Ubrikkian Steamworks was a subsidiary of Ubrikkian Industries.
Ubrikkian Steamworks manufactured droids, most notably the DD-13 cybernetic surgical droid and an earlier medical unit responsible for making Grievous into a cyborg. Darth Vader disliked the "Galactic Chopper" droid so much that he personally prevented the renewal of Ubrikkian's DD-13 supply contract.
Despite a planned redesign of the DD-13 line, Ubrikkian retired the medical droids and focused on the DD-19 labor pool droid.
Behind the scenes
The New Essential Guide to Droids author Daniel Wallace named Ubrikkian Steamworks for his interest in the science-fiction sub-genre known as steampunk.[2]
Sources
- The New Essential Guide to Droids (First mentioned)
Endnotes for The New Essential Guide to Droids: PART 1 OF 3 on Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 57 MED 7-8: Medical droids
Notes and references
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 276 ("Ubrikkian Steamworks")
- ↑
Endnotes for The New Essential Guide to Droids: PART 1 OF 3 on Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
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