Treadwell Droid WED-1016

Recommended music: Metallica – Don’t Tread On Me

Treading lightly this #StarWarsSaturday, we’re still inside Echo Base during The Empire Strikes Back. Today, from the Saga Collection, it’s the Treadwell Droid!

INT. REBEL BASE – MAIN HANGAR DECK
Pilots, gunners, and R2 units scurry about. Luke, pulling on his heavy-weather jacket, is headed toward a row of armored speeders. He stops at the rear of the Millennium Falcon, where Han and Chewie are trying to repair the right lifter with even more haste than before.

LUKE
Chewie, take care of yourself, okay? As Luke pats Chewie on the arm, Chewie puts his arms around Luke and gives him a tight hug. Han is discussing the lifter with a repair droid when he sees Luke.

HAN
Hi, kid. (to droid) There’s got to be a reason for it. Check it at the other end. Wait a second. (to Luke) You all right?

LUKE
Yeah.

HAN
Be careful.

LUKE
You, too.

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As Han, Chewie, and other members of the Rebellion prepare for battle, Han is seen working on the Millennium Falcon. He is joined by a treadwell droid. I’m not sure how the droid got on top of the ship or just how he diagnoses electrical issues, but he’s up there just the same.

Hasbro packed this Treadwell Droid with the Power Droid in a group of Battle of Hoth figures during the Saga Collection. The droid is not mentioned on the package as “WED-1016,” or at all, and is given no accessories. The only official acknowledgment is on the included stand, which is labeled as “GNK & Treadwell Droids.”

The figure is a repaint of the Treadwell Droid WED-15-77, which was included with the Power Of The Force 2 Aunt Beru figure seven years earlier. While the paint is an upgrade from the Tatooine version of the droid, the figure still has only one point of articulation in the rotating pole body. The head, arms, and wheels are all fixed in place.

The Empire Strikes Back turned 45 years old this year! I “figure” there’ll be a new Episode V figure to share here for the rest of the year. Happy 45 years of ESB!

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