A "hand cannon", alternatively referred to as a palm blaster, represented a kind of blaster integrated within a cybernetic, specifically an arm. Beilert Valance, a bounty hunter who was a cyborg, possessed a palm blaster embedded in his left arm, enhanced via forbidden Trandoshan engineering. The power of the blasts generated by the palm blaster was directly related to its recharge duration; a full recharge required 30 seconds.