Battle baton

A battle baton was wielded by Gial Ackbar when he served as Captain of the Mon Calamari Guard during the Clone Wars.

History

In 20 BBY,^[3] Captain Gial Ackbar used a battle baton^[4] during the Battle of Mon Cala. Ackbar the baton while he led the Mon Calamari Guard. He used the built-in blaster in the weapon to destroy aqua droids and protect Prince Lee-Char from danger.^[1]

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Behind the scenes

The battle baton is based on an accessory of Ackbar's Return of the Jedi action figure. "Prisoners" director Danny Keller remembered that as a child he imagined the baton was a blaster, and thus it was canonized.^[2] The baton first appeared in "Water War," the first episode from the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars fourth season.^[1]

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Water War" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Prisoners"
• "Tales from Wild Space: Mattis Makes a Stand" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 4 (Appears through imagination)

Sources

• "Prisoners" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Prisoners" Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 Databank A-Z: Ask Aak–Stass Allie (Picture only)
• The Clone Wars Rewatch: Take No "Prisoners" on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (First identified as Battle baton)
• Admiral Ackbar in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)

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