Gun of Command

The Gun of Command was a high-tech weapon from the planet Charubah in the Hapes Cluster.

Characteristics
The gun was more dangerous than almost any other weapon because it made victims unable to distinguish between their own thoughts and the enemy's, allowing the Hapans to control them. The guns worked by releasing an electromagnetic wave field which disabled the victim's thought processes. Once affected, the victim would follow any simple command given, even blatantly suicidal ones. In fact, the Gun of Command was used as a form of execution, where the condemned male (no females were executed on Hapes under any circumstances) would be shot with the weapon, then handed a blaster and ordered to take his own life.

History


A rifle version developed by Charubah Armaments Guild turned up on Kabal around 0 ABY, in the possession of Cecil Noone, who had stolen the weapon and was trying to sell it to the Krish hunter Tyro Viveca. Cecil claimed that the rifle was a one-of-a-kind prototype, packing twice the "persuasive potency" of the pistol version, and capable of affecting a Human for about an hour, an Ugnaught for two or three, and a Houk for forty minutes.

The rulers of the Hapes Cluster presented Princess Leia Organa with 63 treasures from their worlds, including the Gun of Command. Han Solo used the gun to force Leia to run away with him to the planet of Dathomir, then destroyed it.

Appearances

 * The Courtship of Princess Leia
 * The Courtship of Princess Leia
 * The Courtship of Princess Leia