Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc.

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Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was an arms manufacturer that was active in the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War.[2] It notably produced the 773 Firepuncher,[3] the versatile MPL-57 grenade launcher, which was developed by the corporation in an effort to widen its market share,[9] the B22 blaster pistol,[12] the Power 5 blaster,[13] the ELG-3A blaster pistol with SoroSuub Corporation, and the RPS-6 rocket launcher with Sienar Fleet Systems. Merr-Sonn also produced numerous explosive devices, including the Class-A thermal detonator,[2] the C-25 and C-35 fragmentation grenades,[4] and the LX-4 proton mine.[8]

In order to avoid treaty restrictions that prevented major galactic corporations from selling arms to the First Order, Merr-Sonn and BlasTech Industries[1]—which previously had been a rival to Merr-Sonn[14]—cynically spun off a subsidiary called Sonn-Blas Corporation, which operated within the Unknown Regions,[1] manufacturing and supplying the majority of the First Order's weapons[14] and building on classic templates that dated back to the Clone Wars in the process.[1] Thanks to Sonn-Blas, BlasTech and Merr-Sonn were able to profit off the rise of the First Order.[14]

Behind the scenes

Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger, a young readers book written by Daniel Wallace as the in-universe journal of Ezra Bridger[3] and released on October 21, 2014.[15] It was originally created for The Star Wars Sourcebook, a 1987 Star Wars Legends sourcebook written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[16]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ultimate Star Wars
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
  6. ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Blasters and Ranged Weapons" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rey's Survival Guide
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars Battlefront
  10. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Visual Guide: Epic Battles
  11. ↑ Rise of the Separatists
  12. ↑ Battlefront: Twilight Company
  13. ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 The Star Wars Book
  15. ↑ Studiofun Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger on Studio Fun International's official website (backup link)
  16. ↑ The Star Wars Sourcebook