Plasma detonator

Plasma detonators were a type of plasma weapon used by the Gungan species native to the planet Naboo. A plasma detonator was positioned in from of each council member seat in the Gungan's High Board Room in the city of Otoh Gunga.

Description
Plasma detonators were a type of plasma weapon that were brown in color and consisted of a disc with a glowing yellow circle in the center. The disc was suspended from a platform by a band that extended into two crest-like protrusions.

History
Plasma detonators were used by the sentient Gungan species native to the planet Naboo. By 32 BBY, five plasma detonators were built into the raised platform upon which the Gungan High Council sat in the High Board Room in the city of Otoh Gunga on Naboo. Each detonator was placed in front of one of the five council members seats and was positioned so that it was trained on the platform where supplicants would stand before the council.

Behind the scenes
Plasma detonators first appeared in the 1999 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. They were built as part of a one-eighth scale miniature set of the board room that was used for the shots of council.

The detonators were first identified in the current canon in the 2016 reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations, but first received a name in the 2000 Star Wars Legends reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I, which was written by Kristin Lund.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace