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An FX-9 surgical assistant,[3] also known as the FX-9 ,[1] was a FX-series medical droid manufactured by Medtech Industries. During Darth Vader's reconstruction after his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi, a FX-9 supplied the wounded Sith Lord with a blood transfusion.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The FX-9 surgical assistant was identified as the FX-6 medical droid in "Every Droid in Star Wars", a video posted on StarWarsKids.com in 2019.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
- "Ghosts of the Machine" — Tales from the Rancor Pit
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
- Darth Vader (2017) 1
- Vader - Dark Visions 3
- Darth Vader (2020) 9 (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader (2020) 12
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 37
- Darth Vader (2020) 42
- "Legacy of Vaneé" — Free Comic Book Day 2025: Star Wars 1 (In flashback(s))
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Journey Through Space (Mistakenly identified as FX-6 droid)
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as FX-9)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 Secrets of Spaceflight: Starship Medical Facilities (Mistakenly identified as FX-7 medical assistant droid)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (First identified as FX-9 surgical assistant)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 Droid Directory: 2-1B-series Medical Droids, Part 1 (Incorrectly identified as a "FX-6 unit")
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 19 Droid Directory: FX-series Medical Droids, Part 2 (Incorrectly identified as a "FX-6 medical assistant droid and FX-6 medical droid")
Star Wars Helmet Collection: Sabine Wren Databank A-Z: Darth Vader
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Droidography
Star Wars: Legion — Imperial Specialists Personnel Expansion Card: FX-9 Medical Droid
Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete) (Mistakenly identified as FX-6 medical droid)
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Dark Side"
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Wookiee Basketball, Kid Han Solo, and a Kenobi Dummy: 20 Fun Facts about Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
FX-6 Medical Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Mistakenly identified as FX-6 medical droid and FX-6 model)