- «Internal systems are fully operational. How are things outside?»
«Oh, yeah, '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. He had previously been with some Jawas, and before that he had 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, 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]
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 (and audiobook) (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" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back 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 "Faith in an Old Friend" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas