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The boomas, also known as boomers[1] or energy balls[3] used by the Gungans were spherical, grenade-like energy weapons. They were manufactured by the Otoh Gunga Defense League with the exotic plasma[1] that was naturally present in the porous crust of Naboo,[4] They came in different sizes, and could be thrown by hand, sling, atlatl, cesta or falumpaset-towed catapult.[1] Boomas were used by the Gungan Grand Army, notably during the Battle of Naboo.[2]
Behind the scenes
Boomers first appeared in the 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first installment in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars.[2] Industrial Light & Magic created them using the Sabre digital compositing system, which was also used to give the Gungan energy shield its glow, and illuminate the lightsaber blades of the Jedi.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Gungan Attack"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior"
Sources
- Gungan Grand Army in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Gungan Weaponry in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Gungans in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Nexus of Power
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy From A To Z (as energy ball)
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- AAT Battle Tank History Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link); image #3
- Energy Ball (Booma) in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy From A To Z
- ↑
Gungan weaponry in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link (locations/gungantech) not verified!)
- ↑ Gungan weaponry in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
