The Citadel Tower was a large angular tower, part of the Imperial security complex on Scarif.[2] It housed the Scarif vault, which held the structural plans for the Empire's secret and, in many cases, controversial projects, most notably the plans for the planet-killing battle station known as the Death Star. At the very top was situated a colossal satellite dish used for off-world communications and, if necessary, transmission of the schematics. The dish's size was necessary as the entire planet was encased in a deflector shield, which ordinary transmissions couldn't get through.[1]
It was targeted by agents of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, known as Rogue One, who were attempting to steal the Death Star plans, and subsequently became embroiled in the Battle of Scarif. One of the rebels, Sergeant Jyn Erso, was confronted atop the tower by Imperial Advanced Weapons Research Director Krennic, whilst attempting to transmit the plans to ships overhead. After a short exchange, she successfully managed to send them to the Alliance flagship Profundity. Immediately after this, the security complex was targeted for destruction by the Death Star itself, on the orders of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, in an attempt to prevent the theft of the plans. On a single-reactor ignition, the battle station's superlaser fired upon the tower, destroying the top of it which was in the direct path of the beam, with the remains being vaporized in the subsequent shockwave.[1]
Appearances
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- Star Wars Battlefront II (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Darth Vader Annual 2: Technological Terror
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire"
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel audiobook
- Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Rogue One Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only)
- Rogue One Adaptation 5
- Rogue One Adaptation 6
- "Raymus"—From a Certain Point of View (Indirect mention only)
- "Verge of Greatness"—From a Certain Point of View
- From a Certain Point of View audiobook
- Star Wars Battlefront (First appearance) (DLC)
Non-canon appearancesEdit
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy From A To Z
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
