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"Rex, we've got to take out these walkers. I'll take one, you take the other.''" "''Don't worry, General. The boys and I can handle it. Hunter, Wrecker, you're with me."

- Anakin Skywalker and Rex

The octuptarra tri-droid, also known simply as the octuptarra droid or tri-droid and nicknamed the "virus droid" due to the biological plagues it sometimes carried, was a model of three-legged battle droid manufactured by the Techno Union. Produced in a number of different sizes, including agile octuptarra combat tri-droids and gigantic octuptarra magna tri-droids, they were used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics
Mounted on their rotating head were three powerful laser cannons, which proved effective against infantry. In addition, their powerful legs allowed them to scale steep surfaces. However, they toppled over helplessly if even one of their limbs was severed.

Octuptarra tri-droids were produced in a number of different sizes during the Clone Wars. Agile, battle droid-sized versions, known as octuptarra combat tri-droids, stood 3.6 meters in height and featured a highly-mobile chassis. Primarily used as anti-personnel platforms, certain variants stored airborne biological plagues in their bulbous "heads," allowing them to wreak havoc on the enemy long after the unit is destroyed, causing them to be nicknamed "virus droids". The largest models, known as octuptarra magna tri-droids, stood at 14.59 meters in height and were used as combat artillery. Large enough to take on heavily armored All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, their laser cannons could be replaced with chain-fed missile launchers. A variant of the octuptarra magna tri-droid used on Skako Minor was equipped with an engine at its waist, generating enough thrust to allow it to hover many meters above the ground.

The octuptarra tri-droid was named for the octuptarra, a species of eight-eyed, gasbag-headed vine walker found on the planet Skako.

History
"Still showing off, eh, General?''" "''You know me, Echo."

- Anakin Skywalker and Echo, as the former prepares to take on a tri-droid single-handedly on Skako Minor

The octuptarra tri-droid was primarily manufactured by the Techno Union division of the Separatist Droid Army, who often fielded them in battle during the Clone Wars. These droids were deployed during the Battle of Christophsis, where they were used to great effect against the Republic army's clones, though they were destroyed due to the intervention of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and the 501st Legion. Later in the battle, several of them were stationed outside of the separatist deflector shield. Several tri-droids guarded the city of Purkell, the Techno Union's headquarters, on Skako Minor. In the waning days of the Clone Wars, these droids were deployed during the battles of Utapau and Mygeeto. After the Republic was replaced by the Galactic Empire, most octuptarra tri-droids were deactivated.

Behind the scenes
The octuptarra tri-droid was originally created for the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. It was first identified in Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, a reference book written by Adam Bray, Kerrie Dougherty, Cole Horton, and Michael Kogge and released on September 4, 2015.

Several variants of the octuptarra tri-droid were visible in Revenge of the Sith; The octuptarra combat tri-droid found on Utapau had its digital model scaled up and modified to become the octuptarra magna tri-droid seen on Mygeeto, with slight cosmetic alterations between the two such as the former's laser cannons being replaced with chain-fed guns on the latter. The octuptarra tri-droid could be found in early sketches of Utapau by Ryan Church.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * Jedi of the Republic&mdash;Mace Windu, Part I
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith