Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory

The Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory,Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded also known as the Tarkin Initiative R&D base, Tarkin Initiative laboratory, Imperial kyber refinery or the Laboratory of Conception and Implementation of the High Energies,Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z was a secluded Imperial research and development facility located on the planet Eadu. Guarded by the 975th Battalion, the installation was where the development research was done for the Death Star's superlaser under the direction of Galen Erso as part of the Tarkin Initiative. A team of scientists at the complex undertook two interconnected projects: the fusing of kyber crystal shards into larger forms and the creation and redirection of a controlled chain reaction. Attached to the facility was a single-barrel defensive turbolaser cannon, along with a launch bay for TIE/ln space superiority starfighters and at least 1 TIE/rp Reaper attack lander and a shuttle station where cargo shuttles delivered crystals for the team in specialized containers.
During Operation Fracture in 1 BBY, a Rebel squad consisting of Captain Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso, K-2SO, Bodhi Rook, Baze Malbus, and Chirrut Îmwe traveled to the facility in a UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft to find Galen Erso. Director Orson Krennic arrived shortly after the Rebels in his Imperial shuttle to investigate suspicions of a Rebel sympathizer within the scientific ranks. After Erso revealed himself as the traitor, Krennic had Erso's team executed by death troopers. The complex was then attacked by rebel starfighters, consisting of T-65B X-wing starfighters and BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers from Blue Squadron.In response, the base's defensive cannon and TIE/ln space superiority starfighters were dispatched to counter the threat, only to be overwhelmed by the Alliance as Îmwe led to the turbolaser's destruction, allowing for the Rebel strike team's success. Ultimately, an alliance torpedo brought severe damages to Director Krennic's landing platform, killing several stormtroopers and mortally wounding Galen Erso, who conversed with his daughter before the remaining Rebels fled from the planet.
==Appearances==
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization 
*Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
*Rogue One Adaptation 1
*Rogue One Adaptation 3
*Rogue One Adaptation 4
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide 
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*Star Wars: On the Front Lines
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded 
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*Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z 
*Star Wars: The Rebel Files
*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
*Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Eadu locations
Category:Galactic Empire scientific facilities
Category:Laboratories
Category:Outer Rim Territories structures