Shieldblaster

A shieldblaster, shield-blaster, or shielded blaster, was a modified blaster, typically a heavy blaster rifle like the DLT-19, that had a shield generator placed under its barrel that, when activated, produced a circular wall of energy around the barrel that could deflect small-arms and light artillery fire. It became infamous as the primary weapon, alongside red-bladed lightsabers, of every foot soldier in Darth Nihilus' Universal Empire.

Shieldblasters were fairly common, and at least one squad carrying these blasters could be found in the militaries of the Galactic Republic, Confederacy of Independent Systems, Universal Empire, Palpatinian Imperium, Alliance to Restore the Republic, the First Order, the Resistance, and the Final Order.