TL-50 Heavy Repeater

The TL-50 Heavy Repeater was a model of heavy repeating blaster rifle that was manufactured for the special forces of the Galactic Empire. In addition to sending storms of blaster bolts from its multiple barrels, the rifle could gather its energy into a powerful concussion blast. It could also be modified with an extended barrel for reduced spread, and with a power cell for increased cooling power. During the Galactic Civil War against the Rebel Alliance, Commander Iden Versio of the Empire's elite Inferno Squad carried one such weapon.

Description
The TL-50 Heavy Repeater was a model of heavy repeating blaster rifle that was capable of discharging storms of red-colored blaster bolts from its triple barrels. Thanks to the rifle's reinforced casing with built-in power cell, it could additionally gather energy to release a lethal concussion blast as secondary fire.

The Heavy Repeater was a black-colored blaster rifle that commonly consisted of triple barrels, with the main muzzle being placed over smaller, adjoining ones. The overall barrel section was in the shape of an isosceles trapezoidal prism, contained cooling vents, and an analog scope was attached over it. Two gray-colored, horizontal tubes were present underneath the weapon, connecting the barrels' bottom to the forestock. The TL-50 also featured a vertical grip beneath, in addition to the dark green stock at the back side, which allowed the wielder to hold the weapon with two hands. The blaster additionally possessed a trigger guard.

The repeating blaster also came with a variant equipped with dual barrels, lacking one of the smaller muzzles along with the concussion blast ability in favor of having multiple modifications at the same time. Unlike the standard TL-50, the variant's barrel section was in rectangular shape, and the horizontal tubes were not attached to the barrels. The TL-50 could be modified with an extended main barrel featuring a larger analog scope that allowed greater precision during sustained fire, and a power cell attached to the left side of the weapon, which produced two red-colored lights, for superior cooling power.

History
The TL-50 Heavy Repeater was manufactured for Imperial Special Forces during the reign of the Galactic Empire. One such blaster was used by Commander Iden Versio, who served as the leader of the Empire's special operations team Inferno Squad during the Galactic Civil War against the Rebel Alliance, until her defection during Operation: Cinder, following the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. Her Heavy Repeater was the standard-issue TL-50 with triple barrels, modified with a power cell for greater cooling power.

Star Wars Battlefront
"Star Wars™ Battlefront adds the TL-50 Heavy Repeater and K-16 Bryar Pistol to the blaster arsenal in Death Star. Keen fans might recognize these blasters as a nod to the classic Star Wars video game series, Jedi Knight."

- Official Electronic Arts website

The TL-50 Heavy Repeater first appeared in the Death Star expansion pack for the canon video game Star Wars Battlefront, released in 2016. The rifle is unlockable via an in-game challenge called "Imperial Instrument," which required getting twenty kills playing as an Empire soldier, getting seventy-five heavy blaster kills, and winning a round of "Battle Station" game mode. However, the TL-50 can also be wielded by rebel troopers and New Republic soldiers as well as Imperial stormtroopers, like all other blasters in the game.

The TL-50 was designed by 3D artist Erik Rading based on the Imperial Heavy Repeater, which figured prominently in the Star Wars: Jedi Knight video game series from Star Wars Legends. The Heavy Repeater was introduced in Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast released in 2002.

Star Wars Battlefront II
"The TL-50 Heavy Repeater was manufactured for Imperial special forces, capable of delivering a storm of blaster bolts, as well as a devastating concussion blast."

- The TL-50 Heavy Repeater's description in Star Wars Battlefront II

The TL-50 also appeared in the game's 2017 sequel, Star Wars Battlefront II, as a blaster option exclusively for the heavy trooper class such as heavy battle droids, heavy stormtroopers, and megablaster heavy assault troopers. The weapon is available for heavy troopers from all factions, including the Galactic Republic, the Separatist Alliance, the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic, the First Order, and the Resistance. The blaster can be unlocked by defeating 500 enemies as the heavy class.

The blaster is also the sole primary weapon of the "hero" character Iden Versio in multiplayer. However, in the singleplayer campaign, in which she is the main character, Versio's weapon is chosen by the player. The campaign's cutscenes additionally depict her wielding an E-11 blaster rifle as an Imperial.

In Star Wars Battlefront II, the TL-50's range is significantly reduced in comparison to the previous Star Wars Battlefront. Although the blaster's secondary fire is a default and permanent feature in Star Wars Battlefront and the campaign of Star Wars Battlefront II, it appears as an unlockable modification for the sequel game's multiplayer modes. Along with the extended barrel, and the power cell to increase cooling power, the player can only equip two of these three modifications at the same time in multiplayer.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Battlefront