Tractor Beam 12

Tractor Beam 12 was a tractor beam control unit on board the Death Star. When a YT-1300 light freighter named the Millennium Falcon was captured by the station's tractor beam, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was the passenger of the ship, turned off the device in order to allow the Falcon to escape.

Behind the scenes
Tractor Beam 12 first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, a 1977 film. The text on the tractor beam in the original version of the film was read in English, however, was replaced with Aurebesh in Special Edition.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope