A Rebel Marksman was a sniper who served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.[3] The Alliance was formed in 2 BBY under Chief of State Mon Mothma.[1] A marksman was typically equipped with an E-17d sniper rifle, along with a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol as a backup weapon, Class-A thermal detonators, and an R-4 recon droid.[3] Some snipers were equipped with autoturrets. The marksmen participated in many battles,[4] including the raid on Yavin 4, the Battle of Hoth, and the Battle of Endor.[3] Marksmen were motivated individuals, and a team of them were capable of turning an advancing company of Imperial stormtroopers into a handful of retreating ones using their rifles.[5] Apparently, a disproportionate number of Rebel marksmen were female; similarly, many of the Alliance Military's females were marksmen.[3][4]
Behind the scenes[]
Rebel Marksmen serve as the Rebel's sniper class in the Star Wars: Battlefront video game series. Rebel snipers also appear in the Endor downloadable expansion to the 2010 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, an alternate Battle of Endor scenario.
Non-canon history[]
A squad of snipers accompanied a Rebel strike force to the planet Endor to attempt to destroy the shield generator protecting the under-construction Death Star II. They were all killed by the Dark Apprentice, the clone of Darth Vader's secret apprentice.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Battlefront (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (Non-canonical appearance) ("Endor" downloadable content)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: Battlefront - Rebel Alliance on LucasArts.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Agents of Deception (Card: Rebel Sniper) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Card Game — Edge of Darkness (Card: Covert Sniper)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare places the founding of the Rebellion in 2 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars: Battlefront
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Battlefront II
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide