How did I lose my arm? A stormtrooper tapped me on the shoulder with a force pike.Rebel soldier Char'Shen Larcuna
Force pike, also referred to as an energy pike, stun pike, or stun pole, was the name of several similar weapons that evolved independently between races and civilizations throughout the galaxy.
The tip of the pole was a vibro-edged head with a stun module that could knock a full-grown Wookiee unconscious using a concentrated nerve impulse similar to that featured in the stun setting of a blaster rifle. At lowest setting, the spear would deliver excruciating electrical shocks, higher settings could result in paralysis and death, and at maximum setting, it could slice through everything from flesh and bone to thin durasteel plating. The weapon could be used for self defense, but also as a torture device. The Emperor's Royal Guards used the force pike mainly as a ceremonial weapon, but sometimes for other reasons; torture was one of them.
Despite their name, force pikes were not related to the energy field known as the Force.
Force pikes were introduced in the Begali Uprising. Sith assassins used force pikes during the Dark Wars to hunt Jedi across the galaxy. They were also utilized by Atris's Echani handmaidens. The Sith Lords used them during training exercises such as the one Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious undertook on Kursid.
Force pikes were powerful enough to withstand the blow of a lightsaber; the clone trooper X2 owned one during the Clone Wars, and his brother, X1, used it to execute Order 66 on Dantooine. Force pikes were generally used by Senate Guards and Imperial Royal Guards. The meter-long pike was used to keep any person away from important figures.
While most prominently displayed by the Emperor's Royal Guards, who carried the popular SoroSuub Corporation Controller FP model, force pikes were employed by a wide variety of planetary militias and police forces, including Nirama's public asteroid security forces.[3] They were excellent for crowd control. Force pikes were often employed during boarding actions because they allowed attackers to slice through bulkheads and airlocks and could be operated in small hallways.
Force pikes were used by Imperial stormtroopers during the beginning of the Galactic Civil War. The stormtrooper forces of Admiral Terrinald Screed and Admiral Kazz used them instead of an E-11 blaster rifle.
Non-canon appearances
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Emperor's Royal Guard) (backup link)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (1984) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Klaatu (in Skiff Guard Outfit)) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985) (Pack: Yak Face) (backup link)
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Star Wars Campaign Pack
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- Death Star Technical Companion
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Wanted by Cracken
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- "Wanted by Cracken" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
- "Zirtran's Anchor" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- Platt's Starport Guide
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- "The Greel Wood Haven" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
- "The Cure" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
- Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- "The Yard of Opportunity" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
- Imperial Entanglements
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (as energy pike and stun pike)
- Live-Action Adventures
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- Secrets of the Sisar Run
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- The Far Orbit Project
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Star Wars Handbook 2: Crimson Empire
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Death Star II Limited (Card: Force Pike) (backup link)
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
- "Lethal Embrace: The Savage Gundark" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 (SAB2, Sabacc)
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- "Fringe Benefits" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Game Master's Kit
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Emperor's Royal Guard) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- Stay on Target
- Strongholds of Resistance
- Keeping the Peace
- The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 1 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)