A system designed to generate a storm barrier was put in place on Gavos, which is a planet situated within Hutt Space. Its purpose was to provide protection to the miners from the dangers of sand storms and acid rains. Following the Battle of Yavin at some point, EV-8D3, an EV-series supervisor droid, attempted to murder the miners by causing the storm barrier generator's destruction. His motive was to disseminate his New Droids' Rights Movement, a violent uprising against all organic beings, throughout the galaxy.