Trap (device)

Traps were devices used in combat, involving a certain degree of stealth to utilize as they needed to be set up prior to a fight in order to surprise and ensnare combatants. Traps were usually flat and easy to transport and deploy, generally being circular or square in shape. Both the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire utilized various types of Starship Traps during the Galactic Civil War to summon strikes from different types of starships, including starfighters, bombers, and dropships, to the location they were triggered. The Trandoshan Hunter Charr utilized Snare Traps as a part of his standard kit, while the Hunters of the Outer Rim organizers themselves set up different environmental traps, including ones that produced fire and electricity, to catch up participants playing various games such as huttball within the Grand Arena on the planet Vespaara.

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