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Whipcord launcher

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The whipcord launcher was a personal weapon that fired a thin fibercord whip which then wrapped around and ensnared the target to restrict mobility. The particular properties of the whipcord that made it seemingly self-propelling are unknown. The whipcord launcher was favored by bounty hunters, as it was easy to carry and use, it was species-nonspecific, unlike poisons, and it virtually always ensured a live capture.

Text and facts from the “Whipcord launcher/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Appearances

18 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
  2. Jango Fett: Open Seasons 4 (in a flashback)
  3. Star Wars: Jango Fett
  4. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  5. Children of the Force
  6. A Friend in Need
  7. Shades of Reason
  8. Boba Fett: A New Threat
  9. Being Boba Fett
  10. Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 3
  11. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II graphic novel
  12. Empire 28
  13. Payback
  14. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  15. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (first appearance)
  16. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  17. Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
  18. Fool's Bargain

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