The Jedi beacon was a way to contact all Jedi throughout the galaxy. The Jedi Council could program a mass signal broadcast, or a single message to one ship. It was housed in the central security station in the Jedi Temple. In addition to the Temple's computer, each ship carried a small computer capable of sending out messages to other Jedi in the field.

During Operation: Knightfall, Darth Vader used the Jedi beacon to broadcast the Return-to-Coruscant as a ploy to capture any Jedi who had survived Order 66. Realizing what was happening to the Jedi, Senator Bail Organa stole the beacon from recently deceased Master Saesee Tiin's ship, the Sharp Spiral and managed to contact Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Meeting with Grand Master Yoda aboard the Sundered Heart, the two Jedi agreed to infiltrate the Temple and deactivate the beacon. After securing the security station, Kenobi altered the beacon, warning all surviving Jedi to avoid Coruscant and flee.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Transmission only)
• Star Wars: Republic 80: Into the Unknown, Part 2 (Mentioned only)