Ryyk blade
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- "A Wookiee warrior without a ryyk blade is a webweaver without fangs."
- ―Traditional Wookiee maxim[src]
Ryyk blades were simple traditional swords constructed by the Wookiees of Kashyyyk. The design of these weapons varied greatly between individuals, but all ryyk blades were hand-constructed and were considered an extension of the wielder, much like the Wookiee relationship with their bowcasters. The average weight of a ryyk was around fifteen kilograms, but Wookiees could wield them with surprising speed and grace. The blade was first developed when the Wookiees were still technologically primitive; they were used for clearing paths through the thick forests of Kashyyyk and fending off vicious predators. Ryyk blades were used heavily by Trandoshan slavers during the Clone Wars and by Wookiee Berserkers during the Galactic Civil War.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- It is unknown if the Wookiee warrior Ryyk was named after ryyk blades. However, since the weapon's name predates his birth by several millennia, it is impossible that they were named after him.
- In the Agents of Chaos Duology, the blades are misspelled as "ryyyk" blades.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising
- Tyrant's Test (Mentioned only)
- Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- Legacy of the Force: Inferno
