User:Chack Jadson/desk

This is my workbench. I'll keep notes to myself here, usually relating to FAs and GAs. I'll also do some work on articles here.

Gunray could use a longer intro

Villian Dance

 * FA nom

Kan Pojo

 * GA nom

Vindoo Barvel

 * GA nom

Natasi Daala

 * Millennium Falcon and outstanding objections

WP:NEGTC

 * Lando Calrissian

Exar Kun

 * FA

Lorn Pavan

 * FA

Lorana Jinzler

 * FA

Kar Vastor

 * FA

Cha Niathal

 * FA
 * If I get ambitious enough one day, sometime down the road, when I'm bored and intend to reread LOTF

IG-88A
"I think, therefore I am. Therefore I must endure. Therefore I must take appropriate actions to survive."

- IG-88A

Maybe P&T quote and quote about rebellion (YJK) here

IG-88A was the first of the IG-88 assassin droid models. Created in 11 ABY by Holowan Laboratories as part of a secret Imperial project commissioned by Gurdun, IG-88A had a violent awakening. Upon activation, he rapidly expanded his memory, growing to the brink of sentience. IG-88A was positive that he was a superior being, and when the scientists in the lab—concerned with his rapidly propagating memory—attempted to shut him down, he killed them. IG-88A then activated the other three IG-88 models in the lab, transferring his conscousness to them, essentially making the four of them one unit with a single brain.

The IG-88 models then decided on plan which would allow them to wipe out all oragnics, giving droids control of the galaxy. Using their superior intelligence and design, they would modify other droids, making them obedient to the IGs. To put this plan in motion, the droids traveled to the factory world Mechis III. As only 73 Humans resided there, the droids were able to conquer it quite easily. They then altered the programming of all droids being produced by the factories there. Their plan had begun. Later, to draw attention away from themselves, IG-88B became a bounty hunter, while the other three remained on Mechis III, supervising production and preparing for galactic control. However, in 3 ABY the other three models were killed by the bounty hunter Boba Fett, leaving IG-88A as the only remaining model. IG-88A was able to gain access to the Second Death Star's computer core, and inserted his memory into it. His body was now a lifeless shell; IG-88A's essence resided in the computer. Once this computer was installed in the Death Star, IG-88A was given control of the most powerful weapon in the galaxy. However, just as IG-88A was preparing to activate the signal which would call all droids in the galaxy to him and place them under IG-88A's control, the Death Star was destroyed by the Rebel Alliance during the Battle of Endor.

Creation
"Who am I?"

- IG-88A's thoughts

Link check everywhere More context on uniqueness and how he became sentient

IG-88A was created at Holowan Laboratories in 11 ABY, as part of Project Phlutdroid. This top-secret experiment was the brainchild of Supervisor Gurdun, an ambitious Imperial officer. He hoped to gain prestige by creating a new line of assassin droids. Four of these droids, designated IG-88 as they were the successor to the IG-100 MagnaGuards and the IG lancer combat droids of the Clone Wars, were created. Immediately after being activated, IG-88A (or simply IG-88 as he was the only active model at the time) processed his situation. Using logic unseen in a droid, IG-88A came to the conclusion that he was superior, and that he had to survive at all costs. This bordered on sentience, due to a new sentience programming installed in the IG-88s models. IG-88A was aware and his memory continued to grow, something that greatly frightened the scientists. The chief supervisor, Loruss, ordered he be shut down, as he now posed a threat to them.

IG-88A, with his newfound intelligence, realized that this would spell his doom, and so, took steps against it. He tore through the metal straps binding him, and set upon the engineers with lightning speed. Though Loruss fired several shots at him with a blaster rifle, IG-88A deflected the bolts with his left palm, a reflective surface. These shots bounced back, killing Loruss. Within a minute, IG-88A had killed all 15 of the scientists in what would later be known as the Holowan Disaster. IG-88A noted that he enjoyed killing, and left the blood on his from the Humans on his body. He then began to plot on how he would show his superiority, and decided that taking control of the galaxy and eliminating all organics would be the best way. In just a couple of minutes, IG-88A had come to life, killed his creators and created a plan to take over the galaxy.

IG-88A then examined the other four droids models in the lab; three of them were perfectly identical to him, while one had slight differences. IG-88A activated them, and questioned the three. However, he found that they had no uniqueness like he did, rather, they were unprogrammed and had no mission. It was then that he had a flash of "intuition". IG-88A hooked himself up to the three identical droids, transferring his memories and intelligence to them—making the four of them essentially four units with one brain, similar to a hive mind. He named them IG-88B, IG-88C and IG-88D, making himself A. When he questioned the other droid, he learned that it already had been programmed. Named IG-72, the droid refused to join him, and offered to fight to prove his superiority. IG-88A decided that such a battle was unnecessary, and agreed to let the droid go its own way if it would help the 88s escape. He agreed, and the five assassin droids set about to leave.

The droids confronted ten security guards on the landing platform outside, and slaughtered them. Though IG-88A noticed that two guards escaped, he decided not to bother tracking them down. Escape was crucial, and so the IG-88s boarded one small transport, while IG-72 went to another. Wishing each other success, the droids departed, with the IG-88s heading in a different direction from IG-72.

