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- Blastfoil -
AFFILIATION -
N/A.
OWNERSHIP -
Triter Zonne.
MODEL -
Blastfoil.
TYPE -
Sword-type melee weapon.
SIZE -
Length - 0.9 meters.
COMPOSITION -
High-tensile inoxium blade, duralloy hilt with nerf-hide wrapping; cortosis plating throughout.
RANGE -
Melee.
AMMUNITION CAPACITY -
20x contact discharge/power cell.
FIRING MODE(S) -
- Contact discharge, kill or stun settings.
- Cutter setting.
- INTENT -
This device is meant to serve as a unique melee weapon for use by the space pirate Triter Zonne, and is meant to favor the thrusting, jabbing forms of traditional western-style fencing, specifically those used with the foil. This is in contrast to the slashing, chopping techniques favored by most wielders of lightsabers and vibroswords. It can parry a lightsaber, but works in a different way, stabs with the head of the weapon resulting in what is essentially a point-blank blaster shot.- DESCRIPTION -
The blastfoil is a weapon designed and made by Triter Zonne, meant to compliment the traditional styles of swordplay which were a major part of his martial education. Light, slender and flexible, it lacks a traditional cutting edge, instead making use of a simplistic blaster mechanism built into the tip.The blaster element of the Blastfoil is not a ranged weapon. Using robust, simple components, it lacks any kind of focusing mechanism, meaning that any "bolt" would dissipate almost immediately upon discharge into open air. Rather, it is meant to be jabbed against a target, tripping a contact sensor which fires the weapon at point-blank range. The unfocused blast is quite destructive at this range, roughly equivalent to a heavy blaster pistol's bolt and quite capable of taking a chunk out of almost any opponent. When physical harm is not desirable, a stun setting can also be engaged.
The weapon also has a cutter setting, which converts the tip into a powerful energy cutter. Though potent, it is nowhere near as powerful as a lightsaber, nor as long, and struggles with armor materials. In general, of course, the weapon can be defeated by blaster-resistant materials. As it continuously drains power, it is also not especially useful in combat, as it provides no particular advantage in melee compared to the normal brief discharges. It is mainly for use in clearing obstacles, such as cutting through blast doors or the like.
Though it is undeniably effective, another downside to this design is that the blastfoil is one of the few melee weapons which requires a blaster power cell to function. The power cell, housed in the hilt, can sustain about 20 "shots" before requiring recharge or replacement. Cutter mode will also quickly drain the power cell.
Like a Blastsword, the Blastfoil leaves a trail of visible light in the air from its tip; green, in Triter's case.
Triter Zonne's Blastfoil is well made, with both its shaft and hilt plated in cortosis, allowing it to parry lightsabers and better resist conventional blades. Though highly unconventional, the blastfoil lends itself perfectly to its wielder's jabbing, thrusting style of swordplay, exploiting small holes in the techniques of other melee fighters to deliver explosive blows.
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