Distress signal

A distress signal, also known as a distress call, or as a distress message, was a type of signal that could be sent in emergency situations.

Sources

Star Wars: The Rebel Files
Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
Star Wars: Timelines

Appearances

The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Path of Deceit (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Path of Deceit audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Cataclysm (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Into the Dark (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Into the Dark audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Great Jedi Rescue (Indirect mention only) (Unknown)

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"Starlight: Go Together" — Star Wars Insider 199–200 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: A Test of Courage audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures (2021) 4 (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures (2021) 5 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (Unknown)

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"Starlight: First Duty" — Star Wars Insider 201–202 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2021) 2 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2021) 5 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Rising Storm (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2021) 7 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Showdown at the Fair (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Out of the Shadows (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Out of the Shadows audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Tempest Runner (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Tempest Runner script (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2021) 9 (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Mission to Disaster audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures (2021) 12 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Battle for Starlight (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Fallen Star (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror 1 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror 2 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror 3 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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"Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal" — Star Wars Insider 222 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Survivors" — Star Wars Insider 224 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2023) 4 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire 2 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (Unknown)

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The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Choices" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Padawan (Unknown)

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Padawan audiobook (Unknown)

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The Living Force (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Living Force audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Battlefront II (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan and Anakin 1 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan and Anakin 2 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan and Anakin 3 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan and Anakin 5 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 8" (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 5 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brain Invaders" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Deserter" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Death Trap" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Overlords" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Altar of Mortis" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Wookiee Hunt" (Unknown)

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Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising audiobook (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lost One" (Unknown)

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Dark Disciple (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Dark Disciple audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "On the Wings of Keeradaks" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "War-Mantle" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Tipping Point" (First identified as distress message) (Unknown)

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Thrawn (Unknown)

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Thrawn audiobook (Unknown)

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Thrawn 5 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase (Unknown)

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"Becoming Hunted" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 10 (Unknown)

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"Senate Perspective" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 9 (Unknown)

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"Ocean Rescue" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 12 (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Brothers of the Broken Horn" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Stealth Strike" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "The Honorable Ones" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Twilight of the Apprentice" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "The Last Battle" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron" (Unknown)

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"Fifth and Final" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 37 (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault" (Unknown)

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Obi-Wan 2 (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"The Bridge" — Age of Resistance Special 1 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 9 (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 11 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 12 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 41 (Unknown)

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"Squad Goals, Part 2" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 12 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"A Matter Of Perception" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 22 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Yoda 3 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (Unknown)

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Bounty Hunters 10 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 (Unknown)

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"Hare-Brained Heist" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Alphabet Squadron (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Alphabet Squadron audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Squadrons (Unknown)

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Shadow Fall (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Shadow Fall audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Junior Novel (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Junior Novel audiobook (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian 6 (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian — "Chapter 11: The Heiress" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Season 2 3 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron: Free Fall (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron: Free Fall audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Before the Awakening (Unknown)

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Poe and the Missing Ship (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron Annual 1 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "Signal from Sector Six" (Unknown)

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"Sector 7-E" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 17 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Phasma (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Phasma audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "The Core Problem" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 2" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Last Jedi Adaptation 1 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Last Jedi Adaptation 5 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer" (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron 28 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron 30 (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Resistance Reborn (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Resistance Reborn audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "The Missing Agent" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "Breakout" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Spark of the Resistance (Unknown)

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Spark of the Resistance audiobook (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Halcyon Legacy 1 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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"Tales from Wild Space: Alone in the Dark" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 26 (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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