Baton

Weaponcanon

Facts

Type: Melee weapon
Range: Close quarters

Appearances

107 Star Wars works.

Novels 29
TV episodes 25
Reference books 17
Comics 12
Games 7
Short stories 5
Activity books 4
Films 3
Comic stories 2
Audio 2
Web 1

Films

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (2017)

TV episodes

The Mandalore Plot (2010)
Duchess of Mandalore (2010)
Senate Murders (2010)
Sphere of Influence (2010)
Corruption (episode) (2010)
The Academy (2010)
Water War (2011)
Prisoners (2011)
Sabotage (episode) (2013)
An Old Friend (2014)
Crisis at the Heart (2014)
The Rise of Clovis (2014)
BB-8 - A Hero Rolls Out (2020)
Dangerous Debt (2020)
Chapter 15: The Believer (2020)
Rix Road (episode) (2022)
Chapter 24: The Return (2023)
Confined (2024)
Shadows of Tantiss (2024)
The Prince of Masks (2024)
Tower Run (2024)
You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates (2024)
Unmasked (2025)
Make It Stop (2025)
Making Friends (2025)

Comics

The Force Awakens Adaptation 4 (2016)
Rogue One Adaptation 2 (2017)
Poe Dameron 23 (2018)
Poe Dameron 24 (2018)
The Last Jedi Adaptation 5 (2018)
Galaxy's Edge 2 (2019)
Age of Resistance - Captain Phasma 1 (2019)
Galaxy's Edge 5 (2019)
The Mandalorian Season 2 7 (2023)
Mace Windu 1 (2024)
Hyperspace Stories—Codebreaker 2 (2025)
Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 3 (2025)

Comic stories

Tales from Wild Space: Mattis Makes a Stand (2017)
Tales of Villainy: Follow and Lead (2020)

Novels

Aftermath (novel) (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization) (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (2015)
The Force Awakens (Little Golden Book) (2016)
Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
The Force Awakens: Finn's Story (2016)
Aftermath: Empire's End (2017)
Phasma (novel) (2017)
Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (2018)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (2018)
The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter (2018)
The Last Jedi (Little Golden Book) (2018)
Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base (2018)
Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (2019)
Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (2019)
Resistance Reborn (2019)
The High Republic: Tempest Runner (script) (2022)
The High Republic: Convergence (2022)
The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (2023)
Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (2023)
Crimson Climb (2023)
The Living Force (2024)
Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (2025)
The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown (2025)
Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel (2025)
The Last Order (2025)
Eyes Like Stars (2026)

Short stories

Bottleneck (short story) (2015)
Turning Point (Jason Hough) (2016)
Rules of the Game (2017)
Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet (2020)
Tales of Enlightenment: New Prospects (2022)

Games

Star Wars: Uprising (2015)
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
Star Wars: Force Arena (2016)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Jyn Erso Commander Expansion (2019)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)

Audio

Choose Your Destiny: A Scavenger Mission (2019)
The High Republic: Tempest Runner (2021)

Activity books

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection (2017)
Star Wars Search and Find Volume I (2019)
Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)

Web

Crime and Punishment (2022)

Reference books

Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (2014)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (2015)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 18 (2016)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 21 (2016)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 52 (2016)
Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 56 (2017)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Meet the Heroes (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Heroes of the Galaxy (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (2017)
Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (2021)
Melee and Ranged Weapons (2021)
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
Star Wars: Darth Vader 27 (magazine) (2025)

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