Hologram/Legends

"I can't watch any more."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi upon seeing a hologram of Darth Vader slaughtering Jedi

A hologram was a projected three-dimensional representation of a person or object.



Operation
Holograms were used mostly in telecommunications as an alternative to screens. A holocamera of any recorder or receiver would acquire the dimensions, form and movements of an object by means of ray scanning. This vision then could be transmitted simultaneously somewhere else, or stored and reproduced on a holoprojector at a later time. Projected holographic images were 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 some holograms. In full duplex telecommunications, users could see each other's holograms, as if they were in the same room talking to each other.



Standard holograms had a lesser quality than screens, since they were mainly monochrome and often flickered. 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 they could also be used for disguises and other deceptions.

Uses


Portable holovids could display a miniature hologram. Projectors were also implemented in many starship communication systems, both for use by pilots and passengers. Some droids could also record and display holograms.

Members of the Jedi Council could attend Council meetings via hologram if absent from Coruscant or otherwise 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. Prior to the Battle of Endor, a hologram of Death Star II illustrated the attack plan to the Rebellion pilots.

Notable entertainment holos

 * Holographic Zoo of Extinct Animals
 * Hologram Fun World
 * Birth of the Alliance
 * Rebel Heroes
 * Tales of the Jedi

Appearances



 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Nomad
 * Star Wars: Jango Fett
 * Star Wars: Zam Wesell
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Death in the Catacombs
 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Fierce Currents
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Heroes on Both Sides
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * The Order of Outcasts
 * Star Wars: Droids
 * Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars Empire: Betrayal
 * Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron ½
 * Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Vader's Quest
 * The Star Wars Holiday Special
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars: Force Commander
 * Star Wars Empire: "General" Skywalker
 * Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage
 * Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers
 * Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War
 * Boba Fett: Overkill
 * Star Wars Rebellion 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
 * River of Chaos
 * Combat Moon
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Shadows of the Empire comic
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II


 * Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
 * Darksaber
 * Outbid But Never Outgunned
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob
 * Star Wars Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5