Solo: A Star Wars Story - 52 Easter Eggs & References Explained

33. Praetorian Weaponry?

Solo A Star Wars Story Blade
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Dryden Vos carries with him an especially peculiar and intriguing piece of weaponry that's never named throughout the movie, but is clearly the brilliant bastard child of a pair of brass knuckles and a bladed energy weapon.

The red-hot edge of the blade distinctly resembles the similar edge to the bladed weapons brandished by the Elite Praetorian Guards in Snoke's (Andy Serkis) throne room in The Last Jedi.

It's not a leap to suggest these weapons are probably forged through the same means and can pack a similarly devastating punch, especially considering how close together TLJ and Solo have been released. It's no happy accident.

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