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"Oh! Mandalorian! I can get a lot for this on the black market."
―Hondo Ohnaka, on one of Sabine Wren's WESTAR-35 pistols[src]

The WESTAR-35 blaster pistol, also known as the MandalTech Jai'galaar model blaster, was a blaster pistol model manufactured by Concordian Crescent Technologies. They were commonly used by the Mandalorians of Death Watch during the Clone Wars and continued to see use by Mandalorians into the Imperial Era and beyond.

Characteristics[]

The WESTAR-35 was widely favored by humans of Mandalorian heritage, who would very often dual-wield them in combat. Besides its official designation, it was also referred to as a "MandalTech Jai'galaar model." The pistol featured a stun setting and sealed low-maintenance construction.[12] The angular design of the weapon was consistent with typical Mandalorian artistic style.[2]

History[]

During the Clone Wars, Death Watch used the blasters often, as well as GALAAR-15 blaster carbines. Their leader Pre Vizsla owned at least two of these pistols, and used them in his final duel against the renegade Sith Lord Maul, who had challenged him for leadership of the group.[8]

In the Age of the Empire, the Mandalorian and rebel Sabine Wren also owned a pair of WESTAR-35s that she modified and stylized with different colors. Her pistols could connect to her helmet's heads-up display, giving it information on a target's range, and how many shots were left in the blaster. Additionally, her blaster pistols vibrated when she ran out of ammunition without her helmet on.[7] On one occasion, the Weequay pirate captain Hondo Ohnaka remarked that such weapons were valuable to black market traders.[13] This particular pair was able to function underwater.[14]

During the New Republic Era members of the Tribe, an organization consisting of Mandalorian survivors of the Great Purge, made use of WESTAR-35 blaster pistols.[4] In 9 ABY,[15] several members of the Tribe used the blaster pistols when combatting members of the Bounty Hunters' Guild during the rescue of a child.[4]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook icon.svg Star Wars Rebels on Facebook: Sabine's Blasters (August 20, 2014). "Sabine's blasters are a popular model on Mandalore, but like all of Sabine's gear, they're custom painted." (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Mandalore Plot"
  3. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo.png Star Wars Rebels – "Legacy of Mandalore"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The-Mandalorian-logo.png The Mandalorian – "Chapter 3: The Sin"
  5. ↑ The-Mandalorian-logo.png The Mandalorian – "Chapter 11: The Heiress"
  6. ↑ Collapse of the Republic
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 AltayaCite.svg "Blasters and Firearms" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shades of Reason"
  9. ↑ TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless"
  10. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
  11. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo.png Star Wars Rebels – "Art Attack"
  12. ↑ Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
  13. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
  14. ↑ SWRM.png "Ocean Rescue"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine 12
  15. ↑ According to StarWars.com SWCC 2019: 9 Things We Learned from The Mandalorian Panel on StarWars.com (backup link), The Mandalorian is set five years after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY, meaning that The Mandalorian is set in 9 ABY.
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