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Obi-Wan Kenobi deactivates the tractor beam
Tractor Beam 12 was a tractor beam control unit onboard the Death Star. It was located in Section N6, as part of the Level 6 Core Shaft Corridor within the Tractor beam power-generator trench. In 0 BBY, during the skirmish on the battle station with Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, it was turned off by Obi-Wan Kenobi to deactivate the entire tractor grid, allowing the Millennium Falcon to escape. The system screen inscription read Power, Inoperative, and Tractor Beam 12 (Sec. N6) in Aurebesh.
Behind the scenes[]
In both the original version and special edition of A New Hope, the text on the tractor beam read in English and Aurebesh, respectively.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars radio drama — "The Luke Skywalker Initiative" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars radio drama — "The Jedi Nexus" (Mentioned only)
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars Blueprints (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization (Mentioned only)