Chewbacca's bowcaster

Weaponcanon

Facts

Type: Bowcaster

Connections

Found on: Tatooine, DS-1 Orbital Battle Station, Endor, Kashyyyk, Bespin, Takodana, Starkiller Base, Eravana

Appearances

180 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

Comics 88
Novels 23
Reference books 15
Comic stories 11
Games 11
TV episodes 10
Short stories 10
Films 6
Activity books 4
Comic series 2

Films

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

TV episodes

Bounty Hunted (2018)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Volume 3 (2018)
Porgs! (2018)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Volume 4 (2018)
Chewie vs. Holochess - Let the Wookiee Win (2018)
Han Solo vs. the Space Slug - The Escape Artist (2019)
Leia and Han - The Han Rescue (2019)
Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Battle of Hoth (episode) (2020)
Connections (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)

Comics

Star Wars (2015) 1 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 2 (2015)
Shattered Empire 1 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 9 (2015)
Shattered Empire 3 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 11 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 12 (2015)
The Force Awakens Adaptation 4 (2016)
Star Wars (2015) 23 (2016)
The Force Awakens Adaptation 5 (2016)
Star Wars (2015) 35 (2017)
Star Wars (2015) 37 (2017)
The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1 (2017)
Star Wars (2015) 45 (2018)
Star Wars (2015) 48 (2018)
Poe Dameron 28 (2018)
Star Wars (2015) 50 (2018)
Galaxy's Edge 1 (2019)
Age of Resistance - Rey 1 (2019)
Allegiance 1 (2019)
Star Wars (2020) 1 (2020)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (2020)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 2 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 12 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 13 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 12 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 14 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 2 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 15 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 16 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 3 (2021)
Darth Vader (2020) 16 (2021)
War of the Bounty Hunters 5 (2021)
Star Wars (2020) 18 (2021)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 1 (2022)
Star Wars (2020) 22 (2022)
Star Wars (2020) 29 (2022)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 8 (2022)
Darth Vader (2020) 34 (2023)
Dark Droids 5 (2023)
Star Wars (2020) 46 (2024)
Star Wars (2020) 49 (2024)
Star Wars (2020) 50 (2024)
Darth Vader (2020) 50 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 4 (2024)
The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation 1 (2025)
Jedi Knights 4 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 3 (2025)
Star Wars (2025) 5 (2025)
+38 more

Comic stories

Flight of the Falcon, Part 4: Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Maz's Scoundrels (2019)
Ghosts of Kashyyyk, Part 1 (2019)
Ghosts of Kashyyyk, Part 2 (2019)
Ghosts of Kashyyyk, Part 3 (2019)
Rabbit Hunt (2020)
Gift of Light (2021)
The Hoojib Menace (2021)
In the Lair of the Dragon Slug (2022)
The Book of Ajax (2023)
Return to Echo Base (2024)

Comic series

Lost Stars (webcomic) (2017)
Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess (2019)

Novels

Escape from Darth Vader (World of Reading) (2014)
Ewoks Join the Fight (2015)
The Original Trilogy Stories (2015)
Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (2015)
The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (2015)
Han & Chewie Return! (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization) (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (2015)
Rolling with BB-8! (2016)
Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
Han and the Rebel Rescue (2017)
Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (paperback novel) (2017)
Chewie and the Porgs (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (2018)
Chewie and the Courageous Kid (2018)
Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (2018)
Last Shot (2018)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (2020)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (2020)
Legacy (novel) (2026)

Short stories

An Unusual Hiding Place (2015)
Escape from the Death Star (short story) (2015)
Flight and Fight! (2015)
Leia and the Ewoks (2015)
The Rescue of Princess Leia (2015)
Rathtars on the Loose! (2015)
We Don't Serve Their Kind Here (2017)
Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet (2020)
Danger in the Desert (2021)
Divine (?) Intervention (2023)

Games

Star Wars: Commander (2014)
Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Imperial Stormtroopers Upgrade Expansion (2020)
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
Star Wars: C-3PO Translates! (2021)
Never Tell Me the Odds Mission Pack (2024)
Heroes of the Rebellion Character Pack (2025)
Homeworlds (2026)
Alone With Friends Squad Pack

Activity books

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game (2016)
Star Wars Search and Find Volume I (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Amazing Sticker Adventures (2019)
Star Wars: Word Search and Coloring Book (2020)

Reference books

Star Wars Helmet Collection 27 (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (2015)
The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 46 (2016)
Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 68 (2017)
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol (2021)
Chewbacca and Other Aliens of the Rebellion and the Resistance (2021)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees (2023)
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)

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