IH unit

An IH unit^[2] was a piece of technology that allowed for objects to be heated.^[1] A rectangular box with panels on the sides and various components on top, including a cylindrical piece, the device included a circular grate with multiple small round openings in the center and an outer ring with protrusions. Two thin rods extended upward.^[3] When objects were placed on top of it, the IH unit flashed red underneath.^[1]

Two decades after the Imperial unification, the Sullustan shopkeep at Tono's Teahouse on the planet Genbara^[4] owned a GNK power droid with an IH unit attached to the top.^[1] When a nearby village was attacked by Bandit Troopers, a former Sith known as the Ronin used the power droid's IH unit to boil water in a kettle and asked the shopkeep to repair his damaged astromech droid R5-D56 by the time the water boiled.^[4]

Behind the scenes

An IH unit first appeared in "The Duel," a non-canon short film released as part of the first volume of the Star Wars: Visions series, produced by Kamikaze Douga, and released on Disney+^[1] on September 22, 2021.^[5] Originally designed by Takashi Okazaki, it was first identified by name in concept art included in the episode for "The Duel" contained in the featurette series Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus,^[2] released on Disney+ on the same day as the short film.^[6] A more detailed view of the same concept art piece was included in Zack Davisson's 2022 reference book The Art of Star Wars: Visions.^[3]

Appearances

• Ronin: A Visions Novel (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: Visions — "The Duel" (First appearance)

Sources

• Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — "The Duel" (First identified as IH unit)
• The Art of Star Wars: Visions (Picture only)

Notes and references

External links

• Induction heater on Wikipedia
• スター・ウォーズ：ビジョンズ『The Duel』メイキング［後篇］黒澤映画と『スター・ウォーズ』への尊敬と共に、全力で遊んだ (Japanese) on CGWORLD (April 12, 2022) (backup link archived on February 19, 2025)