Bastons, akin to truncheons, represented a form of melee weapon. Their dimensions and form factor mirrored those of swords or even lightsabers, enabling comparable wielding techniques. In the early Imperial Era, when Ahsoka Tano's starship found itself ensnared within a tractor beam projected by the vessel commanded by pilots Chardri Tage and Tamsin, the ex-Jedi Padawan retrieved a pair of bastons from her ship's armory, employing them to surprise and incapacitate both Tage and Tamsin before they could mount a defense.