- "Liberation. Free brothers and sisters."
- ―EG-57's stored memory from Kessel
EG-57 was a green-plated GNK-series power droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton[1] that in 10 BBY[3] witnessed a slave and droid uprising[1] in one of the Pyke Syndicate's spice mines on the planet Kessel.[4] During the event it stored an internal data record consisting of an image of the mine's control room, showing the freed droids[1] P6B-LT2, P1-SZE, C00-L05C, P4T-GM, S1D6-SA-5,[5] and DV-4D4.[6]
By 34 ABY,[7] EG-57 had come to serve in the Resistance,[1] and was part of its forces stationed on the planet Batuu during the world's occupation by the First Order. EG-57 worked in Resistance Supply in Black Spire Outpost,[8] where it stood storing power for the Resistance next to a long-range antenna with fellow power droid EG-58.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
EG-57 first appeared as a prop within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,[8] which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios Park in 2019.[9] The prop is capable of emitting various sound effects.[8] The droid simultaneously appeared in the Star Wars: Datapad application launched alongside the themed land, where it was first identified as EG-57,[1] although Galaxy's Edge staff were originally told to refer to it as VD-57.[10] Only the Hollywood Studios datapad confirms that EG-57 is the green GNK droid.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Resistance Supply (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Datapad)- Star Wars: Datapad – "EG-57" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4) (First appearance, simultaneous with Resistance Supply) (First identified as EG-57)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11
Star Wars: Datapad – "EG-57" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia states that power droids are second class droids. As Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge establishes that EG-57 is a power droid, it must be a second class droid.
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide dates the slave and droid uprising on Kessel in Solo: A Star Wars Story to nine years after the formation of the Galactic Empire. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the formation of the Empire to 19 BBY; therefore, the uprising on Kessel in Solo must take place in 10 BBY.
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- ↑
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: DV-4D4 - 27 - Solo: A Star Wars Story - Physical Base - Limited)
- ↑ The Star Wars Book dates the Battle of Batuu, which is depicted in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge via the attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, to 34 years after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of A New Hope to 0 BBY, therefore the events of Galaxy's Edge, including EG-57's appearance, must take place in 34 ABY.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Resistance Supply
- ↑ Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
- ↑ Resistance Supply has official backstory elements that, while not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the store.
