An axe, also known as an ax, represented a melee weapon characterized by a substantial, sharp head affixed to a shaft. Certain axes were designed with a pair of blades. While standard axes presented a formidable weapon on their own, the incorporation of a vibration generator could amplify their lethality and severing power, leading to the creation of a modified version referred to as a vibro-ax.
In the era of the First Order, stormtroopers tasked as executioner troopers employed the BL-155 Laser ax to perform capital punishment through the method of decapitation.