EG-30

EG-30
Production information
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton
Model	GNK-series power droid
Class	Power droid
Technical specifications
Gender	Masculine programming
Plating color	Blue, later grey
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Resistance

"It was love at first 'Gonk' you might say."

―Emil Graf, on EG-30 and Jitt

EG-30 was a GNK-series power droid who befriended the Jawa mechanic Jitt on the planet Tatooine. The two maintained a close friendship until the droid was sold to a family of moisture farmers in 0 BBY. Decades later, EG-30 worked at the edge of Black Spire Outpost on Batuu, in an area controlled by the Resistance. He worked alongside fellow power droid EG-127.

Biography

"Jitt and EG-30 were inseparable. They were never apart…work time…play time…nap time…free time…vacation time…and sometimes…just time."

―Emil Graf

EG-30 and Jitt nap together.

EG-30 was a GNK-series power droid who was captured by a tribe of Jawas on the Outer Rim desert planet Tatooine. Several months prior to the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY, he was brought aboard their sandcrawler, where he met the Jawa's chief mechanic, Jitt. The two instantly formed a connection, and would spend the coming months sharing nearly all their time together.

Knowing that her fellow Jawas would eventually want to sell EG-30, Jitt installed a device inside her friend that would blow his primary motivator, as no one would desire to buy a faulty droid. When the Jawas put EG-30 up for sale to a moisture farmer, Jitt was prepared to activate the device, but had a change of heart when she saw the farmer's daughter embrace the droid with a hug. She allowed the Jawas to sell the droid, wanting her friend to be a part of a family.

Decades later, during the time of the war between the First Order and the Resistance, the cartographer Emil Graf would tell the story of the droid and the Jawa to his companions aboard the Star Herald. EG-30 himself would eventually find his way to Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim world Batuu. A few months after the Hosnian Cataclysm in 34 ABY, he operated in an area controlled by the Resistance alongside another GNK power droid, EG-127, a veteran of the Galactic Civil War.

Characteristics

EG-30 shared a close relationship with his companion Jitt, working alongside the Jawa in both her work duties and her leisure hours. The droid partook in activities not often seen among GNK units; he was known to play against his friend in dejarik as well as compete in sledding races on the dunes of Tatooine.

Behind the scenes

A third droids stands with EG-30 and EG-127 in Hollywood Studios.

EG-30 first appeared in "Tales from Wild Space: Gonk!," the secondary story of Star Wars Adventures (2017) 8. The story was written and illustrated by Otis Frampton and published by IDW Publishing on March 28, 2018. The issue erroneously refers to the droid as "RM-30" on two occasions.

The droid later appeared as a prop within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019. The prop is capable of emitting various sound effects. The droid simultaneously appeared in the Star Wars: Datapad application launched alongside the themed land, where it was identified as EG-30, although Galaxy's Edge staff were told to refer to it as A4-30. The Hollywood Studios version of the Datapad identifies EG-127 as the green GNK-series droid next to the X-wing starfighter, which leaves EG-30 as the gray droid. In Disney's Hollywood Studios, a third unnamed GNK-series power droid stands with the pair.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Resistance Supply
• Star Wars: Datapad — "EG-30 and EG-16" (Screenshots: 1)
• "Tales from Wild Space: Gonk!" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 8 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Notes and references

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