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Beam tube

Legends Canon version → Linked from 17 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Beam tubes were early energy weapons, developed prior to the formation of the Galactic Empire. The precursor to the modern blaster, beam tubes were most often associated with the empire of Xim the Despot.

Text and facts from the “Beam tube/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Created
Over 20,000 years prior to the Galactic Civil War
Weight
30 kilograms
Capacity
100 shots
Range
50 meters

Appearances

4 works, in story order
  1. Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
  2. Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth
  3. New Xim Exhibit to Tour
  4. Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (first appearance)

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