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A blastromech droid
A blastromech droid was a astromech droid that had been modified to serve as a security droid. Blastromech droids were used during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War.
Description
Compared to standard astromech droids, these droids had an addition of two or more blasters on top of their bodies.[1]
History
During the Clone Wars, the Separatists used blastromech droids to defend their droid factory on Mustafar.[2]
After the Battle of Yavin, blastromech droids could be found in use by the Death Watch at their bunker on the forest moon of Endor.[3]
Borvo the Hutt owned several blastromechs to defend his vault on Naboo,[4] as well as the Ultragungans in their bunker.[5]
Blastromech droids were also used by the Rebel Alliance in a prison facility within the hidden Rebel base on Corellia.[6]
Behind the scenes
Blastromech droids appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[7] Blastromech droids were added to the game with an update released on May 25, 2004.[8]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources
Star Wars Galaxies Newsletter #7 - March, 2004 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct) (First mentioned)- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan — Quest: "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" on Mustafar
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Death Watch Bunker" on Endor
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Old Republic Droid Modules: Borvo's Battle Droid" on Naboo
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Old Republic Droid Modules: The Gungan Battle Droid" on Naboo
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Imperial Quest: "Rescue the first Imperial Officer" on Corellia
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish 8: Droids Rebuilt on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links
- Blastromech on the SWG Wiki
