Garrote

About the Garrote

Little more than a length of cord, wire, or fiber with a handle at each end, the garrote is the assassin's most intimate tool, a weapon that leaves no report, no muzzle flash, and no easy trace. Slipped over a target's throat from behind, it kills in silence, which is why infiltrators, spies, and hired killers across the galaxy keep one coiled somewhere on their person. It demands surprise and position above all; a garrote is useless in an open brawl and lethal only when the wielder has closed unseen. Light and easily concealed, it passes through weapon scans that would flag a blade or blaster, making it the choice for work that must look like an accident or never be discovered at all. In the hands of a patient professional it turns a moment of inattention into a certainty, and its very simplicity is what makes it so hard to defend against.