Homing beacon

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A Resistance homing beacon with the purpose of leading Rey back to their location.

"You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?"

―Wilhuff Tarkin, to Darth Vader

Homing beacons, also known as tracking devices were devices used to track starships and other vehicles. The Slave I and TIE Advanced v1 could fire homing beacons on to enemy starships with projectile launchers.

Appearances

Star Wars Battlefront II Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance) "[[Tales from Wild Space: Stop, Thief!]]" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dooku Captured" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General" (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lightsaber Lost" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Wookiee Hunt" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Friends and Enemies" Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Adventures in Wild Space: The Escape Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal Tarkin (Mentioned only) Beckett 1 Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only) Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 3 (Mentioned only) Ezra's Gamble Star Wars Rebels — "Gathering Forces" Ezra's Duel with Danger Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (Mentioned only) Thrawn: Alliances (Mentioned only) Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred" Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers" Star Wars Rebels — "DUME" "Hunter vs Hunted" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Mentioned only) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned) Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Mentioned only) Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (Mentioned only) Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Heir to the Jedi (Mentioned only) (as tracking device) Darth Vader 1: Vader (Mentioned only; in flashback) Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part IV Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I Aftermath: Life Debt "Blade Squadron: Jakku" — Star Wars Insider 172 (Mentioned only) The Legends of Luke Skywalker Phasma (Mentioned only) "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" Star Wars Special: C-3PO 1: The Phantom Limb Poe Dameron 2: Black Squadron, Part II Poe Dameron 4: Lockdown, Part I (Mentioned only) Poe Dameron 11: The Gathering Storm, Part IV (Mentioned only) Forces of Destiny: The Rey Chronicles Star Wars Forces of Destiny — "Tracker Trouble" The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel The Last Jedi Adaptation 1

Sources

• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars: On the Front Lines
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
• TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
• "Millennium Falcon" biography gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (Millennium-falcon-biography-gallery) not verified!); image #5 (of 17)
• Imperial XX-23 S-Thread Tracer in the Databank (backup link)
• Homing Beacon in the Databank (backup link)
• Yavin 4 in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)

Notes and references

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