The BLX General labor droid was built in a humanoid bipedal configuration and had photoreceptors and auditory pickups made for standard wavelengths.
Characteristics
The BLX had a slow reaction time and walk cycle but possessed formidable strength and was nearly unbeatable in terms of stamina. BLX droids did not specialize in anything, but functioned well in zero-G, where their magnetic footpads allowed them to cling to the hulls of starships and their metal shells held up against extreme temperatures or hits from micrometeorites. They were widely used on shipyards such as Fondor and Kuat. The original BLX series made by Serv-O-Droid, Inc. had an uneven head and arms that dangled below the unit's knees, but later models, such as the BLX NV, had more Human-like proportions. It was only a little more complex than a standard model ASP-7 labor droid, its cut above this model being its slightly better cognitive circuits and more versatile vocabulator.
A BLX labor droid at work
Though BLX labor droids were not very remarkable when given regular memory wipes, their behavioral circuitry matrices could create an acute level of self-awareness, if allowed to accumulate life experience. Many BLX droids developed personalities. These units often befriended their owners, who spared them from the smelting chambers.
History
Bollux, also known as BLX-5, was the most well-known of the BLX series.
Appearances
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
- Han Solo at Stars' End (First appearance)
- Han Solo at Stars' End comic
- Han Solo's Revenge
- Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
- Death Troopers (and audiobook)
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook (as BLX-5 Labor Droid)
- The Essential Guide to Characters
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids (as BLX-series labor unit)
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- Scavenger's Guide to Droids