Ion restraining bolt

An ion restraining bolt was a device used to lock down a starship so that it could not lift off, typically when its proprietor was trying to outrun debts. It was essentially a larger version of the type of device used to restrict the behavior of a droid. When Lando Calrissian attempted to leave VandorSolo: A Star Wars Story in 10 BBY,The timeline provided in Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide places Han Solo Kessel Run nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. As that film takes place in 19 BBY, we can deduce that the mission to Kessel and the subsequent Kessel Run took place in 10 BBY. he found the Millennium Falcon locked down with such a device.
==Appearances==
*Solo: A Star Wars Story 
==Sources==
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
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==Notes and references==
Category:Security technology