A blast vest represented a form of armor designed for torso protection. During the Galactic Civil War, it was not uncommon for Commanders within the Alliance to Restore the Republic to utilize blast vests. In the New Republic Era, Strater and two other mercenaries donned blast vests when they went to the Serendipity cantina, hunting for the YT-1300 light freighter called the Millennium Falcon. In 35 ABY, Ozrelanso Plesko Marno sported a red armored blast vest, complete with a data "cold box" ring module attached to its rear, while present in the Spice Runners' Den located on the planet Kijimi.