Latch-on thermal detonator

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A latch-on thermal detonator was a type of custom thermal detonator that was utilized by the human former Nihil Krix Kamerat during the High Republic Era. In 228 BBY, Kamerat told members of the Supreme Coronet City Diplomat Protection that he wished to involve one such detonator in an assassination attempt on the Evereni Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro, which was not favored by the members.

Kamerat continued with the attempted assassination and managed to hurl the bomb at Ro while onboard the starship Gaze Electric, but the device was intercepted by the She'ar bodyguard Arathab Fal. With the detonator clung to Fal's chest, the Tarnab quickly jumped on top of Kamerat with the explosion killing both.

Description

Latch-on thermal detonators were a special thermal detonator that was utilized by the human former Nihil Krix Kamerat.^[1] Like standard thermal detonators,^[2] they were capable of causing a^[1] grenade-like^[2] explosion that could decimate anything surrounding them. Different from other detonators, they were used as a sticky grenade and could attach themselves to an object before destroying it. The latch-on thermal detonators possessed a spherical design with gray plating and three-to-four red indicator lights.^[1]

History

In 228 BBY,^[3] during the High Republic Era, Kamerat included employing one such detonator in his assassination attempt on the Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro. He explained to members of the Supreme Coronet City Diplomat Protection how he would throw the bomb at Ro, which would evidentially stick and explode not long after, killing the Evereni. One member of the protection team, the Dowutin Fezzonk, described the idea as horrible and claimed that Ro would shoot Kamerat before he hurled the detonator. Kamerat nevertheless continued with his assassination attempt.^[1]

After being introduced to Ro on the Nihil starship Gaze Electric, Kamerat panicked after Ro observed how far he had fallen and ordered for him to be eliminated, which led the former Nihil to grab the detonator from his bag and toss the device at Ro. Arathab Fal, a Tarnab who served as one of Ro's She'ar bodyguards, saw the bomb and intercepted it with^[1] his^[4] own body. As Ro departed from the room, Fal realized what the thermal detonator was and swiftly leaped on top of a frightened Kamerat, with the explosion engulfing both individuals and killing them.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The latch-on thermal detonator appeared in the one-shot comic The High Republic Adventures: Crash and Burn. The issue was written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Nick Brokenshire, and published by Dark Horse Comics as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III^[1] on September 4, 2024.^[5]

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• The High Republic Adventures: Crash and Burn (First appearance)

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