Lumablast Rocket The Lumablast Rocket , or luma blast , was a type of wrist rocket produced by BlasTech that was designed to temporarily blind living creatures with a bright flash of light rather than cause lasting physical harm . The rockets were utilized in the MM9 rocket system , a wrist rocket launcher produced by Kelvarek Consolidated Arms . In 23 BBY , the Sith cultist Granta Omega used at least one of the rockets while fighting the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi on the planet Korriban . The Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett used Lumablast Rockets in his MM9 rocket system at some point during his career . The effect of a Lumablast Rocket was similar , although less intense , than that of a luma grenade . Description . A type of wrist rocket , the Lumablast Rocket , also known simply as a luma blast , was designed to detonate in a bright flash of orange and yellow - colored light . The flash produced by a Lumablast Rocket was bright enough to still be effective against a member of the Human species with closed eyes . A Human could take as long as several minutes to recover after being exposed to a luma blast . While the weapon did not cause any lasting physical damage , the flash of light produced by a Lumablast Rocket was capable of temporarily blinding living creatures caught within its four - meter blast radius . The rockets had a maximum range of 100 meters and made a hissing sound when launched . The flash from a Lumablast Rocket was similar , although not as powerful , as the blast from a luma grenade , which could blind a Human for thirty minutes or up to an hour if the individual was wearing night vision goggles . History . The Lumablast Rocket was produced by BlasTech Industries by the year 23 BBY and was available around the same time as the luma grenade , which was available as early as 26 BBY . The rockets were used in the Kelvarek Consolidated Arms MM9 rocket system , a model of wrist rocket launcher . While that system was being produced , the sale and ownership of Lumablast Rockets was restricted to those with government license and approval , although they were still commonly sold for 400 credits each . In 23 BBY , the Sith cultist Granta Omega carried at least one of the rockets for use in the wrist rocket launchers he wore while on the planet Korriban . While in Korriban ' s Valley of the Dark Lords , Omega used a Lumablast Rocket to temporarily blind the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , but he was ultimately unable to defeat the Jedi with his other weaponry and was killed . The Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett utilized Lumablast Rockets in his MM9 rocket system at some point during his career , which began during the Clone Wars and continued into the time of the Galactic Alliance over six decades later . Behind the scenes . Luma blasts were first mentioned in a list of specialty rockets used by Boba Fett that was featured in " The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology " , a 1997 reference book written by Bill Smith . The rocket was later identified as a Lumablast Rocket in a side bar on ammunition used with the MM9 rocket system in " Arms & Equipment Guide " , a 2002 sourcebook written by Jeff Grubb and Owen K . C . Stephens for the revised edition of Wizards of the Coast ' s " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " . In 2004 , at least one Lumablast Rocket appeared in a fight between Granta Omega and Obi - Wan Kenobi in " " , a novel written by Jude Watson . Other wrist rockets were fired during the same scene , but none of them were identified as Lumablast Rockets . The novel also did not identify the type of wrist rocket launcher that Omega used to fire the Lumablast Rocket . " Jedi Quest : The Final Showdown " stated that it would take several minutes to recover from the effects of the rocket , which contradicted information in " Arms & Equipment Guide " stating that recovery would take less than a minute . As the sourcebook only provided the recovery time as game mechanics and the novel was released afterward , this article uses the novel ' s recovery time of a several minutes . In " Arms and Equipment Guide " , the only era when the Lumablast Rockets were confirmed to be available was the Rise of the Empire era , which is the only era provided for the MM9 rocket system in the book . However , while the rockets were not featured with Boba Fett elsewhere , Fett did carry the MM9 rocket system during the Rise of the Empire era , Rebellion era , New Republic era , New Jedi Order era , and Legacy era . While the 2008 novel " " revealed that the effects of a luma grenade could be negated using polarized lenses , no source has stated that the same was true for Lumablast Rockets .