San-Ni staff

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San-Ni staff

Production information
Type	Melee weapon^[1]
Cost	4,500 credits^[1]
Physical and technical specifications
Weight	2,2 kg^[1]
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era

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The San-Ni staff was a melee weapon favored by martial artists throughout the galaxy. It consisted of three metal rods held together by power couplings.

1 Description
2 History
3 Behind the scenes
4 Sources
5 Notes and references

DescriptionEdit

A difficult weapon to use effectively, yet popular among its few users for its discreet nature. The staff, when deactivated resembled a baton 50 centimeters in length. It could be activated only by first grabbing each half of the baton, twisting, then pulling them apart. A 10 centimeter long stun prod then sprang from each end of the staff, and two high-voltage power couplings would crackle to life in between the three pieces. Activated, the San-Ni tripled in length to 150 centimeters. The electrical discharge was powerful enough to shear off limbs, cook flesh, and even a near miss would give severe burns to an enemy, the wielder however seemed to be shielded from this, through the use of miniature heat sinks.

HistoryEdit

The San-Ni staff was used by the Jedi Master, Waldan Bridger, the one by which he was known in the Jedi Order. He employed its use in a duel with General Grievous during the Battle of Togoria, in the time of the Clone Wars. However, it did not stop the maniacal cyborg from cutting the warrior down far within the first minute of the quarrel.

Behind the scenesEdit

The inspiration for the San-Ni staff comes from the Chinese melee weapon known as the sanjiegun which is essentially a three-sectional variation of the nunchaku, also referred to as simply "three section staff."