- "You think this pilot acted alone? He was dispatched from the installation on Eadu. Galen Erso's facility."
- ―Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin to Director Orson Krennic
The Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory,[4] also known as the Tarkin Initiative R&D base,[5] Tarkin Initiative laboratory,[2] Imperial kyber refinery[3] or the Laboratory of Conception and Implementation of the High Energies,[6] was a secluded Imperial research and development facility located on the planet Eadu. Guarded by the 975th Battalion, the installation was where the development research was done for the Death Star's superlaser under the direction of Galen Erso as part of the Tarkin Initiative. A team of scientists at the complex undertook two interconnected projects: the fusing of kyber crystal shards into larger forms and the creation and redirection of a controlled chain reaction.[2] Attached to the facility was a single-barrel defensive turbolaser cannon, along with a launch bay for TIE/ln space superiority starfighters and at least 1 TIE/rp Reaper attack lander and a shuttle station where cargo shuttles delivered crystals for the team in specialized containers.[3]
During Operation Fracture in 1 BBY,[1][2] a Rebel squad consisting of Captain Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso, K-2SO, Bodhi Rook, Baze Malbus, and Chirrut Îmwe traveled to the facility in a UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft to find Galen Erso. Director Orson Krennic arrived shortly after the Rebels in his Imperial shuttle to investigate suspicions of a Rebel sympathizer within the scientific ranks. After Erso revealed himself as the traitor, Krennic had Erso's team executed by death troopers. The complex was then attacked by rebel starfighters, consisting of T-65B X-wing starfighters and BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers[3] from Blue Squadron.[7]In response, the base's defensive cannon and TIE/ln space superiority starfighters were dispatched to counter the threat, only to be overwhelmed by the Alliance as Îmwe led to the turbolaser's destruction, allowing for the Rebel strike team's success. Ultimately, an alliance torpedo brought severe damages to Director Krennic's landing platform, killing several stormtroopers and mortally wounding Galen Erso, who conversed with his daughter before the remaining Rebels fled from the planet.[3]
Appearances[]
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel audiobook
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Rogue One Adaptation 1
- Rogue One Adaptation 3
- Rogue One Adaptation 4
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (First identified as Tarkin Initiative laboratory)
Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Designing an Empire: Doug Chiang on Imperial Architecture in Rogue One on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (First identified as Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 47 (Databank A-Z: Max Rebo–Sabacc)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (First identified as Laboratory of Conception and Implementation of the High Energies)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 49 (Weapons & Uniforms: Creators of the Death Star)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
Star Wars Helmet Collection 71 (Helmets: General Merrick) (First identified as Tarkin Initiative R&D base)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 80 (Helmets: Death Trooper) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Farns Monsbee - 2020 Base Series)
"The Heroes of Rogue One" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Inside Intel: The Death Star on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- ↑
Star Wars Helmet Collection 71 (Helmets: General Merrick)
- ↑ Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- ↑ "Grounded" — From a Certain Point of View