The term could also be applied to handheld devices such as those used by Kanjiklub members including Razoo Qin-Fee while they searched the Baleen-class heavy freighter Eravana in 34 ABY.
An illuminator first appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which was released on May 19, 2005. In the current Star Wars canon, the illuminator was identified in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster. The originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they were first mentioned in the 1984 reference book A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, which was written by Raymond L. Velasco.
An illuminator first appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which was released on May 19, 2005. In the current Star Wars canon, the illuminator was identified in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster. The originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they were first mentioned in the 1984 reference book A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, which was written by Raymond L. Velasco.
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia