![]() | ![]() |
The concussion rifle was an uncommon rifle that fired a concussive energy charge, creating a powerful shock wave that was able to knock down a full-grown person.
Description[]

A Besalisk firing a concussion rifle
The concussion rifle created an explosive blast 4 meters in diameter,[2] damaging the primary target and any who were standing next to him. The shock wave was strong enough to knock people off their feet. Since the technology required for these weapons was more complex than common blaster weapons, only Arakyd Industries and BlasTech Industries produced them. As a sonic weapon, a lightsaber-wielder would not be able to deflect this weapon with a lightsaber.[1]
One notable model was the Stouker concussion rifle, a weapon used extensively by the Trandoshan Sissk gang. Other models included the LJ-50 concussion rifle and the W-90 concussion rifle, previously known as LJ-90 concussion rifle.
History[]
These rare concussion rifles were used by Trandoshan mercenaries during the Clone Wars and by the droid bounty hunter 4-LOM at several points during his career. Kyle Katarn used this weapon occasionally. Etain Tur-Mukan was also known to use a Trandoshan concussion rifle.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
- Jedi's Honor (First appearance) (as concussion weapon)
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Sources[]
- Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
- Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Dagobah Limited Card: 4-LOM's Concussion Rifle) (backup link
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - Weapons on LucasArts's official website (original site is defunct)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Dagobah Revised Unlimited Card: 4-LOM's Concussion Rifle) (backup link (4-LOM's Concussion Rifle; as LJ-90)
We Don't Need That Scum on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
Castaways of Endor on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Unknown Regions
4-LOM in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide