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[[Image:Holonet.jpg|thumb|250px|A HoloNet transmission.]] |
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[[Image:Holonet.jpg|thumb|250px|A HoloNet transmission from a [[Gran]].]] |
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The '''HoloNet''', also spelled '''Holonet''', was a [[The Galaxy|galactic]] communications grid that was developed and used by the [[Galactic Republic]] and, later, the [[Galactic Empire]]. |
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{{Quote|Tell these superiors of yours that if my demands are not met within the next ten minutes, I will personally disembowel Supreme Chancellor Palpatine live on the HoloNet. Am I understood?|[[General Grievous]] to Lieutenant Commander [[Lorth Needa]]|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)}} |
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The '''HoloNet''', also spelled '''Holonet''', was a [[The Galaxy|galactic]] communications grid that was developed and used by the [[Galactic Republic]] and, later, the [[Galactic Empire]]. The Holonet was a near-instantaneous communications network commissioned by the [[Old Republic Senate]] to provide a free flow of hologram and other communications among member worlds. It vastly sped up galactic communications, which had previously depended on [[subspace]] transmissions or relays. |
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Messages were routed along millions of non-mass transceivers buried in [[hyperspace]] to reach their sometimes very distant destinations through [[s-thread]]s. This technology enabled data to be sent and received at faster-than-[[Lightspeed|light speed]]s, ensuring near-instantaneous communication even from far across the Galaxy. |
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Messages were routed along millions of non-mass [[hyperwave transceiver]]s buried in [[hyperspace]] and routed through massive computer sorters and decoders to reach their sometimes very distant destinations through [[s-thread]]s. This technology enabled data to be sent and received at faster-than-[[Lightspeed|light speed]]s, ensuring near-instantaneous communication even from far across the Galaxy. |
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It should also be noted that the information transmitted via the HoloNet was almost impossible to be captured by spies, thanks to s-thread's incredibly narrow dimensions. The only way to do so was to attach a listening device to the emitter/receiver itself. |
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The HoloNet system was an extremely costly expenditure, both for transceiver placement/maintenance (funded by the government) and for consumer HoloNet equipment. |
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The HoloNet system was an extremely costly expenditure, both for transceiver placement/maintenance (funded by the government) and for consumer HoloNet equipment. However, it was one of the major methods of communication in the [[galaxy]]. |
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==History== |
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During the [[Clone Wars]], the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Confederacy]] created a similar network of hyperwave transceivers as a HoloNet substitute. |
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[[Image:HNN.png|thumb|left|250px|[[HoloNet News Vol. 531 50]], a release of HoloNet News during the Clone Wars.]] |
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During the time of the Empire, the HoloNet was strictly controlled, used mostly for [[Imperial Military]] communications. This greatly inhibited the ability of groups like the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic]] to communicate, and arguably also had an isolating affect on the many [[planet]]s over which the Empire held power. |
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Created thanks to the Republic Senate's efforts many years before the [[Clone Wars]], the HoloNet quickly expanded throughout the [[Galaxy]], ending up with at least one emitter/receiver device located on virtually every [[planet]] of the Old Republic. |
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Near the end of the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] succeeded in disabling the HoloNet. It resumed operation after the end of the invasion. |
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During the [[Clone Wars]], the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Confederacy]] created the [[CIS Shadowfeed]], a network of hyperwave transceivers similar to the Republic's [[HoloNet News]] channel. |
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After the Yuuzhan Vong War, many [[shuttle]]s were equipped with HoloNet receivers and transmitters, including [[Jacen Solo]]'s own modified [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle|''Lambda''-class shuttle]]. |
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When [[Emperor Palpatine]] assumed power, large portions of the HoloNet were shut down to prevent news of the Empire's atrocities from spreading quickly. During the time of the Empire, the HoloNet was strictly controlled, used mostly for [[Imperial Military]] communications. This greatly inhibited the ability of groups like the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic]] to communicate, and arguably also had an isolating affect on the many [[planet]]s over which the Empire held power. During this period, [[Ebenn Q3 Baobab]] created an [[Baobab HoloNet|alternative HoloNet]] to disseminate Imperial propaganda without the 'complication' of unapproved free speech. |
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Near the end of the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the [[Yuuzhan Vong|technophobic invaders]] succeeded in disabling the entire network. It resumed functioning shortly after the invasion had been thwarted. |
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*The HoloNet is an obvious Star Wars equalivent of both the [[Wikipedia:Internet|Internet]] and [[Wikipedia:Television|Television]]. |
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After the Yuuzhan Vong War, many smaller vessels, such as [[shuttle]]s were equipped with HoloNet receivers and transmitters, including [[Jacen Solo]]'s own modified [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle|''Lambda''-class shuttle]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
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*The HoloNet is an obvious ''Star Wars'' equivalent of both the [[Wikipedia:Internet|Internet]] and [[Wikipedia:Television|television]]. |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Darth Maul: Saboteur]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Darth Maul: Saboteur]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter]]'' |
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*''[[Cloak of Deception]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Cloak of Deception]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12: Counter-Slicer Team Formed]]'' |
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*''[[Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter]]'' |
