G2-1B7

G2-1B7 was a 2-1B surgical droid that belonged to Saw Gerrera, leader of the rebel Partisans. The droid was modified so that it could dispense drugs to Gerrera at what would normally be considered dangerous intervals and was baffled that he was still alive after inhaling near-lethal levels of Geonosian insecticide. Exhausting all possibilities in keeping its master alive, G2-1B7 replaced much of Gerrera's body with cybernetics and showed ingenuity in recycling equipment.

In 1 BBY, G2-1B7 worked out of the Partisans' headquarters on the moon Jedha and was present when Gerrera was reunited with former ally Jyn Erso, shortly before their base was destroyed by the Galactic Empire's Death Star superweapon. Both G2-1B7 and its patient perished in the blast.

Biography

Partisan practioner

During the ongoing conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire, the 2-1B surgical droid G2-1B7^[3] was the personal medical droid of the leader of the Partisans rebel movement, Saw Gerrera, who kept it close at all times.^[5] The droid was tasked with the difficult primary objective of keeping Gerrera alive, as he had previously inhaled near-lethal levels of Geonosian insecticide.^[6] G2-1B7 exhausted all possibilities while treating his master, and replaced much of Gerrera's body with cybernetics to treat his more serious injuries.^[2]

G2-1B7 served rebel Saw Gerrera on Jedha, working from a rudimentary examination room in the Catacombs of Cadera.

In the years leading up to the Battle of Yavin, G2-1B7 worked out of a small medical examination room with rudimentary conditions^[2] the Partisans' base in the Catacombs of Cadera on the moon Jedha, where it was regularly deactivated in order to prevent it from building up an ethical case to stop^[3] or alter Gerrera's treatment in its free time, and also to preserve energy.^[2] Gerrera's disability was so severe that droid also had to be heavily modified in order to bypass programming that would stop it dispensing the dangerous amount of drugs that he needed to function.^[5]

Death in the catacombs

G2-1B7 treated Gerrera and the other Partisans from a diagnostic station^[7] that included a flight chair that it had refitted into an examination table, an improvised plethysmograph to assess lung capacity, and an analysis computer that tracked the purging of the insecticide from Gerrera's lungs.^[3] The droid also used more sophisticated tools like its microscope and cybernetic repair tools, which it stored in recycled ceramic glasses.^[2]

G2-1B7 was present when Jyn Erso watched a hologram of her father, Galen Erso.

In the year 1 BBY,^[1] G2-1B7 was present in Gerrera's quarters when he was reunited with his former ward, Jyn Erso. The droid stood stationary in a corner of the room while Gerrera showed Erso a holographic message from her father, Galen Erso. When the message ended, Erso and many of the Partisans were forced to flee the catacombs as they were destroyed by the shockwave of a blast from the Empire's Death Star superweapon, although Gerrera remained behind and perished.^[4] Although no reliable source recorded G2-1B7's death, the droid certainly perished alongside its master.^[2]

Characteristics

G2-1B7 was a medical droid equipped with a 55VH Vocabulator and swappable servogrip pincers^[3] to handle medical equipment in specific circumstances.^[2] G2-1B7 was modified so that it could dispense drugs at intervals that were too dangerous for a standard 2-1B droid's intrinsic programming to allow. It was also capable of formulating ethical cases based on the condition and treatment of its patients.^[3]

G2-1B7 showed ingenuity in keeping its master, Saw Gerrera, alive, using recycled medical equipment and replacing much of his body with cybernetics.

The droid did what it could to help its master,^[8] and showed ingenuity in its treatments and regular recycling of equipment. Despite the precautions taken to prevent G2-1B7 ceasing Gerrera's treatment, it could still question the treatment and condition of its patient, and within the limits of what a droid could express,^[2] it was baffled as to how Saw Gerrera was still alive by the time of his reunion with Jyn Erso,^[3] and was usually amazed at his patient's will to survive. The droid noted Gerrera's grim determination as they prepared to face the deadly onslaught of the Death Star.^[9] Like all 2-1B surgical droids, G2-1B7 was manufactured by Industrial Automaton and stood 1.77 meters tall^[2] It had white, yellow, and silver plating.^[3]

Behind the scenes

G2-1B7 first appeared in the 2016 Anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The droid was not identified in the film^[4] but received a designation in the accompanying reference book Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.^[3] The English edition of the fifty-fifth issue of the Star Wars Helmet Collection magazine,^[5] which was released on February 7, 2018,^[10] and written by Iain Lowson,^[11] erroneously refers to G2-1B7 as a "G2 unit"^[5] rather than a 2-1B medical droid.^[3]