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Amban phase-pulse blaster

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Amban phase-pulse blaster

Production information

Manufacturer

Amban Arms Corporation^[1]

Type

Disruptor^[2]sniper rifle^[3]

Locations

Physical and technical specifications

Weight

3.65kilograms(8lbs)^[1]

Capacity

Notimo-6 power cell^[1]

"That's one impressive weapon."

―Greef Karga^[4]

TheAmban phase-pulse blaster, also known as anAmban sniper rifle, was a type ofdisruptor sniper rifle used by theMandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin. The weapon was capable of electrocuting opponents as well as completely disintegrating targets. It was also capable of listening to conversations at least a house away. Djarin used the deadly weapon to great effect during his bounty hunting career.

Description[]

The power cell port on an Amban snipe rifle

Manufactured byAmban Arms Corporation,^[1] the Amban phase-pulse blaster was a modifiedsniper rifle^[8] with a long barrel and abrown stock.^[2] It was tipped with a fork-shapedresonator and a specially-calibrated visualscope. It could deliver a paralyzing electrical pulse at close range, and at long range, it could disintegrate organic matter on contact.^[8]

The firearm was calibrated to fire a shock of anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000volts. It could incapacitate most species. Used against more massive creatures, the stun feature was little more than a painful annoyance, like a sudden pinching sensation. On its highest setting, one blast would send a ionic pulse reverberating through a lifeform's essential systems. Contact with living matter vibrated the molecules so violently that the jolt and subsequent burst of released energy tore the target to shreds.^[1]

The target of an Amban phase-pulse blaster would be disintegrated (a Trandoshan falls to Din Djarin's Amban, pictured).

A shower of sparks, charred flesh, and shreds of clothing were frequently all that was left, making victim-identification extremely difficult. For this reason, bounty hunters only used the rifle's highest setting as a last resort when hunting fugitives, as they could not claim success without at least the trophy of the intact head of their prey.^[1]

History[]

From Pagodon to Nevarro[]

In9 ABY,^[9] thebounty hunter Din Djarin used this rifle on several missions. On his expedition to claim thebounty onthe Mythrol on theplanet Pagodon, he used the taser function on aRavinak that attacked his ship, theRazor Crest.^[2]

After beingcommissioned bythe Client to acquire an asset known asGrogu on the planetArvala-7,^[2] Djarin used it as a scouting scope upon his arrival and wielded the rifle later to combat severalTrandoshan bounty hunters who were seeking to claim his bounty. When Djarin discovered thatJawas had stripped hisship for parts, he fired on them from a distance, disintegrating several members of their group. When Djarin was forced to retrieve amudhorn egg in return for parts to repair his ship, hisdisruptor rifle became inundated with mud which rendered it useless against the large creature.^[10]

Before rescuing Grogu, Djarin used his pulse rifle to listen in on a conversation between the Client and Dr. Pershing. Djarin later used the weapon's taser function on anImperial remnant stormtrooper whilerescuing Grogu from theircompound. However, after crossing the Client,Greef Karga and members of theBounty Hunters' Guild came after him, ambushing him in the middle to the street. When Djarin was pinned down, several hunters advanced on him, but Djarin used the weapon to disintegrate several of them, causing the survivors to take cover. Djarin continued to fire before escaping with the help ofthe Tribe.^[4]

Djarin's continued adventures[]

Over the course of his journey with Grogu, Din Djarin continued to make use of his Amban phase-pulse blaster until its destruction.

While defending ahuman tribe's village onSorgan, Djarin used the weapon against an invadingKlatooinian tribe. When theKlatooinian AT-ST Raider failed to activate their trap, he gave the rifle to his new comrade, the formershock trooper Carasynthia Dune, who then jumped into the pond and fired at the walker in order to bait it into their trap.^[5]

Djarin also utilized the taser function of the weapon to electrocute the insides of akrayt dragon, effectively forcing it to open its mouth after engulfing Djarin, allowing him to escape from the stomach of the beast.^[6]

The scouting scope was used by Djarin on the woods ofCorvus while seeking forAhsoka Tano.^[7]

The rifle was aboard theRazor Crest onTython while Djarin took Grogu to anancient stone temple of theJedi. During a subsequent encounter withMoff Gideon's remnant Imperial forces, Gideon shot Djarin's ship with an orbital laser blast from hislight cruiser, destroying the ship and the rifle.^[11]

Cold War era[]

By the time of theCold War, a rifle was known to have come into the possession ofDok-Ondar and was displayed alongside a Mandalorian helmet inDok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities.^[12]

Behind the scenes[]

The Amban rifle first originated in The Star Wars Holiday Special. — The Amban rifle first originated inThe Star Wars Holiday Special.

The Amban sniper rifle first appeared in "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian," the debut episode of the2019 Disney+ television seriesStar Wars: The Mandalorian,^[2] which aired onNovember 12, 2019.^[13] However, it traces its design back to theweapon ofBoba Fett in theanimated segment of1978'sThe Star Wars Holiday Special, the firstStar Wars television property and the first appearance ofMandalorian armor.^[14] Its initial appearance inThe Mandalorian pays homage to theHoliday Special, being used to ward off a subterranean beast (a ravinak inThe Mandalorian versus aPanna dragon in theHoliday Special) attempting to devour a starship with the protagonists on board.^[2]^[14]