An emergency siren was a noise-making system that produced a penetrating warning sound. Such devices were installed on many facilities and could be activated to give the order to evacuate the premises.[1] During the height of the Galactic Empire, an emergency siren was used at the Imperial Palace on Coruscant to draw attention to the presence of an intruder in the security perimeter.[2]
Many starships were also equipped with such sirens, including the Hammerhead-class cruisers that served with the Galactic Republic Navy during the Jedi Civil War[3] and the modern-day CR90 corvettes. In these cases, sirens were used to indicate damage and other dangerous situation such as entering combat.[4]
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| The battle alarm siren of the first Death Star |
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| A common type of signal horn, found notably on Mustafar |
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- The Old Republic: Revan (and audiobook)
"Return" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (and unabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Vader's Quest 2
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (and unabridged audiobook)