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- "Your opponent is IG-88…a Holowan Laboratories Phlutdroid armed with pulse cannons, concussion discs, vibroblades and a DAS-430 Neural Inhibitor."
- ―Gak-Sixtoo, to Ochi
Holowan Laboratories was a division of Holowan that manufactured droids during the Clone Wars and the Imperial Era.
History[]
Following the Clone Wars' resolution, before which the destructive galaxy-wide conflict fought between the forces of the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems was partly fueled by their droid and arms products,.[3] Holowan Laboratories was able to bypass the Galactic Empire's ban on the production of battle droids by reclassifying their products as security droids.[4]
Products[]
Holowan Laboratories developed and manufactured the IG-series of droids active during the Clone Wars,[3] including the IG-100 MagnaGuard—fielded by the Separatist Droid Army[5]—the IG-86 sentinel droid, and the IG-RM bodyguard and enforcer droid[2] In addition, Holowan Laboratories manufactured the rogue assassin droid IG-88, who operated as a bounty hunter during the Galactic Civil War waged between the reigning Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Holowan Laboratories was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide, a reference book written Adam Bray and released in 2014.[2] It first appeared in the 1996 Star Wars Legends story "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88," written by author Kevin J. Anderson.[6]
Holowan Laboratories was incorrectly identified as Halowan Laboratories in the 2014 young readers book Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head, written by Pablo Hidalgo.[4]
Appearances[]
- Darth Vader (2020) 13 (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge—Droid Depot (On patch)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head (as Halowan Laboratories)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars Builders: Droids
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 2 (Weapons & Uniforms: Bounty Hunters)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 24 (Helmets: MagnaGuard)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 25 (Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 16 (Droid Directory: IG-Series Assassin Droids)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 25 (Droid Directory: IG-RM Series Security Droids)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 49 (Droid Directory: Bounty-Hunting Droids)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 57 (Droid Directory: IG-100 MagnaGuards)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Allies and Adversaries
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- IG-RM Thug Droids in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Helmet Collection 25 (Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88"—Tales of the Bounty Hunters
