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Homing beacon

Legends Canon version → Linked from 292 articles

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

A homing beacon, homing device, locator beacon, tracer, tracer beacon, tracking device, or pulsing beacon was used to track starships or any other entity being transported. Capable of transmitting data enormous distances, homing beacons could relay the position of a ship even after several hyperspace jumps.

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

Appearances

107 works, in story order
  1. Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 5
  2. Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire 1
  3. Knights of the Old Republic 8 (mentioned only)
  4. The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
  5. Star Wars: The Old Republic
  6. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan (mentioned only)
  7. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
  8. Star Wars: Battlefront (mentioned only)
  9. Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard
  10. Jedi Quest: The False Peace
  11. Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
  12. Star Wars Adventures 2: The Cavern of Screaming Skulls
  13. Star Wars Adventures 3: The Hostage Princess
  14. Senate Speeder Thief Arrested (mentioned only)
  15. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  16. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones junior novelization
  17. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Movie Storybook
  18. Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 2
  19. Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones 3
  20. Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
  21. Lair of Grievous
  22. Dooku Captured
  23. The Clone Wars 11
  24. The Clone Wars 12 (mentioned only)
  25. Lightsaber Lost
  26. Friends and Enemies
  27. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  28. Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
  29. Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
  30. Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 1
  31. Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 2
  32. Han Solo's Revenge
  33. The Evacuation of Jatee
  34. Loyalties
  35. Empire 8
  36. Empire 9
  37. Shadow Games
  38. Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (mentioned only)
  39. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first mentioned)
  40. Black Knight, White Princess, and Pawns
  41. The Case for Rebellion
  42. Changing the Odds: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold
  43. To Fight Another Day
  44. Star Wars (1977) 11 (mentioned only)
  45. Scoundrel's Luck
  46. The Kingdom of Ice! (mentioned only)
  47. Strike Force: Shantipole
  48. Introductory Adventure Game
  49. Graveyard of Alderaan
  50. The Isis Coordinates
  51. The Constancia Affair
  52. Beneath Aucellis Park
  53. Beyond the Rim
  54. Onslaught at Arda I (mentioned only)
  55. Lure of the Lost
  56. Dark Knight's Devilry
  57. The Quality of Mercy
  58. The Treasure of Celis Mott
  59. Operation: Elrood
  60. Crisis on Cloud City
  61. Imperial Double-Cross
  62. Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
  63. Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan
  64. Splinter of the Mind's Eye (first appearance)
  65. Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1
  66. Side Trip (mentioned only)
  67. The Draw (mentioned only)
  68. The Coming Storm
  69. A Question of Survival
  70. Star Wars (1977) 69
  71. The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
  72. There's Many a Slip Betwixt Cup and Lip
  73. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett
  74. Hard Merchandise (mentioned only)
  75. X-Wing: Rogue Leader 2
  76. Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
  77. Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama
  78. For a Few Kilotons More
  79. X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
  80. X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
  81. The DarkStryder Campaign
  82. Tatooine Ghost
  83. Dark Force Rising
  84. Counterstrike
  85. Retreat from Coruscant
  86. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  87. Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
  88. The New Jedi Order: Recovery (mentioned only)
  89. The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
  90. The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
  91. The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
  92. The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
  93. Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
  94. Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen (mentioned only)
  95. Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (mentioned only)
  96. Legacy of the Force: Tempest (mentioned only)
  97. Legacy of the Force: Exile
  98. Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
  99. Legacy of the Force: Invincible (mentioned only)
  100. A Fair Trade
  101. Riptide
  102. Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (mentioned only)
  103. Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
  104. Fate of the Jedi: Allies
  105. Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
  106. Legacy (2006) 9 (mentioned only)
  107. Legacy (2006) 10 (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 2
  1. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
  2. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

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