Security scanners were a security device manufactured by DeTECHt for the purpose of detecting weaponry, bombs, hazardous materials, or other threats.[1] First created by 9 BBY,[2] they were utilized by the Galactic Empire during that same year in the Imperial Security Bureau's II-0810 Satellite Station.[4] Also in 9 BBY,[6] they were also utilized in the Fortress Inquisitorius on Nur.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Security scanners first appeared in "Part IV," the fourth episode of the limited Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. They were first identified as security scanners in a Star Wars San Diego Comic-Con 2023 panel revealing information from the upcoming Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide reference book, which will be released in 2023.[1] They originated in the Legends continuity in Alan Dean Foster's 1976 novelization of[7] the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[8]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Defy the Storm
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III" (First appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Sources[]
- SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Security scanner)
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on StarWars.com (backup link) dates Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which in turn take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. As such, Jedi: Survivor must occur in 9 BBY. As security scanners are seen in use during the events of the game, they must have been created by 9 BBY.
- ↑ Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi to 9 BBY. Therefore, the events of "Part IV" must be set in 9 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope