- "It's only a matter of time before he breaks."
- ―Agent Kallus, after Doctor Ball's truth serum injection of Kanan Jarrus
"Doctor Ball" was an IT-O Interrogation Unit in service to the Galactic Empire before the start of the Galactic Civil War. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus used Doctor Ball to inject truth serum into the Jedi Kanan Jarrus aboard Tarkin's Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, the Sovereign. The Imperials hoped to procure information from Jarrus, but the Jedi was able to resist giving away any information under Ball's injection. Having grown tired of Ball's inability to break Jarrus, Tarkin had the Grand Inquisitor take over the interrogation.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Doctor Ball appears to be named after an IT-O unit of the same name, portrayed by Seth MacFarlane, who starred in a Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II parody sketch.[6][7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Rebels: Battle to the End
Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Resolve" (First appearance)
Sources[]
"Rebel Resolve" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Doctor Ball)
"Fire Across the Galaxy" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars Rebels (@starwarsrebels) on Facebook (post on February 27, 2015): "These torture-inducing droids can be very effective at extracting information." (screenshot)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5
Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Resolve"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Battle to the End
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
- ↑
4 Classic Boba Fett Moments | Robot Chicken Star Wars | Adult Swim on the Adult Swim UK YouTube channel (backup link)