Hologram/Legends

"&hellip;Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi&hellip; You're my only hope {repeat, due to malfunction} Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi&hellip; You're my only hope {repeat, due to malfunction} Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi&hellip; You're my only hope&hellip;"

- Princess Leia Organa's hologram during the early Galactic Civil War



A hologram was a visual three-dimensional portrayal of a person or object.

Holograms were used mostly in telecommunications as an alternative to screens. A holocamera of any recorder or receiver would 'catch' the dimensions, form and movements of an object by means of ray scanning. This vision then could be transmitted on the same time somewhere else, or stored and reproduced on a holoprojector some later time. The 'idols' of those objects could be shown like visions, standing on a certain place and visible from all sides, although matterless. Holograms were initially monochrome, with a cyan hue, though following the Clone Wars, an additional layer of color was added to the holographic representations.

In full duplex telecommunications, chatters could see each other's hologram, like if they were in the same room talking to each other. Of course, holograms were not always real-time. They often could be recorded and viewed in a later time as messages.

Standard holograms had a lesser quality than screens, since they were mainly monochrome, and the idols were flickering. The luxury versions could produce incredibly life-like full-color images, and were mainly used for entertainment purposes, such as at the Holographic Zoo of Extinct Animals, or Hologram Fun World, though there have been reports of them used for disguises and other deceptions. Interestingly, the recorders could also scan the rear side of that object, producing a totally three-dimensional image.



Portable holovids were also used, that could display a miniature hologram. Projectors were also implemented in craft consoles so that pilots could communicate with their operation bases and superiors. Droids could also record and display hologram.

If absent from Coruscant, members of the Jedi Council would watch and partake in the Council meetings by a projector if unable to be there physically. Their image would project on their formal seat and they would participate as if they were present.

Holograms were also frequently used in scientific projects as schematics. Likewise, they could be used in military operations and briefings. During the Battle of Naboo, R2-D2 projected a hologram of the Theed Royal Palace before organizing the assault, as well as before the Battle of Endor, a hologram of Death Star II dictated the plan to the Rebellion pilots.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Nomad
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Droids
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * The Star Wars Holiday Special
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars: Force Commander
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Shadows of the Empire
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Kella Rand, Reporting...
 * Darksaber
 * Outbid But Never Outgunned
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War