Defender Pistols, or Defender sporting blaster pistols, were a kind of blaster pistol that Leia Organa liked and carried as a sidearm. Her skills with the Defender first developed in her pre-teen years, where she showed an exceptional aptitude for marksmanship. Notably, she used it to stun Poe Dameron during his mutiny on the Raddus. Furthermore, Amilyn Holdo, whose authority Dameron had challenged, also possessed a Defender pistol.
These blasters, known as the Defender, were versatile tools for both hunting small animals and providing personal protection. Their popularity among the upper classes, like nobles and aristocrats, stemmed from their light weight, simple construction for easy maintenance, and concealability. The ability to disassemble them into three parts allowed them to bypass security measures more easily. Among the models of Defender sporting blaster pistols were the Satine's Lament and the Defender-5 sporting blaster, both products of the Drearian Defense Conglomerate.