Distress signal

Adistress signal,^[1] also known as adistress call,^[2] or as adistress message,^[3] was a type of signal that could be sent in emergency situations.^[4]

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Appearances[]

Thisin-universe list is incomplete. You can help Wookieepedia byexpanding it. The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City(andaudiobook) The High Republic: Path of Deceit(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic: Cataclysm(andaudiobook) The High Republic: Into the Dark(andaudiobook) The High Republic: Light of the Jedi(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Great Jedi Rescue(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only) "Starlight: Go Together" —Star Wars Insider 199–200(Mentioned only) The High Republic: A Test of Courage(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic Adventures (2021) 4 The High Republic Adventures (2021) 5(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) "Starlight: First Duty" —Star Wars Insider 201–202(Mentioned only) The High Republic (2021) 2(Mentioned only) The High Republic (2021) 5(Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Rising Storm(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic (2021) 7 The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower(andaudiobook) The High Republic: Showdown at the Fair(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2(Mentioned only) The High Republic: Out of the Shadows(andaudiobook) The High Republic: Tempest Runner(In flashback(s)) The High Republic: Tempest Runner script(In flashback(s)) The High Republic (2021) 9 The High Republic Adventures: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) The High Republic: Mission to Disaster(andaudiobook) The High Republic Adventures (2021) 12 The High Republic: The Battle for Starlight(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Fallen Star(andaudiobook) The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 1(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 2(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 3(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness(andaudiobook) "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal" —Star Wars Insider 222(Mentioned only) "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Survivors" —Star Wars Insider 224 The High Republic: Temptation of the Force(andaudiobook) The High Republic (2023) 4(Mentioned only) The High Republic: Beware the Nameless(andaudiobook) The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire 2 The High Republic: Seeds of Starlight(Mentioned only) The High Republic: Haunted Starlight(Indirect mention only) The High Republic Adventures (2023) 11 The High Republic Adventures (2023) 12 The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone 4(Mentioned only) The High Republic: Into the Light(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi 1 The High Republic: A Valiant Vow(andaudiobook) Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt" Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Choices"(Mentioned only) Padawan(andaudiobook) Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon(Mentioned only) Jedi Knights 3(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Jedi Knights 8(In flashback(s)) The Living Force(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars Battlefront II Obi-Wan and Anakin 1(Mentioned only) Obi-Wan and Anakin 2(Mentioned only) Obi-Wan and Anakin 3(Mentioned only) Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 Obi-Wan and Anakin 5(Mentioned only) Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 8"(In flashback(s)) Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 5(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brain Invaders"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Deserter"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Death Trap"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Overlords"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Altar of Mortis"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Wookiee Hunt" Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lost One" Dark Disciple(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "On the Wings of Keeradaks" Star Wars: Episode IIIRevenge of the Sith(First appearance) Master of Evil Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "War-Mantle"(Mentioned only) Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Tipping Point"(First identified as distress message) Thrawn(andaudiobook) Thrawn 5(Mentioned only) Solo: A Star Wars Story(Mentioned only) Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2(Mentioned only) Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure(andaudiobook) Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase onDisney'sofficial website(backup link) (original link is obsolete) "Becoming Hunted" —Star Wars Rebels Magazine 10 "Senate Perspective" —Star Wars Rebels Magazine 9 "Ocean Rescue" —Star Wars Rebels Magazine 12 Star Wars Rebels — "Brothers of the Broken Horn" Star Wars Rebels — "Stealth Strike" Star Wars Rebels — "The Honorable Ones" Star Wars Rebels — "Twilight of the Apprentice" Star Wars Rebels — "The Last Battle" Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron" "Fifth and Final" —Star Wars Rebels Magazine 37 Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault" Obi-Wan 2 Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope(First mentioned) Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization(Mentioned only) "The Bridge" —Age of Resistance Special 1(Mentioned only) Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars (2015) 9 Star Wars (2015) 11(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Star Wars (2015) 12(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Star Wars (2015) 41 "Squad Goals, Part 2" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 12(Mentioned only) "A Matter Of Perception" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 22(Mentioned only) Yoda 3(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Bounty Hunters 10(Mentioned only) Doctor Aphra (2020) 36 "Hare-Brained Heist" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019(Mentioned only) Alphabet Squadron(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars: Squadrons Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars (2025) 1 Star Wars (2025) 3 Star Wars (2025) 4 The Mandalorian Junior Novel(andaudiobook) Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" The Mandalorian 6 The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 11: The Heiress"(Mentioned only) The Mandalorian Season 2 3(Mentioned only) Poe Dameron: Free Fall(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Before the Awakening(andaudiobook) Poe and the Missing Ship(reprinted inGalactic Adventures Storybook Collection) Poe Dameron Annual 1(Mentioned only) Hyperspace Stories—Codebreaker 3 Star Wars Resistance — "Signal from Sector Six" "Sector 7-E" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 17(Mentioned only) Phasma(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars Resistance — "The Core Problem"(Mentioned only) Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 2"(Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode VIIIThe Last Jedi(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The Last Jedi Adaptation 1(Mentioned only) The Last Jedi Adaptation 5(Mentioned only) Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer" Poe Dameron 28(Mentioned only) Poe Dameron 30(In flashback(s)) Resistance Reborn(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars Resistance — "The Missing Agent" Star Wars Resistance — "Breakout"(Mentioned only) Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Spark of the Resistance(andaudiobook) Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge(Mentioned only) Halcyon Legacy 1(Mentioned only)(In flashback(s)) "Tales from Wild Space: Alone in the Dark" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 26(In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only) The Last Order

Non-canon appearances[]

• "Rescue Sabine!" —LEGO Star Wars 14
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon"

Sources[]

• escape pod in theEncyclopedia(original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• "The Prisoner" Episode Guide | The Mandalorian onStarWars.com(backup link)
• "Anakin Skywalker" —Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: Timelines
• Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
• Clone Commander Wolffe in theDatabank(backup link)
• Jarek Yeager in theDatabank(backup link)
• Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono in theDatabank(backup link)
• Oba Diah's Moon in theDatabank(backup link)
• Tarfful in theDatabank(backup link)

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