The Amban phase-pulse blaster was a type of two-pronged blaster. In 1 ABY, the bounty hunter Boba Fett used an Amban phase-pulse blaster to save Luke Skywalker from a Panna dragon on Panna Prime.
Description
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The Amban phase-pulse blaster[2] was a type of handheld blaster technology. The weapon had a stock at its base and a grip near its forked end. The Amban phase-pulse blaster could be used at a medium range, and it was capable of fighting off large creatures.[1]
HistoryEdit
Boba Fett carried an Amban phase-pulse blaster.
- "You saved my life. Thank you."
- ―Luke Skywalker, to Boba Fett
In the year 1 ABY,[3] the bounty hunter Boba Fett wielded one such weapon. While on the mud-moon of Panna Prime, Fett witnessed the young rebel Luke Skywalker come under attack by a Panna dragon, which began to devour the pilot's BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter. Skywalker's blaster pistol had no effect on the beast, so Fett intervened. From the back of a Paar's ichthyodont, the bounty hunter fired his Amban phase-pulse blaster at the dragon, and it retreated. After the incident, Skywalker thanked Fett for saving his life.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
The Amban phase-pulse blaster first appeared in "The Story of the Faithful Wookiee," an animated segment of 1978's The Star Wars Holiday Special,[1] and it was named in the production's Boba Fett character key.[2]
The design of the Amban phase-pulse blaster was repurposed for Chop'aa Notimo's electrostaff in the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.[4] A weapon similar in appearance to the Amban phase-pulse blaster will appear in the upcoming canon live-action television series The Mandalorian.[5]
AppearancesEdit
- "The Story of the Faithful Wookiee"—The Star Wars Holiday Special (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Animated Debut: Boba Fett) (backup link)
- "Classic Moment"—Star Wars Insider 106 (Indirect mention only)
- Grievous Comes to Battlefront II and the Latest on The Mandalorian on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "The Story of the Faithful Wookiee"—The Star Wars Holiday Special
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BOBA FETT Character Key. Rebelscum.com Forums. rebelscum.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved on October 6, 2018.
- ↑ Holocron continuity database questions on StarWars.com Message Boards. Posted by Leland Y Chee on October 12, 2006 at 6:13 PM. (content now obsolete; backup link) "Wookiee Life Day occurs every 3 years, one of which fell at ~1.5 ABY."
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
- ↑ The Mandalorian. Jon Favreau (October 13, 2018). Retrieved on October 13, 2018.
External linksEdit
- BOBA FETT Character Key. Rebelscum.com Forums. rebelscum.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved on October 6, 2018. (First identified as Amban phase-pulse blaster)
