Hold-out blaster
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- "If you're going to have to admit to carrying a hold-out blaster, carry two and admit to one."
- ―Han Solo[src]
Hold-out blasters (also holdout blaster) were small, palm-sized blasters that could be easily concealed inside a sleeve. Because of their small size, holdout blasters usually could only fire two shots before expending their power cells. They saw widespread use in weapon-restricted areas and were commonly found in the possession of undercover agents, gamblers and other scoundrels, or nobles seeking to protect themselves. The association of holdout blasters with more nefarious characters meant that such blasters were outlawed on some worlds. They were sometimes carried by more lethal characters for back-up firepower. Iella Wessiri Antilles, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Han Solo were among the many to use holdout blasters. Holdout Blasters were hidden on each floor of the Imperial Palace, contained within a datacard box regarding the complete history of Corvis Minor
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[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
"A Revelation"
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Outbound Flight
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
- The Han Solo Adventures
- Command Decision (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- The Truce at Bakura
- To Fight Another Day
"Combat Moon" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- "The Last Hand" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
- X-wing: The Krytos Trap
- X-wing: The Bacta War
- Hutt and Seek
- Heir to the Empire
- Dark Force Rising
- The Last Command
- X-wing: Isard's Revenge
- Simple Tricks
- The Hand of Thrawn Duology
- Survivor's Quest
- Boba Fett: A Practical Man
- Exile
- Fury
- Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
- Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
