The E-B load lifter was a model of industrial loader droid used to lift, unload and move heavy cargo during the Imperial Era.
History[]
In 9 BBY[3] the Galactic Empire used E-B loader droids in their mining operations on the planet Mapuzo. When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Leia Organa smuggled themselves to Mapuzo from Daiyu aboard Transport eight, E-B loader droids were stationed at the landing pad for unloading the cargo from the TR-286 transport.[2]
One E-B loader droid on Mapuzo named NED-B worked with the Imperial officer Tala Durith as an agent of the underground movement known as the Hidden Path. They helped smuggle surviving Jedi and other Force-sensitive individuals to safety. He kept watch over a safehouse hidden within the droid maintenance building of a Mapuzo mining village.[2]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III" (First appearance)- Obi-Wan Kenobi 3
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- Obi-Wan Kenobi 4
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part V"
- Obi-Wan Kenobi 5
Sources[]
- LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (First identified as E-B load lifter)
- NED-B in the Databank (backup link)
- the Hidden Path in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi to 9 BBY. Therefore, the events of "Part III," including E-B loader droids being in use on Mapuzo, must be set in 9 BBY.