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Pyre's blaster was the personal F-11D blaster rifle of Commander Pyre of the First Order. Crafted by the Sonn-Blas Corporation, the blaster featured an electrum finish that gave it a golden shine. It featured a J20 electroscope and enlarged heat dispersal vents. Pyre used the blaster rifle throughout 34 ABY. Aboard the refueling station Colossus on the planet Castilon, he utilized the weapon's stun setting while hunting for the orphans Eila and Kel from the planet Tehar. When the Colossus Resistance cell submerged the station and disabled the communications jamming, the commander carried the rifle to investigate the device on Doza Tower. He entered a firefight with Resistance members Kazuda Xiono and Jarek Yeager, grazing Xiono with a shot and arresting Yeager. The gold-armored stormtrooper utilized the blaster in the Battle of Castilon, once again exchanging fire with Xiono and Yeager atop Doza Tower. Pyre then fled the Colossus with his rifle aboard a shuttle.
Later in 34 ABY, Pyre discovered mechanic Neeku Vozo and Xiono infiltrating the First Order refueling station Titan. He fired at the Resistance infiltrators with his rifle in section 1305 and later in the Titan's main hangar, where the duo, along with the droid CB-23, escaped aboard a stolen AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport. The commander re-encountered Xiono with his blaster in hand on the planet Varkana. Though Xiono quickly stunned him, he recovered and engaged Xiono and his cohorts again outside Vargo Spaceport. Pyre subsequently used the blaster during Team Colossus's attempt to help former Colossus resident Tamara Ryvora defect from the First Order. He was knocked unconscious during the battle and then perished when the Thunderer was destroyed in the Barabesh system. (Read more…)
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