Kama
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Although inspired by the Thyrsus Sun Guard belt spats, kamas were more traditionally associated with Mandalorian warriors. ARC troopers, along with the clone commanders later, popularized this flexible anti-blast armor. Republic leadership was reluctant to allow widespread use of the potentially controversial symbol until it was pointed out that the kama was also worn by indigenous Republic fighters of Rotas V.[1]
The sturdy leather kama was often derided as a "skirt" by the regular army. The ARC troopers found this criticism spurious in light of the kama's practicality as protection against crippling injury from low-flying shrapnel and debris on chaotic battlefields. Clone jet troopers also instituted kama as a way of protecting the legs against jetpack downwash.
Kamas were used primarily by ARC troopers, not only for protection, but as a symbol of rank; most high-ranking or elite clone troopers wore them to signify their high rank.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino (First appearance)
- Battlefront
- Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Omega Squad: Targets
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Odds
- Republic Commando: True Colors
- Star Wars Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
[edit] Sources
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic
- Revenge of the Sith Visual Dictionary
