Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc.^[2] was an arms manufacturer that was active in the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War.^[2] It notably produced the 773 Firepuncher,^[3] the versatile MPL-57 grenade launcher, which was developed by the corporation in an effort to widen its market share,^[18] the B22 blaster pistol,^[5] the Power 5 blaster,^[20] the ELG-3A blaster pistol with SoroSuub Corporation, and the RPS-6 rocket launcher with Sienar Fleet Systems. Merr-Sonn also produced numerous explosive devices, including the Class-A thermal detonator,^[2] the C-25 and C-35 fragmentation grenades,^[6] and the LX-4 proton mine.^[12] In order to avoid treaty restrictions that prevented major galactic corporations from selling arms to the First Order, Merr-Sonn and BlasTech Industries cynically spun off a subsidiary called Sonn-Blas Corporation, which operated within the Unknown Regions and manufactured the majority of the First Order's weapons, building on classic templates that dated back to the Clone Wars.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger, a young readers book written by Daniel Wallace as the in-universe journal of Ezra Bridger^[3] and released on October 21, 2014.^[25] It was originally created for The Star Wars Sourcebook, a 1987 Star Wars Legends sourcebook written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.^[26]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars Battlefront (Mentioned only)
• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (Mentioned only)
• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure audiobook (Mentioned only)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company (Mentioned only)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company audiobook (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (Mentioned only)

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External links[]

• Star Wars Blasters: So Uncivilized, But So Awesome on StarWars.com (backup link)