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- "It's like a projectile from a slugthrower. Like someone whipped a rock real fast."
- ―Joss Adren
A projectile rifle
Slugthrowers were a type of handheld projectile range weapon that used kinetic energy in the form of explosive chemical reaction to fire solid projectiles (known as slugs) at high velocity, as opposed to the energy bolts fired by a blaster.[2] Slugs could be fired by weapons such as a slugthrower pistol,[3] slugthrower rifle,[4] and scatter gun.[5]
Carnelion IV inhanbitants, the Open and Closed, used a variety of slugthrower weapons in their war against each other, some gatling gun variants are vehicle mounted on Open's large bipedal walkers.[6]
Slugthrowers were surprisingly useful against lightsabers, as when a slug flying at high speed made contact with a plasma blade, it would simply melt instead of being deflected like a typical blaster bolt. Molten vapor fragments and/or shrapnel could then scatter towards the face or bare hands of the lightsaber user, and cause harm if they were not careful.[7]
Jas Emari used a custom made slugthrower rifle in the months preceding the Battle of Jakku.[8]
Shotguns were similar to scatter gun slugthrowers.[9]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (Databank A-Z: Ask Aak–Stass Allie) (Picture only)- Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Helmets: Tusken Raider)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (Helmets: Hoth Rebel Soldier)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Helmets: Zam Wesell)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (Databank A-Z: Tusken Raiders–Captain Typho)
- Unlimited Power
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Highlights of the Saga: The End of Endurance) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Weapons & Uniforms: Aurra Sing) (Picture only)
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
- Gadgets and Gear
- "Cut and Run" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of the Season 2 Finale"
- Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "The Book of Boba Fett"
- Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
