Lumablast Rocket

The Lumablast Rocket, or luma blast, was a type of wrist rocket produced by BlasTech that was designed to temporarily blind living creatures with a bright flash of light rather than physically harm them. The rockets were utilized in the MM9 rocket system, a wrist rocket launcher produced by Kelvarek Consolidated Arms. Lumablast Rockets were used by the bounty hunter Boba Fett in his MM9 rocket system at some point during his career.

Description
A type of wrist rocket, the Lumablast Rocket, also known simply as a luma blast, was designed to detonate in a bright flash of light. While the weapon did not cause any physical damage, the flash of light produced by a Lumablast Rocket was capable of temporarily blinding living creatures in its four meter blast radius. The rockets had a maximum range of one hundred meters.

History
The Lumablast Rocket was produced by BlasTech Industries at some point before the year 0 ABY. The rockets were used in the Kelvarek Consolidated Arms MM9 rocket system, a model of wrist rocket launcher. While that system was being produced, the sale and ownership of lumablast rockets was restricted to those with government license and approval, although they were still commonly sold for four hundred credits each. The Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett utilized Lumablast Rockets in his MM9 rocket system at some point during his career, which started during the Clone Wars and continued into the time of the Galactic Alliance over six decades later.

Behind the scenes
A type rocket identified as a luma blast was first mentioned in The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology, a 1997 book written by Bill Smith. The rocket was mentioned in a list of specialty rocket utilized by Boba Fett. The rocket was later identified as a Lumablast Rocket in a side bar on ammunition used by the MM9 rocket system in the Arms & Equipment Guide, a 2002 sourcebook written by Jeff Grubb and Owen K.C. Stephens for the revised edition of Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game. In the Arms and Equipment Guide, the only era when the Lumablast Rockets were confirmed to be available was the Rise of the Empire era, which is the only era provided for the MM9 rocket system. However, while the rockets have not been featured elsewhere, the MM9 rocket system was carried by Boba Fett during the Rise of the Empire era, Rebellion era, New Republic era, New Jedi Order era, and Legacy era.