Sage Groves

Sage Groves (born November 9, 2001) is an American editor. She worked as an editor on Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III. The droid 5A-G3, who was developed for Older's 2023 comic-book series Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, is based on Groves.
==Biography==
The American editor Sage Groves was born on November 9, 2001. Groves worked on Escape from Valo, a junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa WongThe High Republic: Escape from Valo as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III that was published on January 30, 2024. For the project, she was the authors' literary assistant and editor, considering the novel one of the highlights of their year in 2023. Upon the book's publication, Groves was mentioned in the acknowledgments and thanked for her assistance with the project, though was left uncredited for the role of editor. On May 23, 2024, Groves attended the press premiere of the Disney+ live-action television series The Acolyte alongside Wong and Older, having been brought to the event by the latter. Alongside being listed in the acknowledgements of Escape from Valo, she considered the premiere one of her Star Wars-related highlights for 2024.
The droid 5A-G3 was based on Groves, having been developed for Older's 2023 comic-book series Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, which was part of The High Republic Phase III. 5A-G3's name is a leet speak on the editor's name. Groves confirmed the droid's pronouns as "she/they," intended to be used interchangeably, which matched those used by herself. The editor was congratulated on the droid's debut by the series' artist Harvey Tolibao after they expressed elation at their character's debut in the comic's first issue, which was released by Dark Horse Comics on December 6, 2023.
Tolibao created 5A-G3's design, basing her off of an espresso coffee bean grinder. Groves spoke to him about the design, finding the artist's inspiration for the droid's depiction amusing, as he had not known she had been working as a barista when she first began speaking with Older. Upon 5A-G3's debut, the editor showcased a copy of the issue featuring the custom artwork of the droid doodled on a plastic cover holding a copy of the first issue of The High Republic Adventures. Groves has also noted their hope for 5A-G3 to make future appearances in Star Wars media. 
==Works==
===Bibliography===
Year	Title 	Contribution	Notes
2024	The High Republic: Escape from Valo	Editor 	Uncredited, though thanked for assistance in acknowledgements
==Sources==
*The High Republic: Escape from Valo
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Category:Editors