XB-10 blaster rifle

"Finally, an XB I can get for a decent price!"

- A customer of Parable after purchasing an XB-10

The XB-10 blaster rifle was Parable's second attempt at marketing a blaster based of the XB-x design. The XB-10 was almost exactly the same as the XB-5, but due to the lack of Imperial law to enforce tarrifs on it, as well as more efficient ways to construct the parts needed for the weapons, the new XB was much cheaper, and therefore much more popular. The weapon's design remained a functional rather than ornamental design, despite formal requests to the contrary during the weapon's design phases. The first XB-10 was manufactured in 20 ABY.

Parable marketed the XB mainly to New Republic military forces first, but quickly expanded their target market to encompass planetary militaries and private security operations. The success of the sales kept the XB-10 in production for nearly fifty years from its production date (until 68 ABY).

The weapon was very popular in the Yuuzhan Vong war due to its durablility and adaptability to any situation. The weapon was not strong enough to puncture the Vong armor, but if well-aimed, it could take a Yuuzhan Vong warrior down in a shot. With the entrance of the Vong into the galaxy, a military sniper was designed, the XB-10s sniper rifle, which had a more focused beam that ate up more ammunition, but packed more of a punch and gave the weapon much more accuracy.