This object can be seen in Mos Eisley spaceport in Star Wars: Episode IV.
I’ve always wondered what its purpose is. Do we know?
asked Sep 10, 2016 at 17:24
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2a giant BB-8 head? ;)– RedCaioSep 10, 2016 at 22:06
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3@RedCaio - Jar Jar's tomb.– ValorumSep 11, 2016 at 0:29
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1A futuristic outdoor icebox? I mean, someone on Tattooine must need a sack of ice every now and then, right?– Giacomo1968Sep 11, 2016 at 6:24
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2It's an incubator for scum and villainy. That's how Mos Eisley got to be so wretched.– EvilSnackSep 11, 2016 at 17:07
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1I remember those; that's where you stick your kid so you can go get drunk.– MazuraAug 24, 2018 at 22:40
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This is a 9000 Z001 landspeeder
Per wookieepedia
The 9000 Z001 landspeeder was a Ubrikkian model commonly used around the time of the Battle of Yavin. It was modified from the 9000 landspeeder, which had been aimed at Ugor customers but had flopped.
At the time of filming, the ship was simply labelled (in the construction blueprints) as "Fourth Speeder". The tag "9000 Z001" seems to have been added later as a retcon.
The Star Wars Galaxy Guide #7 (Mos Eisley) RPG sourcebook also offers the following non-canon info;
answered Sep 10, 2016 at 17:31
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21Pretty sure "9000" and "Z001" are not-so-subtle nods to the fact that this thing looks a lot like the EVA pods from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Z001 part is basically "2001", the 9000 is a tip of the hat to HAL 9000. Sep 10, 2016 at 22:53
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2I used to own quite a few of that SWCCG card. +1 for citing that picture, though I don't think it's technically canon. Sep 11, 2016 at 15:14
From the old newspaper comic strips, it appears to be a "low life droid."
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1Although this is interesting, it doesn't really explain much about this object. Even from the earliest design stages it was designated as a speeder, rather than a droid.– ValorumAug 23, 2018 at 23:15