Energy Staff

Energy Staff concepts

Akol has a not so secret weapon that is one of the deadliest, if not the deadliest, currently made.
The Energy Staff VI (or just Energy Staff) is a long white staff that at the press of a button brandishes an energized blade at the end. The blade itself is powerful enough to cut through solid metal with minimal effort on the user’s part. Its power and ease of use make it a lethal weapon that rivals even the sharpest blade. The staff is the culmination of decades of engineering and combat expertise.
Earlier makes of the energy staff were still powerful, but had notoriously terrible handling. Users used to need extensive training to learn how to control the staff. It would shake and vibrate violently, throwing off the user’s accuracy and control if they didn’t know how to compensate. This was due to the heat sink(?) needing to work hard to keep the power from the energized blade from becoming overloaded (even while retracted). Regardless, it was not uncommon for the staff to overheat or shut down, or in some unfortunate cases, blow up.
Version IV (4) was a major breakthrough in establishing better heat sinking and handling. From then on the energy staff has received further improvements and no longer requires specialized and extensive training. Modern training emphasizes the responsible use of such a dangerous weapon and treating it with respect.

Iterations

Energy Staff I – First iteration, terrible handling, noisy
Energy Staff II – Poor handling, some noise reduction
Energy Staff III – Some handling improvements, noise still an issue
Energy Staff IV – Major breakthrough with better heat sinking, energy reduction, still audible but better
Energy Staff V – Noise reduction, further handling improvements
Energy Staff VI – Current version; good handling, only faint humming noise when retracted

Item type

Weapon, Other

Manufacturer

Akol

Owning Organization

Akol