Electrohammer

An electrohammer was a heavy melee weapon wielded by Purge Troopers of the Galactic Empire's Inquisitorius after the events of Order 66. The weapon was able to block lightsaber attacks.

In 14 BBY, several Purge Troopers wielded electrohammers were stationed on Kashyyyk and Nur, where Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis fought and killed them. Later in 9 BBY, electrohammers were used by some Imperial DT-series sentry droids on Jedha, Koboh and the Imperial Security Bureau's II-0810 Satellite Station. Concurrently, the members of the Bedlam Raiders known as Bedlam Smashers, such as Urgost, Fist of Rayvis, used a different model of electrohammer to the Imperial version on Koboh and its Shattered Moon. Many of these foes were also defeated by Kestis during his quest for the lost planet Tanalorr. The electrohammer had two abilities, one being to charge up the hammer's power and slam it onto the ground. This created a shockwave in a short radius, knocking anyone in range off their feet. The second ability was to charge up the hammer's power and slam it onto the floor at an angle, which created a shockwave ripple towards the user's opponent.

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