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We're caught in a tractor beam! It's pulling us in!Han Solo
A tractor beam was a projected force field that manipulated gravitational forces to push or pull objects.[1] Such devices were employed on some vessels, creating an energy field that allowed them to lock onto and move other vessels or objects.[2]
Vessels employing tractor beams included the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer,[3] the MC80 Star Cruiser,[4] the Confederacy of Independent Systems's Recusant-class warship,[5] and the TUG-314 Republic tugboat.[2] The Death Star also contained tractor beams and was able to draw the Millennium Falcon into one of the battlestation's hangar bays.[6]
Appearances
- The High Republic: Into the Dark
- Star Wars Battlefront II
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Destroy Malevolence" - Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Brain Invaders"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue"
- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Secret Weapons"
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising audiobook
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Big Bang"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Deal No Deal"
- Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 11
- Darth Vader Annual 2 (Mentioned only)
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold
- Ahsoka
- Tarkin
- Rebel Rising
- A New Dawn
- Thrawn
- Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (Mentioned only)
- The Rebellion Begins
- Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
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Star Wars Rebels – "Blood Sisters" - Star Wars Rebels – "Stealth Strike" (Mentioned only)
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan
- Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess
- Star Wars Rebels – "Legacy"
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"The Ballad of 264"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine - Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Rebels – "Through Imperial Eyes"
- Star Wars Rebels – "Secret Cargo"
- Thrawn: Alliances
- Thrawn: Treason
- Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 2 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Guardians of the Whills
- "Raymus"—From a Certain Point of View
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Trapped in the Death Star!
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
- "Born in the Storm"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- "End of Watch"—From a Certain Point of View
- Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
- Han and the Rebel Rescue
- Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 2
- "The Bridge"—Age of Resistance Special 1
- Heir to the Jedi
- Star Wars 36 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 18 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 19 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 23 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 24
- Doctor Aphra 38
- Choose Your Destiny: An Escape Mission
- Vader - Dark Visions 1
- Vader - Dark Visions 2 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 11
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (Mentioned only)
- "The Levers of Power"—The Rise of the Empire (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Alphabet Squadron
- Aftermath
- Shadow Fall
- Aftermath: Life Debt
- "The Ghost Ship"—Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down
- Victory's Price (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only)
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"Blade Squadron: Jakku"—Star Wars Insider 172 (Mentioned only) - Last Shot
- The Legends of Luke Skywalker
- Phasma
- "All Creatures Great and Small"—Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I (Mentioned only)
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"Kidnapped!"—Star Wars Adventures 24 - Before the Awakening (Mentioned only)
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Star Wars Resistance – "Station Theta Black" - "Destroyer Down"—Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars Resistance – "Rendezvous Point"
- Resistance Reborn
- Resistance Reborn audiobook
- Star Wars Resistance – "Breakout" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Resistance – "The Escape"
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Mentioned only)
- Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure
- Star Wars Adventures: Flight of the Falcon
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only)
Sources
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"Destroy Malevolence" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) -
Mon Calamari star cruiser in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) - Imperial Star Destroyer in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Pirate Saucer Mothership in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Republic attack cruiser in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Republic tugboat in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Separatist dreadnought in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
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Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Slave I - Blueprints) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Rey's Survival Guide
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Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (Helmets: Imperial Gunner) - Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 28 (Helmets: Coruscant Emergency Crew; Highlights of the Saga: Crash Landing on Coruscant)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Fleet)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (Databank A-Z: Kel Dor–Ki-Adi-Mundi)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 33 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Republic Fleet)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 48 (Weapons & Uniforms: First Order Fleet Personnel)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
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Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Tractor Beam) (Reissued in Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit, Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit, First Order Conversion Kit, Resistance Conversion Kit, Sith Infiltrator Expansion Pack, Hound's Tooth Expansion Pack) - Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (Card: Constable Zuvio)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (Card: Sarco Plank)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Collapse of the Republic
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Nantex-class Starfighter Expansion Pack (Card: Berwer Kret)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Nantex-class Starfighter Expansion Pack (Card: Chertek)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Nantex-class Starfighter Expansion Pack (Card: Gorgol)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Nantex-class Starfighter Expansion Pack (Card: Sun Fac)
- "Deal No Deal" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Star Wars Book
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Obi-Wan Kenobi | Star Wars Wise Words on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link) -
Chewbacca in the Databank (backup link) - Executor in the Databank (backup link)
- Gravity lock in the Databank (backup link)
- Han Solo in the Databank (backup link)
- Imperial Star Destroyer in the Databank (backup link)
- Millennium Falcon in the Databank (backup link)
- Mon Calamari star cruiser in the Databank (backup link)
- Republic Tugboat in the Databank (backup link)
- the Starhawk in the Databank (backup link)
