Naginata

A naginata was a type of polearm with a long shaft and a blade at the end. It was a melee weapon that could be wielded with one hand. When a village on the planet Genbara was attacked by bandits, one of the village's guards, a Trandoshan, used both a sword and a naginata to fight back against the bandits in melee combat. When the bandits' leader, the Sith Kouru, emerged from her vehicle, the Trandoshan pointed his naginata at her while demanding her surrender. In response, Kouru leapt down, and the Trandoshan readied his weapons, but was killed before he could use them against Kouru.
==Behind the scenes==
A naginata first appeared in "The Duel," a short film in the Star Wars: Visions series written by Takashi Okazaki and directed by Takanobu Mizuno. The animated short, produced by Kamikaze Douga, was released on Disney+ on September 22, 2021. Prior to the short's release, the naginata was first mentioned in a video promoting the series that was uploaded to the official Star Wars YouTube channel on July 3 of that year. In the real world, a naginata is a type of traditional Japanese weapon.
==Appearances==
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*Ronin: A Visions Novel 
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*The Art of Star Wars: Visions 
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Category:Polearm weaponry