Weapon
Bowcaster
Legends Canon version → Linked from 341 articles
Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
The bowcaster (sometimes called the Wookiee Crossbow) was a Wookiee projectile weapon that fired a metal quarrel enveloped in energy. Some bowcasters were modified to fire pure energy. Some variants had a capacity of twenty-four shots.
Text and facts from the “Bowcaster/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.
Facts
- Manufacturer
- Wookiees
- Culture
- Wookiees
- Cost
- 900 to 1500 credits for an off-worlder
- Wookiees received theirs as free gifts
- Shape
- Crossbow
- Size
- Two-handed weapon
- Weight
- 8 kg
- Capacity
- From 6 shots per magazine to 35 shots
- Range
- Optimum: up to 30 m
- Maximum: up to 50 m
- Maximum with kthysh replacement bowstring: up to 30 m
- Markings
- Often decorated with clan markings
Appearances
139 works, in story order
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past
- Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
- Bounty Hunters
- Deep Forest
- The Box
- Crisis on Naboo
- Bounty
- Eminence
- An Old Friend
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 1
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 2
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 3
- Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith 4
- Republic 81
- Republic 82
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Descent
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
- A Wretched Hive
- The Hutt Gambit
- A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale
- Rebel Dawn
- Han Solo at Stars' End
- When the Domino Falls
- Planet of the Dead
- Adventures in Hyperspace: Fire Ring Race
- The Beginning of the End
- Lumrunners
- The Farrimmer Cafe (mentioned only)
- Abregado-Rae Intrigue
- Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 1
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 2
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 3
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 4
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 5
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- The Farlander Papers (mentioned only)
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
- Star Wars Missions 20: Total Destruction
- To Fight Another Day
- Star Wars (1977) 7
- Rebel Force: Hostage
- Rebel Force: Renegade
- Rebel Force: Firefight
- Scoundrel's Luck
- The Second Kessel Run
- Tatooine Sojourn (in a flashback)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Empire 22
- Empire 25
- Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead
- Only Droids Serve the Maker
- A Bitter Winter
- Empire 27 (in a vision)
- Rebellion 15
- Introductory Adventure Game
- Black Ice
- Under a Black Sun (cameo)
- Beyond the Rim
- Dead in the Water
- Bring Me the Children
- As Long As We Live...
- The Frozen World of Ota
- Star Wars Missions 15: Voyage to the Underworld
- The Quality of Mercy
- The Treasure of Celis Mott
- Star Wars: Assault Team
- Operation: Elrood
- The Star Wars Holiday Special
- Do No Harm
- Idol Intentions
- Star Wars Adventures: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom
- The Kashyyyk Depths (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars (1977) 42
- Star Wars (1977) 43
- Star Wars (1977) 59
- Star Wars (1977) 62
- Star Wars (1977) 63
- Star Wars (1977) 67
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
- Shadows of the Empire 6
- Star Wars (1977) 70 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars (1977) 71 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars (1977) 72
- Star Wars (1977) 79
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- A Line in the Sand...
- The Truce at Bakura
- Star Wars (1977) 99
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 1
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 2
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 3
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 4
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 5
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 30
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Chewbacca and the Life-Debt (mentioned only)
- Tatooine Ghost
- Gottu and His Vibro-ax (mentioned only)
- Children of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- The Crystal Star
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Tyrant's Test
- The New Rebellion
- The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
- Chewbacca (2000) 2
- Chewbacca (2000) 3
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
- Legacy of the Force: Fury
- Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Linked from
The best-known articles that mention Bowcaster.
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
- Cartel Market