OWO-3

OWO-3^[2] was a battle droid who served in the Trade Federation Droid Army, working as a gunner aboard the Trade Federation flagship Saak'ak, a modified Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter.^[1] In 32 BBY,^[3] shortly before the Invasion of Naboo,^[1] Chief Gunner Jull Dremon ordered OWO-3 to^[2] destroy the Republic Diplomatic Corps' Consular-class space cruiser Radiant VII while the latter starship rested in the hangar of the Saak'ak. OWO-3 and other battle droid gunners carried out the order with accuracy,^[1] with a droid laser turret destroying the Radiant VII.^[4]

Behind the scenes

OWO-3 was first mentioned in 2006 in the Databank entry for Antidar Williams on StarWars.com, which was developed by Hyperspace member^[1] Ian Tapley.^[5] On January 21, 2014,^[6] the droid was first identified in "The Devious Neimoidians Revealed," an article written by Tim Veekhoven, Sander de Lange, Kevin Beentjes, and Leland Chee and published in the 147th issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine.^[2]

Sources

• Lt. Antidar Williams: A 'What's the Story?' Story on The Dark Side Databank — Ian Tapley's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
• Williams, Lt. Antidar in the Databank (original site is defunct) (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
• "Rogues Gallery: The Devious Neimoidians Revealed" — Star Wars Insider 147 (First identified as OWO-3)

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