Destroyer Droid MKII

The destroyer droid MKII was a newer generation droideka model that was highly illegal under the Galactic Empire. Most of the droideka used by the Trade Federation were stolen by smugglers and pirates after their deactivation. By the Rebellion Era the droideka was largely considered out dated as a military unit until Jabba The Hutt discovered an abandoned droid factory on Hypori at an unknown date. There he found a stock of doideka prototypes defending the underground facility. A Zann Consortium spy leaked the existents of the factory to Tyber Zann and he and his second in command Urai Fen captured the facility. The MKII droieka became an important battle field unit.



The most noticeable feature of the MKII are the two built in Ion cannons, which allowed it to weaken shields, in addition to the standard rapid fire blaster cannons. The MKII also had a more modern shield system that ignored solid objects loses power less quickly but made the droid somewhat more vulnerable to explosive weapons. Instead of the tripod legs of the original the MKII had two pairs of rotating, insectoid legs that allowed it to sprint for short distances without lowering shields.