WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The High Republic #1 by Cavan Scott, Ario Anindito, Mark Morales, Annalisa Leoni & VC's Ariana Maher, on sale now

Star Wars: The High Republic kicks off a new era of Star Wars with the Jedi's new mission: using the Starlight Beacon to spread hope all across the galaxy. They've been patrolling as peacekeepers for years, but this space station is meant to be a symbol, something more than just soldiers with lightsabers.

However, Star Wars: The High Republic #1 reveals a major flaw in the signal the station puts out, and it could be exploited in the future.

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During her Jedi trials in Shuradan, Padawan Keeve realizes that giant space bugs called the Radidi are coming from all corners of the galaxy, dazed, confused and angry, to the Beacon. The signal the ship's emitting has a pulse similar to that when they're searching for worlds to colonize, but the quick-thinking young Jedi gets Master Maru to recalibrate the signal so it's broadcast on a different frequency. This stops the bugs from chasing the station down and allows the Beacon to continue helping settlers navigate the Outer Rim.

However, this signal is a problem because it can be intercepted, which has caused problems for the heroes and villains of the Star Wars Universe in the past. This could result in Starlight Beacon's secrets being leaked out or worse yet, the ship being taken over. If primitive creatures can lock onto the pulse, it could be easy for someone else to, too. It's also part of the premise of Rogue One so such a wide-spanning signal does make the Beacon vulnerable.

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Moreover, the signal could theoretically be used to disrupt intergalactic navigation systems as well. This leaves them vulnerable to space pirates and smugglers, the kind of people Han Solo and Lando Calrissian rubbed shoulders with, and who the Nihil, the villains of this era in these stories, would love to prey on. False messages can even be sent out to destabilize worlds, pinging around the galaxy without the Beacon tracking them, allowing the Nihil or other criminals to fake being the Jedi.

This places many planets and vessels in precarious spots because it might not be about just robbing people. It could be to create chaos, destabilize worlds and simply break the symbol that the Light Side of the Force is trying to be. Also, the recalibrated signal could be picked up by other creatures so the problem hasn't really been cured, it's just been temporarily fixed. Maru didn't mention anything about seeing how this could be fixed, and it could easily draw the Radidi closer to the station.

Ultimately, the Beacon has multiple issues to consider and if they don't act, the Nihil and other goons like them could be quick to capitalize on its perceived faults.

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