EG-6 power droid
Production information
Homeworld	Coruscant
Manufacturer	Veril Line Systems
Model	EG-6 power droid
Class	Power droid
Technical specifications
Height	1 meter
Armament	None
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era

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The EG-6 series by Veril Line Systems was an ambulatory power droid.

Characteristics

Outfitted with only a low AI, EG-6's only function was to provide energy to diverse machinery, starships and other vehicles. Most of the EG-6's interior was filled out by its fusion generators. Its hull was heavily armored.

There were two heavy power plug-in sockets on the right side of the EG-6's body and a standard power plug-in socket on the lower half of its front. There was also a light power plug-in socket in the face-like unit on the upper half of its front side, that also contained a system diagnostic package and visual sensors as well as an acoustic signaler.

The system diagnostic package included a spectrometer and infrared-, sonar- and x-ray-scanners and was used for equipment checks. Although very rarely used, the EG-6 had a manipulator arm that was hidden under a panel on its lower front side.

History

The EG-6 was found nearly everywhere throughout the galaxy. Its follow-up model, the S9-series heavy power droid, a larger and more powerful version of the EG-6, was Veril Line Systems' answer to the GNK power droid made by Industrial Automaton. The EG-6 that was owned by the Lars family on Tatooine was several hundred standard years old.^[1]

Behind the scenes

A different version of the EG-6 can be seen in The Phantom Menace, and it was often mistaken for the GNK power droid.

Appearances

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars Missions 9: Revolt of the Battle Droids
• When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
• Star Wars Rebellion 4: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 4
• Star Wars Galaxies
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars: Battlefront II

Sources

• Star Wars toy line
• The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: EG-6)
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid
• Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 12 (POW1-2, Power Droids)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 76 (POW3-4, EG-6 Power Droid)
• Star Wars Trading Card Game – A New Hope (Card: EG-6 Power Droid)
• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
• Standoffs
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• Threats of the Galaxy
•  Visual Guide Chapter 7: Land of the Jawas on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Squadrons Over Corellia (Card: EG-6 Power Droid)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references