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*''[[Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul]]'' |
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*''[[Episode I Adventures Game Book 3: The Fury of Darth Maul]]'' |
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*''[[Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Jedi Quest: The False Peace]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Outbound Flight (novel)|Outbound Flight]]'' |
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*"[[Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12: Counter-Slicer Team Formed]]" |
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*''[[CIS Shadowfeed (Insider)|CIS Shadowfeed]]'' |
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*''[[Shatterpoint (novel)|Shatterpoint]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Republic Commando: Triple Zero]]'' |
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*"[[Odds]]" {{Mo}} |
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*''[[The Cestus Deception]]'' |
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*"[[Hero's Rise]]" |
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*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' |
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*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' |
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*"[[MedStar: Intermezzo]]" {{Mo}} |
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*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Shatterpoint (novel)|Shatterpoint]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Secrets of the Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Jedi Trial]]'' |
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*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]'' |
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*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]'' |
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*[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' novel]] |
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*[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' novel]] |
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*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]'' |
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*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]'' |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission]]'' |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side]]'' |
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*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side]]'' |
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*''[[Allegiance (novel)|Allegiance]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Allegiance (novel)|Allegiance]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Star Wars: Galaxies]] |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive]]'' |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague]]'' |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine]]'' |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Spore]]'' |
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*''[[Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra]]'' |
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*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{1st}} {{Ret}} |
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*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{1st}} {{Ret}} |
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*''[[Shadows of the Empire]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*"[[Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88]]" |
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*''[[The Truce at Bakura]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[X-wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*"[[Handoff]]" |
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*''[[X-wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' |
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*''[[X-wing: Wedge's Gamble]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[X-wing: The Krytos Trap]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[X-wing: The Krytos Trap]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[X-wing: The Bacta War]]'' |
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*''[[X-wing: Wraith Squadron]]'' |
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*''[[X-wing: Iron Fist]]'' |
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*''[[X-wing: Solo Command]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*{{Journal|6|Kella Rand, Reporting...}} |
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*{{Journal|6|Kella Rand, Reporting...}} |
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*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'' |
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*''[[X-wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' |
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*''[[I, Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Jedi Search]]'' |
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*''[[Children of the Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Children of the Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Darksaber (novel)|Darksaber]]'' |
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*''[[Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Before the Storm]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Ambush at Corellia]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Specter of the Past]]'' |
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*''[[Vision of the Future]]'' |
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*''[[Survivor's Quest]]'' |
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' |
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]'' |
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]'' |
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*''[[Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]'' |
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*''[[Balance Point]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Balance Point]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Recovery]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Recovery]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Emissary of the Void]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Star by Star]]'' |
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*''[[Star by Star]]'' |
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*''[[Dark Journey]]'' |
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*''[[Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Destiny's Way]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Ylesia (e-book)|Ylesia]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Ylesia (e-book)|Ylesia]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Force Heretic I: Remnant]]'' |
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*''[[Force Heretic III: Reunion]]'' |
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*''[[The Final Prophecy]]'' |
