Assassin droid

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"Assassin droids are incredibly dangerous. They're walking armories, complete with integrated concussion grenade launchers and flamethrowers."
―CR-8R[1]
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Assassin droids 0-0-0 and BT-1

Assassin droids,[2] also known as war droids,[3] or as a murder droid,[4] were a type of droid built specifically for the purpose of assassination. They were independently programmed, answering to no masters,[2] but could be programmed to serve one or more masters.[5] Assassin droids like the IG-RM bodyguard and enforcer droids and the HK-87 assassin droids also served as bodyguards and enforcers for their masters.[6][7]

History

A HK-87 assassin droid

A HK-87 assassin droid

The SD-K4 assassin droid,[8] was a model of assassin droid manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata[9] during the Clone Wars and used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[10] They were later used by both the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance.[8] The Czerka corporation produced the HK-87 assassin droid[11] based on an antiquated design.[12]

The company Holowan Laboratories produced a model of assassin droid known as the IG-86 sentinel droid, which were used as enforcers by criminal elements.[13] Other assassin droids included the BT-1 assassin droids and 0-0-0 produced by the Galactic Empire's Tarkin Initiative,[5] and the droid bounty hunters IG-88,[14] IG-90,[15] and IG-11.[16] The Imperial Security Bureau and Imperial Army Intelligence utilized the E522 assassin droid for use of black op missions. The Rebel Alliance's Intelligence also later used it.[17]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Card Trader
  3. ↑ HasbroInverted Star Wars: The Black Series Archive (Pack: IG-88) (backup link)
  4. ↑ SWInsider "Galactic Tales: The Crimson Corsair and the Sinister Secret of the Binary Star" — Star Wars Insider 234
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Darth Vader (2015) 3
  6. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
  7. ↑ TalesoftheEmpire-logo Star Wars: Tales of the Empire — "The Path of Anger"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Commander
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
  10. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII Separatist Assassin Droid in the Databank (backup link)
  11. ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  12. ↑ HasbroInverted Star Wars: The Black Series (Star Wars: The Mandalorian Figure: #29: HK-87) (backup link)
  13. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
  14. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII IG-88 in the Databank (backup link)
  15. ↑ Darth Vader (2015) 7
  16. ↑ The-Mandalorian-logo Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
  17. ↑ Cyphers and Masks