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'''Widget''' was [[Mora]]'s [[Droid/Legends|droid]] assistant on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[M'haeli/Legends|M'haeli]] in [[0 ABY/Legends|0 ABY]].

==Biography==
He assisted [[Mora]] with her repairs business, and joined her when she went offworld with [[Ranulf Trommer/Legends|Ranulf Trommer]] and [[Ch'no]] to join the wider [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebellion]].

Widget was a short, bipedal droid with a primarily yellow and brown body and a red scarf around his neck. The odd little droid came on-line in Mora's early teens, after a half dozen botched attempts to initialize his cognitive processor. Since then, he has faithfully fulfilled his role of making his master a better mechanic, both intentionally and accidentally&mdash;his tools are an asset, but it his frequent system glitches that have given Mora monthly crash courses in droid re-construction.

Even in a galaxy choked with automatons, Widget's appearance is peculiar. His stumpy legs and wide, heavy base give him a wobbling, splayed gait and a low center of gravity. A flexible waist supports an armored torso with an inset button panel, used to input commands and run diagnostic when the droid is off-line or inactive.

The droid's arms are true marvels, each containing dozens of small machinist's tools that can be extended through the digits and palms of both square, blunt-fingered hands. The right forearm holds a magnifier, a spotlight luma and a full range of wire cutters. The left, covered by ribbed sheathing, holds a laser welder, gripper clamps and a computer access link. This is just a fraction of Widget's total accoutrement and he can add or remove items with little effort.

Following the battle of Yavin, [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] came to M'haeli to support the local insurgency in their fight against Governor [[Grigor (governor)|Grigor]]. Widget proved to be of worth, helping the team rescue prisoners from Grigor's mines and retrieving coded data on the corrupt governor's illegal activities.

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==Behind the scenes==
"Widget" is a real word. It refers to any small gadget, especially one the name of which cannot be recalled.

==Appearances==
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*[[River of Chaos 1|''River of Chaos'' 1]] {{1st}}
*[[River of Chaos 2|''River of Chaos'' 2]]
*[[River of Chaos 3|''River of Chaos'' 3]]
*[[River of Chaos 4|''River of Chaos'' 4]]

==Sources==
*{{EGCite|D|Widget}}

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