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Circular saw

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A circular saw or buzz saw was a cutting tool that consisted of a rotating circular piece of metal with sharp blades protruding from its circumference. Many different types of droids were produced with buzz saws, including astromech droids and toy droids.

In 230 BBY, the Nihil pirate organization used a large modified buzz saw to attack Jedi Masters Yoda and Kantam Sy during the Battle of the Corellian Shipyards. During the Clone Wars, Pistoeka sabotage droids were armed with circular saws, enabling them to cut through the hulls of starships during combat. In 9 BBY, L0-LA59 used her saw to cut through the ropes tying Leia Organa when she was kidnapped. Similarly in 4 ABY, R2-D2 used his circular saw to free himself and his friends from an Ewok trap during their mission to Endor.

Text and facts from the “Circular saw” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Appearances

16 works, in story order
  1. The High Republic: The Rising Storm (mentioned only)
  2. The High Republic: Midnight Horizon
  3. The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6
  4. Brotherhood (mentioned only)
  5. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  6. Part I
  7. Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 3
  8. Dark Droids: D-Squad 2
  9. Dark Droids: D-Squad 3
  10. Dark Droids: D-Squad 4
  11. Bounty Hunters 41
  12. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (first appearance)
  13. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  14. Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm (in a flashback)
  15. Legacy of Vader 11
  16. The Jaws of Jakku (in a flashback)

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