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*''[[The Unifying Force]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Dark Nest Trilogy]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Betrayal]]'' {{Mo}} |
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==Sources== |
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==Sources== |
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{{Scroll box |
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*[[Dark Empire endnotes|''Dark Empire'' endnotes]] |
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*[[Dark Empire endnotes|''Dark Empire'' endnotes]] |
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*{{DB|character|gizordellso|Gizor Dellso}} |
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*{{DB|character|nembees|Nem Bees}} |
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*{{DB|character|paxisylo|Paxi Sylo}} |
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*{{DB|character|tzizvvt|Tzizvvt}} |
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*{{DB|location|jabiim|Jabiim}} |
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*{{DB|technology|comlink|Comlink}} |
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*{{DB|technology|comlink|Comlink}} |
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*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Dark Side Sourcebook]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Imperial Sourcebook|Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition]]'' |
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*''[[Imperial Sourcebook|Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition]]'' |
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*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]'' |
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*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]'' |
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{{Moresources}} |
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*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' |
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*"[[Who's Who in Rogue Squadron]]" {{Mo}} |
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*"[[Who's Who: Imperial Grand Admirals]]" {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040610beheboth2|text=''Beheboth: Blood and Water'' - "Part 2: Who Slew Berl Matoone?"|int=Beheboth: Blood and Water}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20041007bespin2|text=''Bespin: Action Tidings'' - "Part 2: That Den o' Human Iniquity"|int=Bespin: Action Tidings}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030904carida|text=''Carida: Heavy Duty''|int=Carida: Heavy Duty}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030417coruscant3|text=''Coruscant: Center of the Empire'' - "Part 3: Dangerous Pawns"|int=Coruscant: Center of the Empire}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040205manaan1|text=''Manaan: Depths of History'' - "Part 1: Backwater"|int=Manaan: Depths of History}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20041007|text=''Academic Review''|int=Academic Review}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20050727herosdeath|text=''A Hero's Death''|int=A Hero's Death}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030605burnout|text=''Burnout''|int=Burnout}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lfconspiracy|text=''Conspiracy''|int=Conspiracy}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040729|text=''Conversation in Shadow''|int=Conversation in Shadow}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20050609blanius|text=''Conversations with Lanius''|int=Conversations with Lanius}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20031002cularin|text=''Cularin at Night''|int=Cularin at Night}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20051208CularinEmergency|text=''Cularin Emergency Announcement''|int=Cularin Emergency Announcement}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20050922darksoul|text=''Dark Soul''|int=Dark Soul}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040105|text=''Destabilization''|int=Destabilization}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20041223|text=''Disapproval''|int=Disapproval}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20050331b|text=''Everyone's a Critic''|int=Everyone's a Critic}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20051215Farewell|text=''Farewell''|int=Farewell}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lfinsider|text=''Insider''|int=Insider}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040520|text=''Jungle Warfare''|int=Jungle Warfare}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040805|text=''Kilassin for Hire''|int=Kilassin for Hire}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20050721ostendalnay|text=''Osten Dal'Nay''|int=Osten Dal'Nay}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20050901sithbattlelords|text=''Sith Battlelords''|int=Sith Battlelords}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030501caarimon|text=''Stories of Caarimon''|int=Stories of Caarimon}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040408|text=''Tales of Nub Saar''|int=Tales of Nub Saar}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20050915believers|text=''The Believers''|int=The Believers}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20050310b|text=''The Best Defense''|int=The Best Defense}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20060126Calm|text=''The Calm Before the Storm''|int=The Calm Before the Storm}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030807darkstaff|text=''The Darkstaff''|int=The Darkstaff}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030821loog|text=''Thurm Loogg Speaks''|int=Thurm Loogg Speaks}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20041209|text=''Tramsig's Plan''|int=Tramsig's Plan}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030717trouble|text=''Trouble Follows Us''|int=Trouble Follows Us}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20051013whatarewe|text=''What are We, Then?''|int=What are We, Then?}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20031120baylan|text=''Who is Baylan?''|int=Who is Baylan?}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/lf20051020yarabio|text=''Yara: The Unauthorized Biography''|int=Yara: The Unauthorized Biography}} {{Mo}} |
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*{{Wizards|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20041104|text=''Zero Zero Zero''|int=Zero Zero Zero}} {{Mo}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Hologram]] |
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*[[Holodrama]] |
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*[[Holodocumentary]] |
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*[[HoloNet News]] |
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*[[HoloNet News]] |
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*[[Imperial News Bureau]] |
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*[[Baobab HoloNet]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.holonetnews.com/ HoloNet News.com] |
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