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Kama

The kama worn by Commander Fox
"Nice skirt. Really suits you. Hand washable?"
"It's a kama."
Fi and Ordo[src]

A kama was an accoutrement attached to the wearer's belt. Often described as a belt-spat or half-kilt, the kama was a traditional garment of the Mandalorian culture, and was later adapted by certain Republic clone troopers during the Clone Wars.

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Although inspired by the Thyrsus Sun Guard belt spats, kamas were more traditionally associated with Mandalorian warriors. The clone Advanced Recon Commandos of the Grand Army of the Republic, along with certain clone commanders and officers as the Clone Wars progressed, popularized this flexible anti-blast armor as a means of protection and an indications of rank. Republic leadership was reluctant to allow widespread use of the potentially controversial symbol until it was pointed out that the kama was also worn by indigenous Republic fighters of Rotas V.[1]

The sturdy leather kama worn by the Grand Army's elite special forces and commanders was often derided as a "skirt" by clone commandos and standard army clone troopers. The ARC troopers found this criticism spurious in light of the kama's practicality as protection against crippling injury from low-flying shrapnel and debris on chaotic battlefields. Clone jet troopers also instituted the kama as a means of protecting the legs against jetpack downwash.

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