A Harris wrench was a type of wrench used on starships. Following their escape from Jakku, Finn and Rey used a Harris wrench when patching a poisonous gas leak.[1] Rose Tico was skilled with this tool.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The Harris wrench was first mentioned in Chuck Wendig's 2015 novel Aftermath[3] and made its first appearance in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens later that year.[1] The tool is named after The Force Awakens's art director Mark Harris.[4]
Appearances[]
- Aftermath (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- ↑ Aftermath
- ↑
Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) on Twitter (post): "The Harris wrench in #TheForceAwakens is actually named after art director Mark Harris. Harris started his career as an assistant on #TheEmpireStrikesBack, later bringing that institutional knowledge, especially of the Millenium Falcon, to both TFA and #TheLastJedi. #StarWars" (backup link)