Electro capsule

Electro capsule

Theelectro capsule orsuicide shocker was asuicide-assistingweapon that could be implanted inside an individual'smouth. It consisted of a triangulartooth implant that was activated by biting down, resulting in an electric shock that killed the user.

Description[]

The suicide shocker^[4] was a small triangular electric device that could be implanted and hidden in an individual'stooth.^[3] The device was activated by biting down on the tooth containing it, which released an electric charge thatkilled the wearer.^[1] When not worn,^[3] the electro-capsule^[5] could be stored in a liquid-filled canister.^[3]

It was intended to be a last-resort measure to prevent agents from having information recovered from them through interrogation, allowing them to kill themselves before they could be questioned.^[2] However, the device could be discovered and removed by an interrogator aware of its existence.^[3]

History[]

In18 BBY,^[7]Clone X,^[8] aClone X trooper of theGalactic Empire, used the device whenClone CaptainRex interrogated him on^[2] theplanet^[9]Coruscant.^[2] Around 18BBY,^[10]CaptainPearce killed himself^[11] by using a suicide shocker after theClone Underground took over hisGozanti-class cruiser over^[12] the planet^[9]Balmorra.^[12] Sometime later in the sameyear,^[13] another Clone X trooper,CX-1 was captured by the Clone Underground when he attempted to kill fugitiveSeparatistSenatorAvi Singh during hissecret meeting on^[3] themoon^[9]Pantora with Imperial SenatorRiyo Chuchi. CX-1 was prevented from using his shocker when Rex had CaptainHowzer remove it from his mouth while stunned.^[3]

Rex indirectly referenced electro capsules in^[6] his^[9]book—The Secrets of the Clone Troopers—which was published at some point following^[6] the5 ABY^[14]end of theGalactic Civil War between theGalactic Republic'ssuccessor state, the Empire, and theAlliance to Restore the Republic. He noted that the Empire's Clone X troopers were often willing to end their own lives to keep the details of their missions secret,^[6] which they sometimes did by using the devices to escape interrogation.^[2] On^[1] the moon^[9]Trask, acaptain serving anImperial remnant also used a suicide shocker^[1] in9 ABY^[15] when^[1] he^[4] was being interrogated byMandalorianLadyBo-Katan Kryze, whotook over hisGozanti-class Assault cruiser.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

The electro capsule first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "Chapter 11: The Heiress,"^[1] the third episode in thesecond season of theDisney+ live-action seriesStar Wars: The Mandalorian, which aired onNovember 13,2020.^[16] The episode's audio description identified it as the suicide shocker.^[4] The episode guide of "Tipping Point," the fourteenth episode of the animated television seriesStar Wars: The Bad Batch'ssecond season that aired onMarch 22,2023, later identified it as the electro capsule.^[17]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Clone Conspiracy"
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Tipping Point"
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Infiltration"
• The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel(andaudiobook)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 11: The Heiress"(First appearance)
• The Mandalorian Season 2 3

Sources[]

• "Tipping Point" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)(First identified as electro capsule)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers(Indirect mention only)

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