IG-1[1] was the retroactive[3] code name given to the first assassin droid design developed by Phlut Design Systems[1] as part of Project Phlutdroid[3] after the relative success of its IG lancer droid.[1] However, the droid was ultimately left unproduced by PDS when the company's assets were seized by the InterGalactic Banking Clan shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars[3] in the year 22 BBY.[4] The assassin droid's unpublished blueprints,[3] along with those of the rest of the IG-series, were later acquired by Holowan Mechanicals[1] and relabeled IGs 1 through 99.[3]
Behind the scenes
Concept designs for IG-1 and a pair of H-TFUs by Adam Nichols
The IG-1 was first mentioned in The New Essential Guide to Droids, a 2006 Star Wars Legends reference book written by Daniel Wallace.[3] Adam Nichols created an IG-1 concept design for the Krome Studios port of the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, depicted alongside a pair of Heavy Tactical Fighting Units, though the assassin droid went unused in the final game.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PSP, PS2 and Wii versions only) (Cut content)
Sources
- The New Essential Guide to Droids (First mentioned)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 78 ("IG-1")
- ↑ According to The New Essential Guide to Droids, assassin droids are classified as class four.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 The New Essential Guide to Droids
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑
Star Wars - The Force Unleashed by Adam Nichols on www.adamnichols.net: "IG-1 Droid Concept Design." (backup link archived on April 5, 2025)
