RA-7 protocol droid/Legends

The RA-7 protocol droid was a third-degree primary, low-intelligence model of protocol droid produced by Arakyd Industries specifically for the Galactic Empire.

Design
Humanoid in shape with an insectoid head, and similar in build to the 3PO-series of protocol droids, the RA-7 was covered in reflective plating and commonly found in the offices of high ranking Imperial officials, military officers, courtiers, and Coruscant dignitaries.

Imperial service
While not particularly useful, the RA-7 became nearly ubiquitous in the Empire by 0 BBY in a plot by the Imperial Security Bureau to spread the droids. The Bureau had ordered thousands of RA-7s from Arakyd and installed special programming in the droids to use them as spies. As those targeted by the droids began to uncover hidden recording devices and surveillance equipment in the nigh-useless droids, they began to hide, misplace or lose them to avoid attention and branding as traitors.

Ominous nickname
As the first Death Star came online, the Bureau grew concerned that Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin would attempt to use the superweapon to overthrow the Empire. Untrusting of the Grand Moff or any of his subordinates, the Bureau stationed thousands of RA-7 droids on the Death Star, earning them the nickname "Death Star droids".

A combination of the destruction of the majority of their droids and the detection of their program caused the Bureau to cancel the RA-7 droid surveillance initiative shortly after 1 ABY.

A number of RA-7 droids were used abaord Star Destroyers to monitor medical equipment, such as life support capsules.

Known units

 * Baruk's RA-7 droid
 * 5D6-RA-7
 * 3B6-RA-7
 * MB-RA-7

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
 * Star Wars Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Tag and Bink Are Dead
 * Marvel Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * X-wing: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Chewbacca
 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2