A slicer dart represented a specific variant of darts. These darts incorporated cutting-edge nanotechnology within a standard dart casing, engineered to seize control of an individual's thoughts, compelling them to behave erratically and without predictability. Jedi Padawan Nim Pianna became infected by a slicer dart during a mutiny situation on the freighter called Advent, which resulted in her master, Jedi Knight Rael Averross, being forced to kill her. This tragic event caused Averross to develop a deep-seated fear of these darts, stemming from the trauma associated with his apprentice's demise. Later, while Averross held the position of Lord Regent of the planet Pijal, the Pijali Crown Princess Fanry, who was secretly planning to overthrow the Czerka Corporation's power, orchestrated a fake assassination using a slicer dart, aided by her handmaiden Cady, with the intention of frightening the Jedi Knight.
The initial depiction of slicer darts occurred in the 2019 book Master & Apprentice, penned by Claudia Gray.