Bola

Production information

Type

Throwing weapon^[1]

Physical and technical specifications

Shape

Rope with round weights at either end^[1]

Usage and history

Purpose

Ensnaring opponents^[2]

Bolas were a type of thrown ensnaring weapon. Consisting of arope with round weights at either end,^[1] bolas were used to bind opponents. During theImperial Era,bounty huntersFennec Shand^[2] andDurge utilized bolas.^[3] TheEwoks of theSanctuary Moon of Endor also utilized bolas during themajor battle fought there during theGalactic Civil War.^[1]

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Appearances[]

• The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak 2
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hunt for Ziro"
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Bounty Lost"
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Cavalry Has Arrived"
• Han Solo & Chewbacca 1
• Han Solo & Chewbacca 9
• Doctor Aphra (2020) 11
• Bounty Hunters 35(Variant cover only)
• Star Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi(First appearance)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
• Star Wars: Uprising(First identified as bola)
• Hyperspace Stories Annual—Jaxxon 2023

Sources[]

• Cad Bane in theDatabank(backup link)

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