Hold-out blaster

Weaponcanon

Facts

Type: Blaster pistol
Size: Compact
Purpose: Easy concealment sidearm

Appearances

135 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983).

Comics 36
TV episodes 34
Reference books 27
Games 13
Novels 12
Films 6
Comic stories 3
Short stories 3
Activity books 1

Films

Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) (2008)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

TV episodes

Destroy Malevolence (2008)
Blue Shadow Virus (episode) (2009)
Senate Spy (2009)
Voyage of Temptation (2010)
Duchess of Mandalore (2010)
Senate Murders (2010)
Assassin (episode) (2010)
Pursuit of Peace (2010)
Gungan Attack (2011)
Water War (2011)
Shadow Warrior (2011)
The Box (2012)
An Old Friend (2014)
Hera's Heroes (2016)
Ghosts of Geonosis (2017)
Heroes of Mandalore (2017)
Kindred (2017)
A World Between Worlds (2018)
Family Reunion – and Farewell (2018)
Hasty Departure (2018)
Monster Misunderstanding (2018)
Princess Leia - An Unexpected Friend (2019)
Chapter 8: Redemption (2019)
A Distant Echo (2020)
Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Connections (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
Chapter 10: The Passenger (2020)
Chapter 12: The Siege (2020)
Chapter 14: The Tragedy (2020)
Chapter 16: The Rescue (2020)
Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian (2022)
Part Two: Toil and Trouble (2023)
Part Five: Shadow Warrior (2023)
Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord (2023)

Comics

Star Wars (2015) 8 (2015)
Shattered Empire 3 (2015)
Star Wars (2015) 12 (2015)
Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 (2016)
Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 (2017)
Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (2017)
Thrawn 5 (2018)
Age of Republic - Padmé Amidala 1 (2019)
Target Vader 2 (2019)
Darth Vader (2020) 2 (2020)
Darth Vader (2020) 3 (2020)
Darth Vader (2020) 4 (2020)
Darth Vader (2020) 9 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 9 (2021)
Bounty Hunters 17 (2021)
Halcyon Legacy 1 (2022)
Halcyon Legacy 3 (2022)
Star Wars: My First Comic Reader 1 (2022)
Han Solo & Chewbacca 9 (2023)
Sana Starros 1 (2023)
Darth Vader (2020) 31 (2023)
The Mandalorian 8 (2023)
Darth Vader (2020) 32 (2023)
Sana Starros 3 (2023)
Return of the Jedi – Lando 1 (2023)
Bounty Hunters 34 (2023)
The Mandalorian Season 2 2 (2023)
The Mandalorian Season 2 6 (2023)
The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special 1 (2024)
Ahsoka 2 (2024)
Darth Vader (2020) 50 (2024)
Ahsoka 5 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 1 (2024)
Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 2 (2025)
The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi 1 (2025)
Rogue One – Jyn Erso 1 (2026)

Comic stories

The Ballad of 264 (2016)
Raiders of the Lost Gundark (2019)
So Much More (2019)

Novels

The Rebellion Begins (2014)
Ewoks Join the Fight (2015)
Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
Thrawn (novel) (2017)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
Lando's Luck (2018)
Alphabet Squadron (novel) (2019)
Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2020)
The Mandalorian Junior Novel (2021)
The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (2022)
The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi (2025)

Short stories

Flight and Fight! (2015)
Leia and the Ewoks (2015)
The Battle for Endor (short story) (2015)

Games

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
Awakenings (2016)
Star Wars: Force Arena (2016)
Friends Like These (2016)
Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops (2017)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Legends of the Alliance (2017)
74-Z Speeder Bikes Unit Expansion (2018)
Star Wars: Legion Core Set (2018)
Scout Troopers Unit Expansion (2018)
Imperial Royal Guards Unit Expansion (2018)
Begun, The Clone Wars Have! (2019)
Star Wars: Hunters (2021)

Activity books

Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars Rebels (2014)

Reference books

Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head (2014)
Who Are the Rebels? (2014)
Star Wars Rebels: Visual Guide: Epic Battles (2015)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 62 (2016)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 47 (2016)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (2016)
The Amazing Book of Star Wars (2016)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Meet the Heroes (2017)
Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (2018)
Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
Allies and Adversaries (2019)
Gadgets and Gear (2019)
Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
Imperial Troops (2020)
Naboo (reference book) (2020)
Blasters and Ranged Weapons (2021)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (2021)
The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire (2021)
Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook (2021)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)

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