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R-TechApp man trap

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Advertised as a safe, non-lethal way to subdue a fleeing target, the R-TechApp man trap was a device developed by Ubrikkian Industries. It was a one-meter square metal slab rigged with gravfield generators that could intensify local gravity by a factor of eight. It was so strong that not even a Wookiee could escape. The R-TechApp had a remote activator that came with a 10-meter cord.

The R-TechApp model had a number of detrimental side effects, however. A pinned subject's heart and lungs often struggled under the heavy gravity, while vital fluids were forced through grav-compressed passages that could burst from the strain. Blood would puddle in abdominal organs while the brain starved from lack of oxygen and cardiac arrest was a high likelihood. Bounty hunters who didn't frequently check their man traps often found a dead mark when they returned.

The Krish business magnate Tyro Viveca had a R-TechApp hidden on the grounds of his estate, which he used during his hunting excursions. In 0 ABY the thief Cecil Noone was caught in one and barely managed to survive.

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