Grappling hook
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Grappling hook
Production information
Type
Usage and history
Purpose
Description[]
Luke Skywalker andPrincessLeia Organa use a grappling hook to flee the Imperial forces.
Consisting of a long, durable cable and a magnetic or barbed hook, grappling equipment was typically paired with aclimbing harness to secure an individual to the cable. Relying on muscle power for operation, hooks could be thrown or secured in advance for ascending or descending purposes.
Repuslor-assisted units[]
Some grappling hook units were assisted by a miniaturizedrepulsorliftgenerator that alleviated the weight of a climber or cargo using the hook and cable. Highly compact and easily stored, they typically consisted of a small metal case which held the wound-up cables and the generator.[1]
History[]
Jango Fett uses his grappling hook to pull a blaster from an opponent's hand.
TheJedi of theGalactic Republic were commonly equipped withgrappling spike launchers during missions, which were developed by the quartermasters at theJedi Temple onCoruscant. Simpler grappling hooks, calledascension cables, were used by theclone troopers during theClone Wars,[2] with thescout troopers andstormtroopers of theGalactic Empire using a similar device.Luke Skywalker used afibercord grappling hook found in his stolenstormtrooper armor to swing himself andPrincessLeia Organa across a chasm on thefirst Death Star.[3]
Ewoks were known to use primitive grappling hooks as weapons and for navigating obstacles, as well as for more unusual uses such as retrieving objects.PrincessKneesaa a Jari Kintaka ofBright Tree Village was highly proficient with the grappling hook and used it as her primary weapon.[4]
TheMandalorianbounty huntersJango andBoba Fett were known to equip theirfibercord whip with a small grappling hook for use in capturingbounties.[5] TheFeeorinpirateNym was also known to use a grappling hook.
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
