- "Internal systems are fully operational. How are things outside?"
"Oh, yeah, it's all great out here. I'm swingin' round the back to have a looksee." - ―ED-4 and Treadwell
Treadwell[4] was a WED 15 "Septoid 2" Treadwell droid[3] who served the Millennium Falcon. Treadwell was acquired by Han Solo three years before the Battle of Hoth.[4] Prior to that he'd been with some Jawas,[4] and before that he'd worked repairs on a Republic cruiser during the Clone Wars.[4]
Shortly before the Battle of Hoth,[2] in 3 ABY,[5] Treadwell assisted Han and Chewbacca in repairing the Millennium Falcon,[2] while it was in the main hanger of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base on the planet Hoth.[2]
Treadwell was terminated by Stormtroopers on Cloud City, in an attempt to prevent him from warning anyone that the Falcon's hyperdrive had been disabled by the Empire.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Treadwell first appeared in the 1980 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[2] The droid was named in the canon short story "Faith in an Old Friend," written by Brittany N. Williams and published in the 2020 short story collection From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.[4]
In the Star Wars Legends continuity, a card in Hoth Limited, a 1996 set for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, identified the repair droid's model as the WED-1016 'Techie' Droid.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen Comix
- "Faith in an Old Friend"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Appears on screen) (First identified as Treadwell)
Sources[]
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 21 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Maintenance Bays)- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Droid Directory: WED Treadwell Droid Series)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Faith in an Old Friend" is set during the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY. As such, "Faith in an Old Friend," including Treadwell's destruction on Bespin, must be set during that year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Droid Directory: WED Treadwell Droid Series)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Faith in an Old Friend"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: WED-1016 "Techie" Droid) (backup link)
