Viper probe droid/Legends

The Viper was a probe droid produced by Arakyd Industries, based on the success of Galalloy Industries' work. Arakyd's designs relied heavily on the work of Viper Sensor Intelligence Systems, a corporation acquired by Arakyd during the Clone Wars.

The droid measured 1.6 meters in height with six manipulator arms extending from a central pod. Sensitive receivers and sensors covered the "head". Repulsorlift engines carried the droid across terrain while the arms gathered samples. Vipers were delivered to their targets through single used, custom built hyperspace pods.

Viper droids were designed for use by the Galactic Republic in survey and exploration duty, but a during the reign of the Galactic Empire, a large number were modified for military duty. These droids, upgraded under the direct supervision of Darth Vader, featured a blaster cannon, self destruct mechanism, and, in some cases, shields.

The Imperial Viper droids were manufactured on Mechis III when IG-88 controlled the planet's automated factories. IG-88 included a secondary set of programming to the Viper droids to relay any intelligence useful to IG-88's planned droid revolution,

Following the Battle of Yavin, the Empire committed thousands of these modified probe droids to scour the galaxy for the hidden base of the Rebel Alliance. It was an Arakyd Viper that landed on the ice planet Hoth and self-destructed when confronted by Han Solo and Chewbacca. Before its demise, that particular droid was able to first relay images of the Rebels' power generator to Darth Vader, revealing the location of Echo Base.



Arakyd's success with the military model of the Viper yielded the C-Viper probe droid variant designed for planetary law enforcement organizations.

Appearances

 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Dark Empire
 * Dark Empire II
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88