Sporting blaster
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The sporting blaster was a blaster pistol variant. These light weapons were often used by beings of noble heritage, who preferred a more elegant alternative to the uncivilized standard blaster.
Sporting blasters had a shorter range and packed less power than a standard pistol sidearm, though they had the advantage of being more affordable, and required less bureaucratic hassle to obtain. The availability of sporting blasters over other types of blaster weapon made them popular among members of the Rebel Alliance; Leia Organa herself often carried a Drearian Defense Conglomerate Defender sporting blaster during missions for the Rebellion.
Sporting blasters were often associated with the galaxy's rich and powerful, who wanted a blaster for personal protection, but didn't like to be seen with a cumbersome, awkward blaster rifle. More rugged sporting blaster models were also used for game-hunting, hence the name. The reason for the nobility carrying sporting blasters lay in the fact that most models could be quickly and easily broken down into three parts and then put back together for transport. They were also light and easy to carry.
The sporting blaster is the weapon that Leia Organa carries in Star Wars: Battlefront II.
[edit] Notable models
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Out of the Cradle" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
