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- "Ready for some power?"
- ―Luke Skywalker to R2-D2 on Dagobah
The fusion furnace, or power unit, was a small, easily transported power generator used to recharge energy cells, such as those found in droids, vehicles, weapons, and powered armor. Additionally, fusion furnaces generated heat and light while active. Some domestic items were fitted with fusion furnaces, eliminating the need for energy cells.
Industrial fusion furnaces were used in GRZ-6B wrecker droids; these furnaces were hot enough to melt the toughest of metals and materials - powerful magnetic fields would then separate the plasma into component elements, which would then be recombined and stored for later retrieval.[2]
R2-D2 recharged himself using a fusion furnace at the Lars homestead after being purchased by Owen Lars, and later Luke Skywalker brought a fusion furnace with him to Dagobah to recharge R2-D2.
Children of Tatooine sometimes told stories of dragons which lived inside fusion furnaces. Larger cousins of these creatures, known as sun-dragons, were prophesied to live inside stars.[3]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back novelization
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars Word Puzzles (Picture only)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Threats of the Galaxy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia