Ascension cable

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A clone trooper fires an ascension cable.

A clone trooper fires an ascension cable.

"Ascension cables!"
―Captain Rex, to the troopers of Torrent Company during the Battle of Teth[1]

An ascension cable was a type of grappling hook that was used during the Clone Wars. The DC-15A blaster carbine and DC-15A blaster rifles, which saw widespread usage by the Grand Army of the Republic's clone troopers, were equipped with ascension cables.[1] A grappling extension could be equipped to a DC-17 hand blaster, another standard issue weapon in the Republic Army, to provide an ascension cable to a smaller weapon.

During Domino Squad's training, Master Chief Bric attempted to sabotage their final attempt at the Citadel Challenge by stealing the squad's ascension cables. However, this backfired as it provided a final incentive for the formerly bickering clones to pull together as a team to find an alternate way to complete the challenge.[2]

Clone Captain Rex and ARC trooper Fives used the extension during the Battle of Ringo Vinda.[3]

Clone commando Crosshair used a different ascension cable that can be fired but instead fires a cable onto each of the Armored Assault Tank Mk I tanks, attaching them to one another, allowing Wrecker to push them off.[4] He later used this same cable to save Omega, who was in her medical pod and pull her up.[5]

Clone Commander Cody also used a similar ascension cable when he attached it to his DC-15A blaster carbine when infiltrating Desix Separatist holdout.[6]

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A DC-15A carbine fitted with ascension cable launcher.

A DC-15A carbine fitted with ascension cable launcher.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
  2. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Clone Cadets"
  3. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Unknown"
  4. ↑ TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
  5. ↑ TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Return to Kamino"
  6. ↑ TBBtemplate Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Solitary Clone"