Unidentified Imperial factory

OnACanonArticle

For other uses, see unidentified factory.
Blue-question-mark

The title of this article is conjectural.

Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

"I know the stories. My grandfather worked at an Imperial factory. Put food on the table when he couldn't find work anywhere else. Did that make him evil?"
―Tamara Ryvora — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[2]

A weapons factory of the Galactic Empire operated during the Imperial Era and employed the eventual grandfather of the human mechanic Tamara Ryvora. In 34 ABY, Ryvora told the Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono and the mechanic Jarek Yeager about her grandfather's occupation and how it had kept her family fed.

Description

A weapons factory[1] of the Galactic Empire operated during the Imperial Era.[2]

History

"You're just too young to understand, Tam. The Empire exploited the vulnerable that—"
"Oh, I understand. I understand that you're taking Kaz's side. Again."
―Jarek Yeager and Tamara Ryvora, after the latter discussed her grandfather's past employment — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[2]
The factory produced weapons of war for the Galactic Empire (emblem pictured).

The factory produced weapons of war for the Galactic Empire (emblem pictured).

During the Empire's reign, the grandfather of the human mechanic Tamara Ryvora searched for work and eventually began working for the factory to feed his family after being unable to find employment elsewhere.[2] At some point after he had stopped working there,[1] Ryvora was told of[2] her[3] grandfather's Imperial employment and how it had assisted her relatives,[2] though was not informed the factory had been involved with making weapons of war.[1]

While aboard the supertanker fuel depot Colossus[2] in 34 ABY,[4] Ryvora felt comforted by the protection offered by the First Order's stormtroopers, as the forces[2] of the Empire's successor state[5] reminded her of the way the Empire used to protect citizens[3] during her grandfather's past. She briefly talked about her grandfather's former employment with her colleagues, the Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono and the mechanic Jarek Yeager, who disagreed with her opinions on the First Order's practices and compared them to the Empire. However, Ryvora felt that her grandfather was an example of an Imperial employee with good intentions, which meant that the First Order's aims could also be beneficial. When Yeager began to reply pointing out the Empire's flaws, she scoffed and left.[2]

Behind the scenes

"Tam didn't really understand. […] Her grandfather, her parents, you know, that were employed by the Empire wasn't a good thing, but she didn't quite understand it. She wasn't alive during that time."
―Brandon Auman — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[1]
The factory was introduced via mention in Star Wars Resistance's first season.

The factory was introduced via mention in Star Wars Resistance's first season.

The Imperial factory was first mentioned in "The New Trooper,"[2] the sixteenth episode of the first season of the Star Wars Resistance animated television series,[6] which premiered on November 4, 2018.[7] Resistance executive producer Justin Ridge[2] felt that having Ryvora discuss her grandfather's past[3] as an Imperial factory worker[2] on the show was important[3] as it explained why she did not view the Empire as inherently evil.[8]

Another of the show's executive producers, Brandon Auman, revealed that Ryvora's grandfather's work for the Empire had taken place before she was born. The producer further indicated that Ryvora did not truly understand that the factory occupation that had provided for her family in the past was, in part, involved in producing weapons of war.[1]

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wiki-shrinkable Wookieepedia Interviews - Brandon Auman on the official Wookieepedia YouTube channel (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 SWResistanceLogo Star Wars Resistance — "The New Trooper"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 StarWars.com The Minds Behind Star Wars Resistance on What's Ahead in the Final Season on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the events of Star Wars Resistance Season One, which includes the episode "The New Trooper," in 34 ABY.
  5. ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  6. ↑ SWInsider "Resistance Revisited" — Star Wars Insider 190
  7. ↑ Disney.com Star Wars Resistance on Walt Disney TV Press website (original link is obsolete)
  8. ↑ SWInsider "Switching Sides" — Star Wars Insider 194