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EE-3 carbine rifle
Production information
Model	EE-3 carbine rifle
Type	Blaster carbine
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era New Jedi Order era Legacy era

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The EE-3 carbine rifle was a blaster that was modeled after the E-11 blaster rifle used by Imperial Stormtroopers or possibly vice vesa. The rifle consisted of a small handle attached to a long circular barrel. An alternate version of this model features a modified scope mounting and hand grips that run along the length of the barrel.

HistoryEdit

The bounty hunter Boba Fett almost exclusively used the EE-3 as his primary weapon. Fett modified his by adding a stock and an electronic scope for distance shooting, making it a dangerous weapon. Prince Xizor also used an EE-3 to try to kill Luke Skywalker as the Jedi and his friends escaped the Falleen's palace on Coruscant. Another user of this weapon was the Zabrak bounty hunter Sugi, who wielded it during the Clone Wars. Kiera Swan also used this weapon in the Box. The EE-3 is also the standard issue weapon for the Mandalorian Protectors.

Behind the scenesEdit

In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the rifle discharges a three-round burst. Note also that in the game, Fett's blaster uses the same graphics as the E-11 Blaster Rifle. It is likely, however, that this was simply done to save memory space on the disk, as many similar situations take place with Jango Fett, Leia Organa, and other characters.

The prop Boba Fett uses in the films is a modified Webley & Scott № 1 Mark "I" Flare Gun, built for use by British troops during WWI. To make it into the weapon of an intergalactic bounty hunter, prop makers added a rifle scope, some detail parts to the stock and either an MPP Microflash or Heiland Synchronar flash unit (the same models used for Darth Vader’s Lightsaber) protruding from the end of the barrel. There were also some blocky detail pieces added between the scope mounts and the body of the gun.

The barrel of the gun was chopped off by a clone of Starkiller's. Yet, later, in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi it happens again.

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Webley & Scott was used again, only this time more detail was added, primarily to the barrel. Presumably this was because the prop would be featured prominently in the skiff battle scenes where Luke Skywalker slices it in half with his lightsaber. The Heiland flash unit was gone and a beefier barrel with ribbed hand grips was built over the existing flare gun barrel. The same scope was used, but for some reason it was mounted pointing in the opposite direction from the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back version. The scope was also mounted farther back on the gun and slightly lower. The blocky detail parts on the scope mounts were also eliminated.

In 2010, "Bounty Hunters," an episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, showed a bounty hunter wielding an EE-3. Because the series takes place before 19 BBY, and the EE-3 was established to be modeled after the E-11, an Imperial stormtroopers' weapon that was first manufactured around the time of the Galactic Civil War, the weapon's portrayal in the show creates a continuity error. Likewise, the EE-3 later reappeared in the show in the episode "The Box" and again in "Eminence." To date, the inconsistency remains.

AppearancesEdit

Non-canon appearancesEdit

• Prey (Ambiguously canonical source)
• Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
• Star Wars Mythos (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
• Star Wars: Chronicles
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading cards (Card: Fett Fends Off Fellow Bounty Hunters)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading cards (Card: 4-LOM Tries His Luck Against Fett) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading cards (Card: Fett Deals with Zuckuss) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading cards (Card: At Last, Fett Delivers Han to Jabba) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Embossed Metal Collector Cards (Card: ISSUE 2: Rescue Attempt on Gall) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Cloud City Limited (Card: Boba Fett's Blaster Rifle)
• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 87 (FET5-6, Boba Fett's Weapons and Equipment)
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
• Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
• Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 20
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (Picture only)
•  Tech Specs: Carbines on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2)
•  Boba Fett in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Blasters in the Encyclopedia (Picture only)