Cesta

About the Cesta

The Gungan cesta is a ceremonial-looking staff that hides a lethal jolt: a long haft tipped with an energy ball housing that can be swung as a blunt weapon or triggered to unleash a charge. Warriors of Otoh Gunga and the Gungan Grand Army carried them alongside their atlatl-launched boomas, and in melee the cesta's crackling head could stun a droid or crack a skull with equal ease. Its two-handed grip and the whipping momentum of the long shaft make it a reach weapon in the truest sense, letting a Gungan soldier keep a battle droid at bay while charging the strike head. The design is idiosyncratic, tied to a culture that fused organic craft with harnessed energy, and mastering its exotic balance takes practice most outsiders never bother to acquire, which is exactly why it remains a Gungan signature.