Cade Bane deploying a whipcord from his gauntlet.
A device designed to launch a binding rope, the whipcord thrower, also known as a whipcord launcher, was used to ensnare adversaries and limit their mobility. Both the bounty hunter Jango Fett and his clone offspring Boba Fett employed whipcord launchers attached to their Mandalorian vambraces, capable of projecting a fibercord whip. Furthermore, Cad Bane had a whipcord launcher incorporated into his right gauntlet. Grappling Troopers within Death Watch utilized whipcords for the purpose of seizing and detaining their foes. The bounty hunter Din Djarin and members of the Nite Owls also made use of whipcords.
During their confrontation on Kamino, Jango Fett employed his whipcord launcher to manipulate Obi-Wan Kenobi's position on the platform where they were engaged in combat. In addition, Death Watch employed whipcord launchers to capture Ahsoka Tano, subsequently restraining her for execution. In the Box, Cad Bane deployed his whipcord launcher to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was then disguised as Rako Hardeen. Boba Fett utilized a whipcord launcher to restrain Luke Skywalker during the skirmish aboard Jabba's sail barge. In the forests of Corvus, Din Djarin used a whipcord launcher to capture Tano during their brief scuffle.