Boots functioned as a kind of mechanism employed by the Galactic Empire during the initial part of the Imperial Era for the purpose of immobilizing captured starships. These devices integrated magnetic clamps and also possessed a port that allowed connection to a scomp link. However, these boots could be bypassed and taken off if enough raw power was used. Following the establishment of the Empire, they were utilized on Saleucami to hold captured vessels in place in the days that followed.