Krellus Barzane
Krellus Barzane, an Arkanian female, was a renegade technolord who worked as a trafficker in used technological goods.[1] Around the year 15 BBY,[2] she purchased the protocol droid C-3PO and the astromech droid R2-D2 from researchers at[3] the planet Manda's[4] Baobab Archives, who had taken exception to the know-it-all and pushy attitudes of C-3PO and R2-D2, respectively. The droids had been assigned to the archives by their master, Mungo Baobab, but the annoyed researchers nevertheless arranged for them to be "mistakenly" sold to Barzane[1] in spite of the protocol droid's indignant protests.[3] The droids helped their new master stay one step ahead of her enemies, but Barzane ultimately met with misfortune.[1] By 5.5 BBY,[5] the robotic pair had entered the service of Governor Wena Havid of the Kalarba system after a string of unremarkable and menial assignments.[3]
Behind the scenes
An unnamed trafficker in used technological goods who once owned C-3PO and R2-D2 was first mentioned in 1999's C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid, a reference book written by Daniel Wallace and Josh Ling.[3] The trafficker was given a name, sex, and species in the 2013 article The Droids Re-Animated, written by Abel G. Peña and Rich Handley for the StarWars.com blog.[1]
Sources
- C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid (First mentioned)
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
The Droids Re-Animated, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!) (First identified as Krellus Barzane)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Droids Re-Animated, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑
"Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO"—Polyhedron 170
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid
- ↑
Star Wars: Droids—"Tail of the Roon Comets"
- ↑ Omnibus: Droids (introduction to The Kalarba Adventures)