Identichip/Legends

Bail Organa's identity tag

Commonly referred to as an identity chit, identi-tab, identicard, ID card, passport chip or identity tag, identichips were small and could easily be attached to clothing or carried for use by basic card readers.

History

Identi-tabs were usually equipped with a hologram image of the owner. They were another security measure introduced by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine because of the growing risk of a war on Coruscant. Vannix Intelligence was known to use identichips with unique seals. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, all citizens were required to possess some form of identification, a regulation that some, such as Senator Bail Organa found unnecessary and irritating. While attempting to board his consular vessel, Tantive IV, Bail was forced to show his identity tag to a dubious Senate Guard.

Certain identichips bore distinguishing marks granting their owners a degree of legal immunity. Aurra Sing, for example, possessed an identichip with first degree civilian immunity, which was the highest privilege obtainable for a civilian, during her work for Darth Vader in the early Imperial period.

Identicard

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A Wookiee holding a fake ID

Identicards were a form of personalized datacard used during the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War. Contained on the card was a large amount of personal information, including physical and medical data. It was relatively easy to create fake identities, something criminals and scam artists took advantage of during the war with the Yuuzhan Vong.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
• Republic Commando: Triple Zero
• Republic Commando: True Colors
• Labyrinth of Evil
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
• Imperial Commando: 501st
• Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (as Passport chip)
• The Last Jedi
• The Paradise Snare
• The Hutt Gambit
• Rebel Dawn
• Death Star (as Identi-tab)
• Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead (as Identi-tab)
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• "Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale"—Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (as ID card)
• File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
• "The Beginning of the End" – Supernova (as identity chip)
• Operation: Elrood
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Dark Forces: Rebel Agent (as ID card)
• X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (as ID card)
• X-Wing: The Bacta War
• X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (Mentioned only)
• X-Wing: Iron Fist
• I, Jedi
• X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar
• Before the Storm (as ID card)
• Tyrant's Test (as ID)
• Vision of the Future (as ID)
• Vision of the Future unabridged audiobook (as ID)
• The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)
• Legacy of the Force: Revelation
• Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
• Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse audiobook
• Coruscant Restricts Immigration — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (content now obsolete; backup link)

Sources

• "The Pentastar Alignment" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 (As "identity card")
• Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (As "identification/credential display")
• "The Pentastar Alignment" – Classic Adventures: Volume Four - The Best of the Journal (As "identity card")
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
• "Heroes of Revenge of the Sith" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• File:SWGTCGsmall.jpg Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Threat of the Conqueror (Card: Fake ID) (backup link not verified!)
• File:SWGTCGsmall.jpg Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Threat of the Conqueror (Card: Forged ID) (backup link not verified!)

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