Pulse cannon/Legends

A pulse cannon was a powerful rapid fire weapon that fired a concentrated bolt of fusion plasma, generally in the form of an incredibly fast moving small orb of blue or purple light.
Generally not used by military forces due to their destructive nature, a pulse cannon inflicted extreme pain on its victim, quickly causing death as the extreme heat of the bolt burned through it's victim. Due to the above average speed of the bolts, and the rate at which they could be discharged from a weapon, pulse cannons were often used to take out groups of stationary or fast moving targets.
IG-88, a droid bounty hunter, carried a modified version of this weapon, as did Dash Rendar. The plasma cannons used by the Zann Consortium were sometimes referred to as a pulse cannon.
A phased pulse cannon was an especially powerful pulse cannon capable of destroying fast moving speeder bikes.[1]
By 16 ABY, large versions of these weapons were mounted on the New Republic's Nebula-class Star Destroyers.[2]
Appearances
- Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
- Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void audiobook
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Knight Errant (Mentioned only)
- Maul: Lockdown
- Maul: Lockdown audiobook
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire video game
- Before the Storm
Sources
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
"Game Room: Shadows Debuts on the PC" – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 12
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 4 (ASS1–2, IG-88 Assassin Droid)
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Dagobah Limited
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part I) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vondor) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Fly Casual (Picture only)
External links
Pulse cannon on the SWG Wiki