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]

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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

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