WED Treadwell repair droid

WED Treadwell repair droids was a line of maintenance droids manufactured by Cybot Galactica that came in a range of models.

Characteristics

WED Treadwells were flexible^[4] class 5^[2] utility and repair droids. Standing at around a meter tall, they came in a range of models, but all had a flat,^[3] wide treaded base,^[4] a spindly,^[3] telescopic stalk, upon which was mounted binocular visual sensors.^[1] WEDs also had a cluster of arms tipped with various tools,^[3] which could be purchased separately. Treadwells were used to repair ships, machinery, and other droids, but were relativity fragile and required frequent maintenance.^[1] Despite this, they had the ability to keep working at optimal capacity until they were destroyed.^[5]

There were four known models:

• WED-15 Treadwell droid^[2]
• WED-15 Septoid Treadwell^[1]
• WED 15 "Septoid 2" Treadwell toolkit droid^[6]
• WED-15-XT Treadwell droid^[7]

History

Manufactured by Cybot Galactica,^[1] WED Treadwell repair droids were commonly^[4] found throughout the galaxy,^[3] just as helpful on a moisture farm as they were in a starship hangar.^[4]

WED Treadwells were used by both sides of the Galactic Civil War; the Galactic Empire used them to repair their turrets and structures,^[5] while the Alliance to Restore the Republic used them to make field repairs to vehicles in the heat of combat.^[8]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope DK Reader
• Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
• "Attack over Tatooine" — LEGO Star Wars 1
• "Escape Pod for Sale!" — LEGO Club Magazine March/April 2016
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return to the Wheel"
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• T0-B1: The Droid Who Became a Jedi (Cover only)

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