Magnetomic gription boot

The magnetomic gription boots, or simply the gription boots, were a special type of magnetic boot worn by the Galactic Empire's range troopers assigned to the 20-T Railcrawler conveyex transport on the planet Vandor. The heavy-duty gription boots were magnetized, allowing Vandor's range troopers on security duty to inspect the conveyex whilst the transport was in motion. Jedi Knight Cal Kestis also utilized gription boots during a mission to infiltrate a Haxion Brood base, acquired from a member of Haxion Brood he and the Nightsister Merrin had killed prior.
==Description==
Magnetomic gription boots were specialized magnetic boots utilized by Imperial range troopers assigned to the 20-T Railcrawler conveyex transport operating on the planet Vardos. The boots were composed of standard armored footwear similar to the one worn by stormtroopers, but surrounded with servomotors on each ankleStar Wars 100 Objects needed to operate the boots while the powerful magnets on their soles were on, causing the boots to normally weigh 4.5 kilograms each. The boots were linked to an interface control, which was typically located on a trooper's vambrace armor plateStar Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 and could instantly activate both boots' mag-seals with the press of a button, visually indicated by twin lights on each shin. A handle at the front shin allowed troopers to carry their boots with ease when not using them. Although the oversized servomotor and magnet assemblies appeared rough at first glance, they were designed to allow for ease of maintenance in the troopers' harsh operating deployments away from any dedicated technicians.
==History==
Jedi Knight in exile Cal Kestis utilized gription bootsJedi: Battle Scars between 12 BBY and 11 BBY, during a mission to infiltrate a Haxion Brood base. Kestis had acquired the boots from a member of Haxion Brood he and the Nightsister Merrin had killed prior—one of the best salvages the Stinger Mantis crew had made to that date.
In 10 BBY, places Solo: A Star Wars Story ten years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 10 BBY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. captain Denwade Banevans and his squad of range troopers utilized magnetomic boots as part of their standard equipment. During guard duty on a conveyex carrying a cargo of coaxium fuel they were attacked by a group of smugglers attempting to steal the coaxium and successfully utilized their boots to stay secure on the train and fight them off; however the smugglers detached a carriage and removed it on board an Y-45 armored transport hauler.
==Appearances==
*Jedi: Battle Scars 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*Star Wars 100 Objects
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Boots