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- "We have been without an interpreter since our master got angry with our last protocol droid and disintegrated him."
"Disintegrated?" - ―EV-9D9 and C-3PO
Eightyem was a protocol droid[3] who served as the interpreter of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, a Hutt crime lord who led his own criminal empire, until he angered his master and was disintegrated. Shortly before the Rescue of Han Solo[1] in 4 ABY,[4] EV-9D9, the supervisor of Jabba's Palace's droid pool, supervised the torture of the old droid when R2-D2 and C-3PO, Jabba's new interpreter, reported to her. EV-9D9 told C-3PO of his predecessor's fate and gestured towards the droid.[1] C-3PO was horrified to witness the droid on a vertical torture rack that stretched its manacled limbs further than they could extend,[5] causing the droid to scream in pain as its arms[2] and legs were slowly pulled off.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Eve-Ninedenine, I believe master Jabba requires a new protocol droid. Our approach was a bit extreme on the last one."
"I thought we were restrained. He was frightfully annoying."
"His Excellency Jabba the Hutt is prone to exaggeration, so perhaps we shouldn't be so literal next time." - ―8D8 and EV-9D9, in "The Key to Remembering"
Eigthtyem first appeared, albeit unidentified, in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the final installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.[2] The character was later identified in a preview article on StarWars.com for the comic Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1, that was published on March 22, 2023.[7]
A CZ-series droid dumped near the doorway of the torture chamber.
The 2015 young-readers novelization Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! written by Tom Angleberger, originally identified the droid as a separate character to the droid shown in the film and that his remains had been dumped near the door of a furnace in her torture chamber.[1] A CZ-series droid, having been dumped besides the doorway, appears during the events of Return of the Jedi.[2] "The Key to Remembering," a short story written by Olivia Chadha as part of the 2023 anthology From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, indicates Jabba's previous interpreter was melted down in a pool of acid and separately identifies the droid present on the torture rack as a courier droid.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Bounty Hunters 42
- "Duel of the Reprobates" — Revelations (2023) 1
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! audiobook
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation (Mentioned only)
- Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1
Sources[]
The Illustrious Jabba the Hutt Bids You Welcome to His New Marvel Comic, Jabba's Palace – Exclusive Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 217 (Picture only)- Learn the Untold Story of Jabba's Last Protocol Droid in Marvel's Star Wars: Jabba's Palace #1 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Eightyem)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Key to Remembering" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Learn the Untold Story of Jabba's Last Protocol Droid in Marvel's Star Wars: Jabba's Palace #1 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)