Sparky was Jaina Solo's R5-series astromech droid during her early tenure with Rogue Squadron in the war with the Yuuzhan Vong.[3] Sparky was destroyed[4] a year into[1] the conflict when Jaina strayed too close to an exploding New Republic ship in her T-65XJ X-wing starfighter at the Battle of Kalarba. Jaina was distraught at the loss of her droid,[4] and eventually replaced the astromech with R2-B3, a droid nicknamed "Cappie" after her fallen wingman Anni Capstan.[5]
Behind the scenes
Sparky first appeared in the 1999 novel The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught, the second book in the series Star Wars: The New Jedi Order and the first installment of the Dark Tide Duology.[3]
Although described as an R5 unit in Onslaught,[3] The New Jedi Order: Balance Point,[4] and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia,[6] in The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin, Sparky is mistakenly described as an R2-series astromech droid.[7]
Appearances
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (First appearance)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Reader's Companion
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 According to The New Essential Guide to Droids, R5-series astromech droids such as Spark belong the the R-series manufactured by Industrial Automaton.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
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