Blowtorch (Droid)

About the Blowtorch (Droid)

Not every weapon began as one, and the droid blowtorch is proof: a repair and cutting tool, mounted in a utility arm, that turns lethal the moment its bearer decides a stubborn problem needs solving with fire. Astromechs and labor droids carry them to weld hull breaches, cut through jammed hatches, and slice open fused conduits, and more than one such droid has used the same jet of flame to persuade a threat to back off. The range is short, barely arm's length, but at that distance the torch delivers a searing burst that scorches flesh and melts light plating alike. It is a weapon of desperation and opportunity rather than design, but a cornered droid with a live torch and no better option has surprised many an attacker who assumed the little machine was harmless.