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Deadman's switch

Legends Canon version → Linked from 10 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

A deadman switch, or deadman's switch, was a device installed on certain swoops in the grips. When it detected that the swoop's rider was no longer present, it would disable the swoop's turbine, though not the repulsor engine.

Such devices were also sometimes found on thermal detonators. If one were to let go of the thermal detonator without first disarming this switch, it would go off. If the deadman's switch was not used, the device would run on a timer instead.

Text and facts from the “Deadman's switch/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Appearances

16 works, in story order
  1. Blinking Eyes: Halves
  2. Forces of Cularin: Force Convention
  3. Polarization: Showdown
  4. Kashyyyk in Flames
  5. Death Star
  6. Interlude at Darkknell
  7. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (first appearance)
  8. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  9. Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
  10. X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
  11. Endgame
  12. I, Jedi
  13. Shield of Lies
  14. Legacy of the Force: Tempest
  15. X-Wing: Mercy Kill
  16. Crucible

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