Ryyk blade

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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. For a non-Wookiee to use the ryyk without earning the right to do so was an insult to most Wookiees.

[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
• "Holes"
• "Peaces"
• "From the Trees" (Mentioned only)
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
• What They Called Me (Non-canonical appearance)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game
• 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
• Inferno
• Invincible (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
•  "Secrets of Kashyyyk" - Star Wars Gamer 4
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 71 (RYY1-4, Ryyk Blades)
• Arms & Equipment Guide
•  Salporin in the Databank