Infiltrator probe droid

"That thing's tapped into every system&hellip;made the entire ship an extension of itself! Probe droids were never meant to operate this independently!"

- Luke Skywalker

The Infiltrator probe droid was a probe droid produced in a collaboration between Arakyd Industries and Imperial technicians under Admiral Damon Krell following the Battle of Hoth.

The Infiltrator was similar in design to Arakyd's Viper probe droid, though this model boasted thicker armor plating, augmented weapon systems, and the ability to plug into and control electronic systems. Admiral Krell sent an Infiltrator prototype, designated 13-K, to take command of a damaged blockade runner in deep space, attaching itself to the main power grid and taking over the ship's automated systems.

Luke Skywalker happened upon the ship, and his X-wing was blasted to pieces by the Infiltrator-controlled turrets. Luke was able to eject, and breached the blockade runner. Encountering 13-K, Skywalker realized he could not tamper with the droid, lest he accidentally set it to self-destruct and destroy the entire vessel. In fact, this was exactly what the Infiltrator had been programmed to do&mdash;it would self-destruct in the midst of the Rebel Fleet. However, Luke's presence caused the probe droid to alter course, intent on delivering the young Jedi back to Admiral Krell. Luke was able to flee the ship in an escape pod, leaving the blockade runner on a collision course with Krell's flagship. Upon impact, the runner's reactor core exploded, taking it, the Star Destroyer and the Infiltrator probot with it.

The Infiltrator probot seemed to set a precedent for Arakyd probe droids&mdash;from then on, future probot designs grew larger and larger with each new release, culminating in the gargantuan Hunter-Killer probot.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars 45: Death Probe