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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
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[edit | edit source]
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.[11] The angular design of the weapon was consistent with typical Mandalorian artistic style.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
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.[7]
In the Age of the Empire, the Mandalorian and rebel Sabine Wren also owned a pair of WESTAR-35s that she stylized with different colors. On one occasion, the Weequay pirate captain Hondo Ohnaka remarked that such weapons were valuable to black market traders.[12] This particular pair was able to function underwater.[13]
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,[14] several members of the Tribe used the blaster pistols when combatting members of the Bounty Hunters' Guild during the rescue of a child.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars Rebels: Meet the Rebels (Picture only)
- Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars Rebels
- Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
Star Wars: Destiny – Awakenings (Card: All In) (Picture only)- Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (Databank A-Z: Ask Aak–Stass Allie) (Picture only)
- Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards) (Picture only)
- Dawn of Rebellion (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 71 (Databank A-Z: Zam Wesell–Wexley)
- Collapse of the Republic
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Process"
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Score"
- Season 1 Recap | The Mandalorian | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian: Making of Season Two
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Mandalore Plot"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Legacy of Mandalore"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Mandalorian – "Chapter 3: The Sin"
- ↑ The Mandalorian – "Chapter 11: The Heiress"
- ↑ Collapse of the Republic
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shades of Reason"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Art Attack"
- ↑ Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
- ↑ "Ocean Rescue"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine 12
- ↑ According to a timeline shown at D23 Expo 2019, 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.
