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Photoreceptor

Techcanon

Also known as Optical sensor · Visual sensor

Facts

Type
Droid sensor
Purpose
Visual "organ"

Appearances

234 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

  • Reference books 66
  • Novels 56
  • Comics 36
  • TV episodes 28
  • Short stories 19
  • Films 8
  • Games 6
  • Comic stories 5
  • Audio 4
  • Activity books 4
  • Comic series 1
  • Web 1

Films

TV episodes

Comics

Comic stories

  • Tales from Wild Space: Alone in the Dark (2019)
  • I, Droid (2020)
  • The Starship Graveyard (2020)
  • The Tale of Lugubrious Mote (2020)
  • The Banchiians (2021)

Comic series

Novels

Short stories

  • High Noon on Jakku (2015)
  • The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku (2015)
  • The Red One (2017)
  • Hostage Crisis (short story) (2020)
  • Bakurat (short story) (2020)
  • But What Does He Eat? (2020)
  • Eyes of the Empire (2020)
  • Faith in an Old Friend (2020)
  • Wait for It (2020)
  • Starlight: First Duty (2021)
  • An Old Hope (2021)
  • Galactic Tales: Inheritance (2022)
  • Galactic Tales: From The Shadows Come The Kran (2022)
  • Tales of Enlightenment: No Such Thing as a Bad Customer (2023)
  • No Contingency (2023)
  • Satisfaction (2023)
  • Trooper Trouble (2023)
  • The Queen's Bloom (2023)
  • Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Out with a Bang (2025)

Games

  • Ghosts of Dathomir (2017)
  • Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay (2017)
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)
  • Fearless and Inventive Squad Pack (2024)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
  • Star Wars Eclipse

Audio

  • Choose Your Destiny: A Clone Trooper Mission (2019)
  • Choose Your Destiny: A Smuggler Mission (2019)
  • The Jaws of Jakku (2025)
  • Terror on Mustafar (2026)

Activity books

  • Art of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
  • Star Wars Maker Lab (2018)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)

Web

  • Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 101 (2021)

Reference books

  • Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 3 (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 25 (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 15 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 24 (2015)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (2015)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 61 (2016)
  • IncrediBuilds: Star Wars: R2-D2 (2016)
  • The Amazing Book of Star Wars (2016)
  • Star Wars Builders: Droids (2016)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 1 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 11 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 12 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 16 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 23 (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 70 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (2017)
  • Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
  • Star Wars: Droidography (2018)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
  • Star Wars: Meet the Heroes: R2-D2 (2019)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
  • Star Wars: Extraordinary Droids (2020)
  • Imperial Troops (2020)
  • R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
  • Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
  • Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters (2020)
  • The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) (2020)
  • The Mandalorian: Allies & Enemies (2020)
  • C-3PO (reference book) (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook (2021)
  • Labor, Repair and Miscellaneous Droids (2022)
  • Miscellaneous Ships and Vehicles (2) (2022)
  • Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
  • Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars: Darth Vader 43 (magazine) (2025)
  • Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide (2025)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition) (2025)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)
  • Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
  • +16 more

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