Distress beacon

A distress beacon

Burg: "What is that thing?"

Din Djarin: "It's a tracking beacon."

Mayfeld: "He presses that thing we're all done."

―Burg, Din Djarin, and Mayfeld

A distress beacon or emergency beacon was a type of homing beacon used in emergency situations, such as a crash landing.

Appearances

The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City audiobook The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Mentioned only) The High Republic: A Test of Courage audiobook (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Tempest Runner The High Republic: Tempest Runner script Padawan Padawan audiobook Star Wars Battlefront II Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 Obi-Wan and Anakin 5 Queen's Shadow Queen's Shadow audiobook Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Wookiee Hunt" (First appearance) Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers" Star Wars (2020) 27 (Mentioned only) Sana Starros 2 (Mentioned only) Darth Vader (2020) 37 (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Life Debt (First identified as emergency beacon) Aftermath: Life Debt audiobook The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" The Legends of Luke Skywalker The Legends of Luke Skywalker audiobook Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Rose & Paige (Mentioned only) Captain Phasma 2 (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Star Wars: Complete Locations (First identified as distress beacon)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
• Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
• "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "War-Mantle" Episode Guide - The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono in the Databank (backup link)

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