MK II Paladin blaster rifle

"The blue guards started telling everyone to clear the doors, and then people started shouting back. They [the protestors] tried to push back, and that's when the rifles came out."

- Lia Reicheds

The ceremonial blaster rifle was a blaster rifle used by the Senate Guards of the Galactic Republic.

This distinctive gold-and-silver weapon was powerful and highly accurate in the right hands, and all Guardsmen were trained in rifle proficiency as new recruits. The blaster also carried a stun setting and a stun prod useful for crowd-control situations. Although designated as "ceremonial" weapons, these rifles saw increased use during the latter decades of the Republic's rule.

By the time of the New Republic, the ceremonial rifle had been phased out of service, though they remained available as collectors items on the black market.

Appearances

 * Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: Honor and Duty
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Republic 61: Dead Ends
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith