Holowan Laboratories

Holowan Laboratories was a division of Holowan that manufactured droids during the Clone Wars and the Imperial Era.
==History==
Following the Clone Wars' resolution, before which the destructive galaxy-wide conflict fought between the forces of the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems was partly fueled by their droid and arms products, Holowan Laboratories was able to bypass the Galactic Empire's ban on the production of battle droids by reclassifying their products as security droids.Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head The company also took on Project Phlutdroid.
==Products==
Holowan Laboratories developed and manufactured the IG-series of droids active during the Clone Wars, including the IG-100 MagnaGuard—fielded by the Separatist Droid Army—the IG-86 sentinel droid, and the IG-RM bodyguard and enforcer droid In addition, Holowan Laboratories manufactured the rogue assassin droid IG-88, who operated as a bounty hunter during the Galactic Civil War waged between the reigning Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
==Behind the scenes==
Holowan Laboratories was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide, a reference book written by Adam Bray and released on July 21, 2014. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the company first appeared in the 1996 short story "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88," written by Kevin J. Anderson and released in the Tales of the Bounty Hunters anthology. Holowan Laboratories was incorrectly identified as "Halowan Laboratories" in the young readers book Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head, written by Pablo Hidalgo and released on August 26, 2014.
==Appearances==
*Darth Vader (2020) 13 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Droid manufacturers