Imperial communication droid

Courier droids were readapted R4 astromech droids used by the Imperial Press Corps, designed to carry information from one place to another, avoiding the use of networks.

History
When Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ordered the destruction of the Main communications tower on Lothal, the Galactic Empire began to use courier droids as a means to physically transport sensitive data. The Lothal rebels took advantage of the situation to try to discover the whereabouts of Kanan Jarrus, stealing one of these courier droids and substituting their own repainted droid, C1-10P. The rebel droid infiltrated an Imperial cruiser, obtained information on Jarrus' whereabouts, and returned to his own ship, the Ghost, that ship being under heavy fire. Aboard the Ghost, the Imperial Courier droid, designated 264, was making itself useful putting out fires, much to the surprise and approval of the rebel crew. So impressed was the crew that they openly considered making the Imperial droid a permanent member of their crew. The temperamental C1-10P, however, would not tolerate this, and pushed its rival out of the cargo doors while the ship was still in flight. On the grasslands below, two Loth-cats were surprised when the Imperial Droid fell from the sky into their midst. The droid was not destroyed, and righted itself, finding itself in curious company.

Appearances

 * Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy