The Savi & Son Salvage company on Batuu salvaged starships in a junkyard outside of Black Spire Outpost, and sold metal and other items within the outpost at Savi's Workshop. The workshop was also a front for the Gatherers to protect artifacts and history related to the Jedi Order, and to guide visitors in constructing their own lightsabers.
Description[]
Savi & Son Salvage[3] was a business located on the Outer Rim planet Batuu, centered around Black Spire Outpost and its outskirts. Savi and his employees did sell scrap metal and parts salvaged from wrecked starships in the junkyard on the outskirts of the outpost,[1] but they were also a group of Jedi admirers and believers in the Force who were known as the Gatherers. Most locals referred to them as "scrappers."[2] The Gatherers would sort through finds from the starships for possible items of interest that were presented to Savi for his evaluation. If he determined that they were likely historic artifacts, they were preserved and protected rather than sold.[1] Within the outpost's Land Port, Savi's Workshop ostensibly served as a main office and workshop,[2] but in reality housed a secret area where the Gatherers taught visitors about the Jedi Order.[4]
History[]
As of 34 ABY,[5] Savi had operated the business for multiple decades, although the author Eloc Throno wrote in his book Traveler's Guide to Batuu that he had never seen the "son" indicated in its name despite his years of visiting Batuu. The motto of the company was, according to Throno, "We'll take your (s)crap."[2]
In 34 ABY,[5] the Gatherers helped like-minded visitors create their own custom lightsabers within Savi's Workshop. the location's true nature was hidden because the First Order occupiers of Batuu were not fond of the group's ideals.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Savi & Son Salvage is a part of the backstory of Disney Parks' Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Savi's Workshop is a store where guests can build their own lightsabers by appointment,[6] while the junkyard is represented by a labeled archway elsewhere in the theme park area.[7] The book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu further explains that Savi's salvage business is a real one despite its other hidden aspects.[2]
Though referred to in most print sources as "Savi and Son Salvage,"[2] Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire erroneously calls it "Savi and Sons Salvage."[1]
Appearances[]
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire audiobook
- A Crash of Fate (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (First appearance)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Savi's Workshop- Star Wars: Datapad
Sources[]
Building Batuu: Savi's Workshop Lets You Handbuild Your Own Customized Lightsaber at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on the Disney Parks Blog (backup link)- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars: Timelines
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑ The Star Wars: Datapad app translates the Aurebesh writing on the archway representing the junkyard as "Savi & Son Salvage."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savi's Workshop 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The events of Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire and those within Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge take place in 34 ABY, per the reasoning here.
- ↑ Building Batuu: Savi's Workshop Lets You Handbuild Your Own Customized Lightsaber at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on the Disney Parks Blog (backup link)
- ↑ A guide to the shops of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Dok-Ondar's antiques, Savi's lightsabers, and Mobu's droid depot by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (February 27, 2019) (archived from the original on August 7, 2020)