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The EE-3 carbine rifle was a model of blaster carbine manufactured by BlasTech Industries.[1] They were used by the bounty hunters Sugi during the Clone Wars[3] and Boba Fett during the Galactic Civil War.[2] In addition to the carbine's usage by bounty hunters, it was also used by troopers of both the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire.[4]
It was an optically fitted blaster rifle capable of three-round burst fire at long ranges, but had lower accuracy and stopping power compared to larger rifles.[5][1]
The EE-4 carbine rifle was the successor to the EE-3; the EE-4 removed the shoulder stock but added a vertical handgrip, as well as having a faster rate of fire, making the EE-4 superior at closer ranges than the EE-3, but at the expense of range.
Behind the scenes
The EE-3 was first seen being used by Boba Fett
In the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, the EE-3 carbine rifle was misidentified as "ESB carbine rifle" in its entry in the technology section of the book. However, in the characters section, under the bounty hunter Sugi, it is identified under its name that was introduced in the now non-canon Star Wars Legends line as the "EE-3 carbine rifle."[1]
Appearances
- Darth Maul, Part IV
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty Hunters"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Box"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Eminence"
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (Introduced in Special Edition)
- Star Wars Battlefront
- "Added Muscle" — From a Certain Point of View
- Darth Vader 1
- Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
- Star Wars 5: Skywalker Strikes, Part V
- Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI
- Darth Vader 6
- Darth Vader 7 (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett 1
- Age of Rebellion - Jabba the Hutt 1
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Boba Fett - The Bounty Hunter"
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Captured on Cloud City
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Leia and Han - The Han Rescue" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Rescue from Jabba's Palace
Sources
- Blasters in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as EE-3 carbine rifle)
- Cloud City History Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (cloud-city-history-gallery) not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty Hunters"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Battlefront
- ↑ The Planets of Star Wars Battlefront, published by ea.com on starwars.ea.com (November 5, 2015) (backup link not verified!)