MWC-35c "Staccato Lightning" repeating cannon

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"Baze, that is a Morellian 35c repeater. It's not even a blaster, you get me? It's technically a cannon."
―Denic, to Baze Malbus[3]

The MWC-35c "Staccato Lightning" repeating cannon,[1] or the MWC-35c repeating cannon for short,[5] was a heavy repeating blaster manufactured by Morellian Weapons Conglomerate. Powered by condensed K-grade conductor cells and cooled by a tankage of R717 refrigerant, the MWC-35c-a had a capacity of 35,000 rounds when fully charged by the Galven-circuitry charge belt and had two fire modes: a standard mode which fired at a rapid rate and a secondary mode which was a single-fire power shot. In the standard mode, the MWC-35c's electroscope's smart targeting array took into account the user's position and facing, grouping shots into bursts to maximize hits on specified targets. In the secondary mode, the blaster's lower barrel collected energy into single shots primed by a pump-action foreguard. Both modes drew from the same power source, but yielded different levels of destructive output. The freelance assassin and Rebel soldier Baze Malbus wielded one, which he used for both long-range sniping and close-quarters combat.[1]

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Behind the scenes

In the 2017 Guardians of the Whills novel, Denic tells Malbus that the cannon can fire 40,000 rounds before needing a reload.[3] The 2021 manga adaptation Guardians of the Whills: The Manga changed the line to state 35,000 rounds,[6] matching the information provided in Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide.[1]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, staccato was a lightsaber sequence utilized in the Form VII "Juyo" of the lightsaber combat.[7]

Appearances

Baze's repeating cannon was an MWC-35c model

Baze's repeating cannon was an MWC-35c model

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  2. ↑ Dawn of Rebellion
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Guardians of the Whills
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  5. ↑ "The Birth of the Rebellion" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ Guardians of the Whills: The Manga
  7. ↑ StarWars.com Fightsaber: Mastering the Art of Lightsaber Combat on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)