EG-58[3] was a white-plated GNK-series power droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] In 34 ABY,[4] during the First Order's occupation of the planet Batuu, EG-58 was part of the Resistance forces stationed in Black Spire Outpost on the world. The power droid worked at Resistance Supply,[2] where it stood with fellow droid EG-57 storing power for the Resistance next to a short-range antenna near the stall.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
EG-58 first appeared as a prop within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,[2] which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.[5] The prop is capable of emitting various sound effects.[2] The droid simultaneously appeared in the Star Wars: Datapad application launched alongside the themed land, where it was first identified as EG-58,[3] although Galaxy's Edge staff were originally told to refer to it as MB-58.[6] The Hollywood Studios datapad menu confirms that EG-57 is the green droid out of the pair, meaning EG-58 must be the white droid.[3]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Resistance Supply (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Datapad)
Star Wars: Datapad — "EG-57" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4) (First appearance, simultaneous with Resistance Supply) (First identified as EG-58)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded establishes that all GNK-series power droids are manufactured by Industrial Automaton. Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia states that power droids are second class droids. As Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge establishes that EG-58 is a GNK-series power droid, it must share these characteristics.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Resistance Supply
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: Datapad — "EG-57" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3, 4)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to 34 ABY.
- ↑
Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
- ↑ Resistance Supply has official backstory elements that, while not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the store.
