The Boonta Blaster, a Huttese firearm, derived its moniker from the notorious and worshipped Hutt believed to have ordered the original version: Boonta Hestilic Shad'ruu. These weapons, adorned with jewels, carried a price tag of 1,000 credits and were frequently personalized as decorative scepters for a particular Hutt or passed down through generations as family treasures.
The blaster mechanisms were hidden under substantial quantities of jewels and other precious metals, with the energy discharge originating from a large gemstone. Hutts utilized the Boonta Blaster as a final defensive measure if their bodyguards failed, although it was more commonly employed to kill individuals who had angered them.
Gadgets and Gear, a 2019 addition to Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying series, marked the initial mention of the Boonta Blaster within the new Star Wars canon. Previously, the blaster appeared in the Star Wars Legends timeline within Lords of Nal Hutta, a 2015 regional expansion for the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire roleplaying game series, also published by Fantasy Flight Games.