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- "Open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number— Where are we? 3263827!"
- ―Luke Skywalker
Garbage masher 3263827,[3] also known as trash compactor 32-6-3827, was a garbage compactor[4] for recyclable waste[3] aboard the Galactic Empire's DS-1 platform, better known as the Death Star.
History[]
- "One thing's for sure. We're all gonna be a lot thinner!"
- ―Han Solo
Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and Luke being watched by the dianoga
In 0 BBY,[1] upon freeing Princess Leia Organa from the first Death Star's Detention Level, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker were temporarily stranded inside garbage masher 3263827, along with the princess. Owing to their armor and weapons, garbage chute sensors believed that they were recyclable waste.[3] Omi, a Force-sensitive carnivorous dianoga, proceeded to baptize Skywalker in accordance to her people's tradition.[5] Luke and his companions would nearly die when the masher's walls started to close in order to compress the waste it contained. However, Skywalker's droids C-3PO and R2-D2, who had remained behind in safety, managed to disable all garbage compactors on the Detention Level of the Death Star, thus saving the rescue team from a gruesome death.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Princess Leia – The Rescue"- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "R2-D2 and C3PO – Trash Compactor Rescue"
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy audiobook
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (First identified as garbage masher 3263827)
- Trapped in the Death Star!
- "The Baptist"—From a Certain Point of View
- From a Certain Point of View audiobook
- "Mind Your Manners"—Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars 31 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars 42 (Indirect mention only)
- Bloodline (Indirect mention only)
- Bloodline audiobook (Indirect mention only)
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Mission to Mos Eisley" (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Destiny – Awakenings (Card: Nowhere to Run) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (First identified as trash compactor 32-6-3827)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Directing"
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Collector's Edition (Picture only)
- Dianoga in the Databank (backup link)
