Sniper rifle

The sniper rifle, also called a sniper blaster rifle or assassin rifle, was a type of blaster rifle used to shoot targets at long range. Though some rifles were built as sniper rifles, many other models could be used as one with the addition of a scope and other accessories like a stock.

History

Just before the Clone Wars, Zam Wesell used a flying assassin droid in an attempt to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala on Coruscant. The plan failed, and Zam Wesell saw the assassin droid returning to her with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi hanging onto it. To avoid being caught by the Jedi and having her plans exposed, Wesell retrieved her sniper rifle from her airspeeder. Using the targeting scope on her KiSteer 1284 projectile rifle to zoom in on her target, she fired at the incoming droid and destroyed it. This sent Kenobi plummeting toward the planet surface, but he was quickly rescued by Anakin Skywalker. Realizing things had gone south, Wesell immediately stowed her sniper rifle and took off in her airspeeder.^[2]

During the Clone Wars, a BX-series droid commando used a sniper rifle at the Battle of Saleucami to wound Rex.^[4] Bounty hunters such as Aurra Sing,^[5] Rumi Paramita,^[6] and Rako Hardeen^[7] used these rifles in their jobs. A Death Watch assassin used a sniper rifle in a failed attempt to assassinate Satine Kryze on Coruscant. Onderon rebels' leader Steela Gerrera used one in her fight to liberate Onderon.^[8] The defective clone Crosshair used a 773 Firepuncher rifle during the Clone Wars and continued to use the weapon to deadly effect in service to the Galactic Empire.^[9] During the Assault on Cymoon, Chewbacca used a sniper rifle to attack Darth Vader, who deflected all of his shots before using the Force to topple the building Chewbacca was perched upon.^[10] Han Solo used a DLT-20A blaster rifle as a sniper rifle during the Battle of Vrogas Vas.^[11]

In the Galactic Empire's Stormtrooper Corps, stormtrooper snipers were equipped with sniper rifles^[12] including the DLT-19x targeting blaster.^[13] Agent Del Meeko of the Inferno Squad used a sniper rifle during the Battle of Endor.^[14]

In the New Republic era, Fennec Shand used an MK sniper rifle to snipe bounty hunters Din Djarin and Toro Calican.^[15] Migs Mayfeld used a cycler rifle with great accuracy to destroy rhydonium shipments on Morak while standing aboard a boarding ramp of Boba Fett's Slave I.^[16]

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Appearances

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• "Stepping Up" — LEGO Star Wars 109

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