Plasma eels functioned as bio-engineered explosive devices utilized by Yuuzhan Vong assault squads.
Similar to the amphistaff, a plasma eel possessed a lengthy and pliable form, enabling it to be wrapped around the wielder's midsection for convenient storage. Once unfurled and launched, the eel hardened into a spear-like projectile, with its head emitting an increasingly bright plasma luminescence.
During its trajectory, a plasma eel discharged surplus energy via its tail section, resulting in supplementary propulsion. Upon collision, the plasma detonated with an intensity equivalent to that of a thermal detonator.