The BBQ droid[3] was a B1-series battle droid of the Trade Federation of Planets that acted as a cooking droid and had begun operation[1] by 32 BBY.[4] He was deployed whenever members of the Neimoidian species who were affiliated with the Trade Federation became hungry.[3] In 32 BBY,[4] he was stationed on an asteroid in the Naboo system[1] of the Mid Rim's[5] Chommell sector.[6] The droid prepared a meal of four red, cylindrically-shaped foodstuffs with a grill, while it watched pilot Rhys Dallows of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps' Bravo Flight squadron engage in training drills against holographic starfighters with fellow pilot Essara Till.[1] The droid stood at 1.91 meters,[2] wore a chef's hat, and utilized a spatula.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
BBQ droid first appeared in the 2001 video game Star Wars: Starfighter, developed by LucasArts.[1] He was first identified in the "State of the Arts" section in the fourth issue of the Star Wars Gamer magazine,[3] released on June 19, 2001.[7] The droid acts as an Easter egg in Starfighter and can be seen by entering the code DIRECTOR into the game's code menu, before starting the Fighter Training bonus mission.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Starfighter (First appearance)
Sources[]
"State of the Arts" — Star Wars Gamer 4 (First identified as BBQ droid)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Starfighter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
battle droid in the Databank (original site is defunct) establishes that all B1-series battle droids stand at 1.91 meters.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
"State of the Arts" — Star Wars Gamer 4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Starfighter showcases the Invasion of Naboo, which is dated to 32 BBY by The Essential Reader's Companion. Thus, Starfighter must take place in 32 BBY as well. As BBQ droid is active by the events of Starfighter, the droid must have begun operation by that date.
- ↑ The Essential Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Wild Side of Star Wars Gamer on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
