Lightwhip

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Lightwhip

Description[]

Lightwhips were a heavily modifiedlightsaber variant. Unlike lightsabers, lightwhips' internal workings permitted the containment field of theirplasma blades to be flexible, allowing dozens of small emitters to create thin and flexible blades which could reach severalmeters in length.^[1] It was possible to modify a standard lightsaber to have a lightwhip mode, with a control to switch the blade fromsword to whip and back again.^[2] Due to their thinness, lightwhip blades were weaker than that of a typical lightsaber, with more limited cutting capacities. However, whips could be used to capture or entangle opponents.^[1]

The flexible nature of the tendrils meant that lightwhip users had to take more care during use than when wielding a lightsaber, as the wielder had to pay attention to where the tendrils were going so that they did not lose alimb.^[2]Electro-whips, a similar-looking but non-lethal weapon with a retractable, electrified cable,^[3] were sometimes called by the same name.^[4]

History[]

Ancient history[]

Lightwhips were sometimes used by theJedi Order during theSith Wars, with theJediCervil the Uncanny leaving behind testimonies about whips being effective against theForbidden Forms used by someSith Lords. By theHigh Republic Era, lightwhips were uncommon among the Jedi, but were known to be used by theNightsisters,^[2] a clan ofdark side-usingwitches fromDathomir.^[5]

High Republic Era[]

Recently-promotedJedi KnightVernestra Rwoh, while stationed atPort Haileap during thattime, had aForce vision which showed her how to modify herlightsaber to give it an additional lightwhip mode, activated by twisting the first ring on thehilt. Uncertain of the reception the modification would get, she kept it secret for severalweeks, practicing with the whip in private and not telling eitherJedi MasterDouglas Sunvale, her superior at Port Haileap, or her former MasterStellan Gios about the change to her weapon. Rwoh eventually reluctantly revealed the whip toPadawanImri Cantaros after the two of them, along withAvon Starros,Honesty Weft, and thedroidsJ-6 andSD-7, became stranded on thejunglemoonWevo after anattack on thecruiserSteady Wing, as the whip mode would allow her to clear brush faster so the group could take shelter fromacid rain.^[2]

Rwoh and Cantaros later participated in askirmish against thepirates responsible for theSteady Wing's destruction, who were also stranded on the moon. Cantaros and Weft had been captured by the duo,NihilStrikesGwishi andKlinith Da, after an ill-thought-out attempt to engage the pirates spurred on by both boys' feelings of grief and anger regarding thedeaths of Cantaros' Master and Weft'sfather in thebombing. Rwoh, Starros and J-6 set out to rescue them, and Rwoh engaged the pirates with her lightsaber in its normal mode. However, Cantaros was in danger of falling to the dark side, and Rwoh threw him into the jungle withthe Force after he attempted toForce choke Da to death. TheMirialan Jedi then engaged Cantaros in alightsaber duel to subdue him and prevent him from falling. During the duel, Rwoh got the better of Cantaros by switching her lightsaber to whip mode mid-fight, slashing the ground in front of him and destroying hislightsaber, which brought the duel to an end.^[2]

In132 BBY,^[6] during a rescue mission on the planetKhofar, Vernestra used her lightsaber's whip mode to kill anUmbramoth.^[7]

Behind the scenes[]

Development[]

Lightwhips were firstcanonically mentioned in theFantasy Flight Games sourcebookEndless Vigil,^[8] and appeared in the novelThe High Republic: A Test of Courage.^[2] Thelightwhip originated in theStar Wars Legends continuity, and first appeared in the comic bookStar Wars (1977) 95.^[9]

Non-canon history[]

Sometime after theBattle of Exegol,^[10] theDark side adeptAm wielded six lightsabers that could transform into lightwhips, four of which were built into herdark armor. She used these to duel hertwin brotherKarre when he tried toescape from theirGemini-class Star Destroyer.^[11]

Appearances[]

• The High Republic: A Test of Courage(andaudiobook)(First appearance)
• The High Republic (2021) 4
• The High Republic (2021) 5
• The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower(andaudiobook)
• The High Republic: Out of the Shadows(andaudiobook)
• The High Republic: Mission to Disaster(andaudiobook)
• "The Force Provides" —The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life(andaudiobook)
• The High Republic: Defy the Storm(andaudiobook)
• The High Republic: Temptation of the Force(andaudiobook)
• The High Republic (2023) 6(Variant cover only)
• The High Republic: Into the Light(andaudiobook)
• The Acolyte: Wayseeker(andaudiobook)
• Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt"

Non-canon appearances[]

• Star Wars: Visions — "THE TWINS"
• "THE TWINS" —Big Gangan Vol.09

Sources[]

Non-canon sources[]

• Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — "THE TWINS"(Video clip only)
• The Art of Star Wars: Visions

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