Advanced blasters, also known as advanced lasers, were an improvement to various starfighter blasters. As indicated by the name, they improved the firepower of a ship's laser weapons systems. This section of the article assumes 100% game completion of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. Alternate stories are noted in the "Behind the scenes" section. Note: The events in this section may or may not have been confirmed as canon within the Star Wars Legends continuity. Upon rescuing the then-recently defected Imperial TIE pilot Tycho Celchu on Dantooine and escorting him back to the landing zone on speeder bikes, then-leader of Red Squadron Luke Skywalker took the left fork of the path upon noticing the advanced lasers nearby. Assumption ends here. This section of the article ass