Talk:Blaster/Legends

Does anyone know why this image thing isn't working. I thought I understood it, but now, who knows.--Kosure 21:55, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The last time that I added an image it took a little bit of time for it to show up. It was rather odd. It eventually seemed to fix itself. -- Aidje 22:01, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

"Some of the gas used to generate the beam is energized to a plasma state and is fired with the highly energized light at supra-light velocities, perhaps partially in hyperspace." Is there a source on this? I always thought they were fairly slow, at least compared to bullets, so they could be dodged somewhat. In the movies, they take frames to get where they're going, which is way slower than light.-LtNOWIS 00:50, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed, the books do speak of bolts being dodged, at least in the books I've read. There's also the thing you mentioned about the films. This doesn't seem accurate. – Aidje talk 03:36, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * The Technical Commentaries suggest that it's near lightspeed. I'll post a link to the External Links section. --GenkiNeko 11:16, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * There are instances in the films of Jedi moving to deflect bolts after leaving the weapon, so they must be no where near lightspeed. --Fade 11:52, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I think that because it is obvious that blaster bolts can be seen much before they actually hit their targets in the films, that the part about blasters showing damage before the bolt is seen, should be put in an aside or taken out altogether. Where does that information come from anyway? Lt santa anna 06:01, 9 Sep 2005 (UTC)
 * Totally. The blaster bolt is a sublightspeed charged-particle bolt. It's also never mentioned that the "laser charging" technique is used as described, although it probably does occur in the laser and turbolaser cannons, giving rise to the name.--The Erl of Blastech

"Because the bolt traveled at faster-than-light speeds, targets could show signs of damage before the visible portion of the bolt hit. This was because the visible portion, as well as most of the heat, was a side-effect of the actual, lethal bolt." Is there an IU source for this? I know it has been proposed by the tech commentaries, but I'm not sure if there's anything more substantial to support it. --Fade 21:26, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I can recall at least two instances where damage occurs a split second before the visual component makes contact: Luke's cybernetic hand being hit on the sail barge in RotJ, and when Yoda just barely avoids getting hit by a stray bolt on Kashyyyk in RotS.--Spanky The Dolphin 21:53, 8 Jul 2005 (UTC)
 * Filmography like that doesn't really count. It was an error. --The Erl of Blastech
 * The bolt cannot possibly travel faster than C... E=mc2
 * Um- The point directly above me is completely bullock because the characters of the Star Wars saga travel faster than light on a day-to-day basis

Hey, i just edited the "so was the heat" portion, because the heat is what killed the person, not anything else (look at the stormtrooper's chest when Han shoots him, the armor melts, then explodes into his chest). Also, i suggest altering the "faster than light" thing as well, i am positive that they are slower than light, but whatever. Also, disruptor rifles are different from blaster's, i thought. Aren't they beams that "disrupt" the bond between atoms in a person's body, so they're effectively (and painfully, which is why theyre banned) disintegrated? - Mirage
 * According to the Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology, disruptors just use brute force for their power-LtNOWIS 04:42, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * I think they meant that metaphorically; their operating principles are different according to the Arms and Equipment Guide: "A disruptor wave, on the other hand [from blasters], is a series of nonharmonic vibrations that excite the molecules of the target, causing them to lose cohesion and come apart." jSarek 04:56, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Yeah....

They're called blaster bolts, not laser beams.

I moved the Obi-Wan quote, because i thought it was more historical than technical. I hope that's ok, i know it's only minor really. Crazymoon 21:22, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Neutrality

 * Well, this article seems pretty biased, with the quote in the last section, the bias of blasters over lasers, and the rather poignant favoritism of Han's blaster. That's hardly NPOV. Also need serious expansion, but it's already up for I-Drive. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 19:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Appearances
Wait a minute, blasters show up in most EU stories, but not all of them? I didn't think that there were any EU stories that took place before the invention of blasters; shouldn't any book/comic/whatever that doesn't include at least one blaster be listed, just for its rarity value? Jwebb13 00:59, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Categories
Should a section be added for blaster carbines or should examples of the type just be included on the blaster rifle page? Jwebb13 02:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)