried an custom electrostaff. One end had a built-in blaster, which is similar to a Lasat bo-rifle. He used this electrostaff to fight against a seasoned Ezra Bridger and his master Kanan Jarrus.
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. Sixth Kin-turned-Crimson Dawn agent Gallin Crae made use of an electrostaff.
===New Republic Era===
During the New Republic era, the Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth had HK-87 assassin droids use electrostaffs for melee combat against the Ronin Ahsoka Tano.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
==Sources==
===Non-canon sources===
*LEGO Star Wars: Choose Your Side: Doodle Activity Book
==Notes and references==
Category:Baktoid Armor Workshop products
Category:Confederacy military
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Category:First Order military
Category:Holowan Mechanicals products
Category:Imperial Military
Category:Republic Military