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Two combatants shockboxing
Shockboxing was a violent and often dangerous sport where combatants fought each other in a ring using electrified gauntlets known as shockmitts. These gloves could deliver blows of varying levels of electrical intensity, from stun to more lethal levels. A popular training method amongst military units, shockboxers were typically tough and skilled at Melee combat.[1] A regulation shockboxing match was divided up into ten equal two-and-a-half minute phases, with one-minute breaks between each phase.[2] Barabels were frequent participants and known to be exceptionally suited to the sport.[1] For several years, the Outer Rim title holder in shockboxing was the ferocious Barabel Tull Raine.[2]
Vycinyth and Reuss VIII both hosted shockboxing events.
Appearances[]
"Echoes of the Jedi" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- The Jewel of Yavin (Mentioned only)
- "Seregar Turnabout" — No Disintegrations (Mentioned only)
- "Fists of Ion" on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link)
- Murder on the Executor (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Heroes & Rogues (First mentioned)
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- Lords of the Expanse
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Galaxy at War
- Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 1 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Sports in the Star Wars Galaxy, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Galaxy at War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
"Fists of Ion" on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link)