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Chain code

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A chain code, also known as a chaincode or, in the time of the Empire, an Imperial I.D., was a type of identification marker that contained biographical information on an individual. Attuned to a subject's specific bio-metrics, these markers cataloged certain features of a person and their history. They were first introduced by the fledgling Galactic Empire's Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart shortly after the Clone Wars, and continued to be used by the New Republic. Chain codes were also commonly used by bounty hunters, who used the markers in conjunction with devices known as tracking fobs to locate their targets.

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Facts

Manufacturer
Galactic Empire
Creators
Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart
Created
19 BBY
Affiliations
Galactic Empire
University of Bar'leth
Crimson Dawn
Bounty Hunters' Guild
New Republic
Gideon's Imperial remnant

Appearances

31 works, in story order
  1. Master of Evil (mentioned only)
  2. Cut and Run
  3. Replacements (mentioned only)
  4. Cornered (mentioned only)
  5. Rescue on Ryloth (mentioned only)
  6. Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
  7. Tribe (mentioned only)
  8. Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel (mentioned only)
  9. A Different Approach (mentioned only)
  10. Shadow of Maul 1 (mentioned only)
  11. Shadow of Maul 2 (mentioned only)
  12. Announcement (mentioned only)
  13. Star Wars (2020) 13 (mentioned only)
  14. Bounty Hunters 24 (mentioned only)
  15. Star Wars Outlaws (mentioned only)
  16. Doctor Aphra (2020) 19 (in a flashback)
  17. Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only, first identified)
  18. Chapter 1: The Mandalorian (first mentioned)
  19. The Mandalorian Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  20. The Mandalorian: Season 1: Volume 1 (mentioned only)
  21. The Mandalorian 1 (mentioned only)
  22. Chapter 7: The Reckoning (mentioned only)
  23. The Mandalorian 7 (mentioned only)
  24. Chapter 8: Redemption (mentioned only)
  25. The Mandalorian 8 (mentioned only)
  26. The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (as a hologram)
  27. Chapter 14: The Tragedy (first appearance, as a hologram)
  28. Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
  29. Shadow of the Sith (mentioned only)
  30. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 3 (in a flashback)
  31. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (as a hologram)

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