The ST-W48 blaster rifle was a blaster used by the Sith troopers of the Sith Eternal army, including the trooper ST-I4191. The weapon could be used in a blaster rifle configuration or a blaster carbine configuration where the stock was removed for use in confined spaces. Each ST-W48 had a quarrel-bolt launcher installed below its barrel that used enhanced bowcaster technology for a powerful explosive attack. The rifle's power cell cartridge was located around the mid-point of the weapon's length, above the trigger. The weapon had an auto fire mode that provided a high rate of fire.[2]
During the Battle of Exegol, the climactic confrontation in the First Order's war against the Resistance, many Sith troopers fought using ST-W48 blasters.[3]
Behind the scenes
ST-W48 blaster rifles first appeared in the Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker update for Star Wars Battlefront II.[4] The weapon was first identified in the reference book Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, written by Pablo Hidalgo.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars Battlefront II (First appearance) (DLC)
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances
Sources
See a Galaxy of Star Wars Exclusives Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2019 on StarWars.com (backup link) (First pictured)- LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as ST-W48 blaster)
- LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75266 Sith Troopers Battle Pack)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series (Sixth Scale Figure: #562: Sith Jet Trooper) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (First identified as ST-W48 blaster rifle)
- Sith troopers in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
