During the Battle of Exegol, the climactic confrontation in the First Order's war against the Resistance, many Sith troopers fought using ST-W48 blasters.
ST-W48 blaster rifles first appeared in the Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker update for Star Wars Battlefront II. The weapon was first identified in the reference book Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, written by Pablo Hidalgo.
- LEGO Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- LEGO Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith