"Thanks. You think I can handle one of these?"
"Ah, even my wife got one. You give this to your missus!"

—Bai Tak and Victor Hoffman after Hoffman received his blade

A machete was a combat/agricultural blade used by Pesanga Gears during the Pendulum Wars.

History

Pesangas

Nearly all Pesanga men carried machetes with them in order to slaughter animals and defend Pesang from Shaoshi marauders.^[1] Pesanga commandos used their machetes to quietly dispatch Indie soldiers, using them during the Siege of Anvil Gate,^[2] the Raid on Gralia,^[3] and Operation: Leveler.^[4] Bai Tak, a Pesanga commando, gave Victor Hoffman a machete as a gift.^[3]

See Also

• Machete on Wikipedia.

References

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