Whipcord launcher

The whipcord launcher or whipcord thrower was a piece of equipment that shot out a lariat, with the intention of tangling up opponents and preventing them from moving. The bounty hunter Jango Fett and his clone son Boba Fett both used whipcord launchers mounted on their Mandalorian vambraces with both of them launching a fibercord whip. Cad Bane also had a whipcord launcher built into his right gauntlet.' Grappling Troopers of Death Watch used whipcords to capture and imprison enemies. Members of the Nite Owls and the bounty hunter Din Djarin also utilized whipcords.

While battling on Kamino, Jango Fett used his whipcord launcher to drag Obi-Wan Kenobi around on the platform they were fighting on. Death Watch also used whipcord launchers in capturing Ahsoka Tano before tying her up for execution. Cad Bane used his whipcord launcher to save Obi-Wan Kenobi who was disguised as Rako Hardeen in the Box. Boba Fett used one to immobilize Luke Skywalker during the brawl on Jabba's sail barge. Din Djarin used one of his whipcord launchers to ensnare Tano during their brief fight in the woods of Corvus.