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- "Command station, this is ST-321, code clearance blue. We are starting our approach. Deactivate the security shield."
"The security deflector shield will be deactivated when we have confirmation of your code transmission. Stand by." - ―Captain Yorr and Jad Bean
Shield operator was a position held by crew members of the Galactic Empire's Death Star II battle station that included controlling the station's deflector shield.[2] In 4 ABY,[3] the Death Star Trooper Jad Bean was stationed as a shield operator and flight controller on the Death Star's overbridge[4] control center[5] when[1] Captain Yorr[6] of the Imperial shuttle ST 321 contacted him via comms to request the shield be deactivated. Once Bean had received confirmation of Yorr's code transmission, he flipped a switch that sent a signal to the Death Star's shield generator on the moon Endor, causing a section of the station's shield to be temporarily disabled as ST-321 passed through.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi - The Film Novel
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook) (First identified as Shield operator)
Sources
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Death Star Trooper Helmets: Death Star Trooper
- "Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY.
- ↑ "The Levers of Power" — The Rise of the Empire
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (Audio description from Disney+)
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Star Wars: X-Wing — Battle Over Endor Imperial Preview on Atomic Mass Games' official website (backup link)