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Parang
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| Parang | |
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| Length |
Hilt and blade together are approximately the length of a Human arm[3] |
| Weight |
Heavy[2] |
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| Heritage |
Sith[2] |
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| Affiliation |
Lost Tribe of Sith[2] |
A parang was a heavy-bladed weapon, sometimes made of glass, which was used by various sects of ancient Sith. Its main advantage was that it could be thrown at an enemy and returned to the thrower, similar to a boomerang.
Originally, the curved blade of the parang was used as a gardening tool to cut away undergrowth, but it later became used as a weapon among the Sith. Originally, the weapon was used by the ancient Sith.
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Behind the scenes
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The parang was first named in Omen, the second of nine novels in the Fate of the Jedi series, wherein the weapons were called "glass parangs." However, in the following novel, Abyss, some of the parangs used by members of the Tribe were not made of glass. A parang was first pictured in the short story "First Blood."
The weapon shares its name with a Southeast Asian tool. It also shares its name with a popular folk music from Trinidad and Tobago.
Appearances
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- Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire 5: End of an Empire (First appearance)
- Omen
"First Blood"—Star Wars Insider 125
- Abyss
- Allies (Mentioned only)
- Vortex
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Notes and references
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedOmen - ↑ The hilt and blade of the parang pictured in "First Blood" are together shown to be approximately the length of Vestara Khai's arm
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
"First Blood"—Star Wars Insider 125