W1-EG5 was a white repair droid that was forced to work in the criminal Pyke Syndicate's spice mines on the planet Kessel during the reign of the Galactic Empire. In 10 BBY, W1-EG5 was freed from slavery when its restraining bolt was removed during a slave revolt in the mines started by the droid L3-37. Shortly after his freedom, the spunky droid used its moving flap as a fist against the Pyke Syndicate's control room.
W1-EG5 first appeared in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story and was first identified in the accompanying reference book Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo. The droid was one of several characters in the film portrayed by Star Wars veteran Warwick Davis.
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Beeps"