EG-30 was a GNK-series power droid who befriended the Jawa mechanic Jitt on the planet Tatooine. The two maintained a close friendship until the droid was sold to a family of moisture farmers in 0 BBY. Decades later, EG-30 worked at the edge of Black Spire Outpost on Batuu, in an area controlled by the Resistance. He worked alongside fellow power droid EG-127.

Biography[]

EG-30 was a GNK-series power droid who was captured by a tribe of Jawas^[2] on the Outer Rim desert planet Tatooine.^[5] Several months prior to the Battle of Yavin^[6] in 0 BBY,^[7] he was brought aboard their sandcrawler, where he met the Jawa's chief mechanic, Jitt. The two instantly formed a connection, and would spend the coming months sharing nearly all their time together.^[2]

Knowing that her fellow Jawas would eventually want to sell EG-30, Jitt installed a device inside her friend that would blow his primary motivator, as no one would desire to buy a faulty droid. When the Jawas put EG-30 up for sale to a moisture farmer, Jitt was prepared to activate the device, but had a change of heart when she saw the farmer's daughter embrace the droid with a hug. She allowed the Jawas to sell the droid, wanting her friend to be a part of a family.^[2]

Decades later, during the time of the war between the First Order and the Resistance,^[8] the cartographer Emil Graf would tell the story of the droid and the Jawa to his companions aboard the Star Herald.^[2] EG-30 himself would eventually find his way to Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim world Batuu. A few months after the Hosnian Cataclysm^[9] in 34 ABY,^[7] he operated in an area controlled by the Resistance alongside another GNK power droid, EG-127, a veteran of the Galactic Civil War.^[3]

Characteristics[]

EG-30 shared a close relationship with his companion Jitt, working alongside the Jawa in both her work duties and her leisure hours. The droid partook in activities not often seen among GNK units; he was known to play against his friend in dejarik as well as compete in sledding races on the dunes of Tatooine.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

EG-30 first appeared in "Tales from Wild Space: Gonk!," the secondary story of Star Wars Adventures (2017) 8. The story was written and illustrated by Otis Frampton and published by IDW Publishing^[2] on March 28, 2018.^[10] The issue erroneously refers to the droid as "RM-30" on two occasions.^[2]

The droid later appeared as a prop within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,^[11] which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.^[12] The prop is capable of emitting various sound effects.^[11] The droid simultaneously appeared in the Star Wars: Datapad application launched alongside the themed land, where it was identified as EG-30,^[4] although Galaxy's Edge staff were told to refer to it as A4-30.^[11] The Hollywood Studios version of the Datapad identifies EG-127 as the green GNK-series droid next to the X-wing starfighter, which leaves EG-30 as the gray droid.^[13] In Disney's Hollywood Studios, a third unnamed GNK-series power droid stands with the pair.^[11]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Resistance Supply
• Star Wars: Datapad — "EG-30 and EG-16" (Screenshots: 1)
• "Tales from Wild Space: Gonk!" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 8 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

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