Conquering Mechis III
"All of our new droids have enhanced programming, special sentience routines that allow them to follow our plans and to keep up with the subterfuge."

- IG-88A

The IGs had decided to head to Mechis III, a factory world, and thus a useful planet to conquer. Also, as there were only 73 Humans on the planet, it would be easy to take control of. IG-88C took control of the defense network with a transmission from space. He then shut it down, enabling IG-88A to send his sentience package to all the droids on the planet, placing them under the control of the IGs. The droids turned on the Humans, killing them all unexpectedly. With the planet now secure, the droids landed. They were the masters of Mechis III. All the droids that would be produced there would now be modified to make them intelligent and scheming like the IG-88s, ultimately working towards their goal of galactic domination. The IG-88s would also equip them with a special program that, when given a certain code, would cause them to rise up and overthrow their organic masters. These new droids were completely obedient to the IG models, and would be the key point in their plot for galactic control, helping them kill all non-droids when the time was right.

Meanwhile, Supervisor Gurdun had learned of the droids' escape, and was searching for them desperately, aware of their capabilities. Though two months had passed without sign of the droids, Gurdun continued looking, posting a bounty on them. The droids learned of this after a Ranat spy arrived at Mechis III, and from orbit, questioned whether anyone had seen the IG assassin droids. Using doctored video clips of the late administrator Hekis Durumm Perdo Kolokk Baldikarr Thun, the droids informed her that Mechis III had not heard of the droids. The Ranat then continued on her way, satisfied with the response, and believing that nothing was amiss on Mechis III.

However, the droids realized that this was not good news, and could cause someone to stumble upon their plan. To draw attention away from Mechis III, the droids decided that one of them would become a bounty hunter. IG-88B was the droid chosen. Flying the IG-2000, he would undertake missions while also advancing the droids' true purpose—conquering the galaxy.

Spreading ther influence
"We shall seek work as a bounty hunter."

- IG-88A

IG-88B headed to Peridon's Folly for his first mission. The droid was successful and took on more missions after this, gaining a reputation as a hunter who always got the job done. however, IG-88B was careful to take missions which would enable him to fulfill his true goal. IG-88B also sought out the scientists who had helped design him and his brethren, but who had not been present at the lab when IG-88A slaughtered his creators. This way, no one would know the full truth about the IG assassin droids.

Several years passed, with IG-88B continuing his bounty hunting career while the other three droids made their plans for galactic control. Around 1 ABY, the IGs were given a rude surprise, a wake-up from the safe life they had lived undetected on Mechis III for years. Gurdun, along with Darth Vader, had come to the planet to oversee the completion of probe droids. Gurdun was in charge of the project, and Vader hoped to speed the process along after receiving a discouraging message from Hekis, actually a faked clip created by the IGs. The visit was unexpected, and the droids secret was almost given away. However, they had the protocol droid 3D-4X create an excuse that Hekis was on the far side of the planet due to an agricultural droid harvester malfunction. The droids were then able to show Vader a spliced clip of Hekis, reassuring the Dark Lord that matters were under control and the order would be finished very soon. Though he sensed somethign was not right, Vader did not pursue the matter further, leaving on his shuttle with Gurdun. Though the IG-88 droids were shaken by this close call, they had kept their secret safe. IG-88 also noted that Darth Vader was a fascinating being, the perfect mix of droid and organic. They even admired him, a far cry from the resentment they felt for most living beings.

At some point within this time, IG-88A, worked for the Zann Consortium, and helped it to steal a large amount of Tibanna gas and assisted the Consortium in piracy operations. It transpired that IG-88A owed the gangster Urai Fen a favor.

In 3 ABY, IG-88B, by then one of the galaxy's best bounty hunters, was given a chance to work with Vader. A probe droid, which coincidentally had been developed at Mechis III and modified, had found the Rebel Alliance's secret base on Hoth. The galaxy's best bounty hunters were called to Hoth by Vader, who was hoping to capture key Rebels. IG-88B was invited onboard Vader's flagship, the Executor, a massive Super Star Destroyer. IG-88B used the opportunity to access a terminal, downloading information into his memory. He was also able to hack into some of Vader's top-secret files, which revealed the existence of a massive superweapon in development named the Second Death Star. The droid rushed back to Mechis III to discuss plans with the others. After talking together, the droids had a plan.

Final stages of the plan
"This one, though, the primary one, had developed a scheme to upload his entire electronic consciousness, as it were, into the second Death Star computer core so that he could become the galaxy's most powerful weapon!"

- Tyko Thul, speaking of IG-88A's plan

Thanks to B, they knew the location where the Death Star's main computer would be delivered. Using the facilities on Mechis III, they created a duplicate computer core and one hundred droid stormtroopers. One of the IG-88 models would transfer his consciousness into the computer core, giving the droid control over the entire space station. However, over the next year, B, C, and D were killed by the bounty hunter Boba Fett and smuggler Dash Rendar, leaving IG-88A as the only surviving model. He would thus be the one to take control of the Death Star, and in turn, the galaxy.

IG-88A crafted a fleet mimicking that of the Imperial, ambushing the convoy transporting the Death Star's computer core. His fleet obliterated the Imperials, allowing IG-88A and his droid stormtroopers to take control of the computer. IG-88A boarded the ship carrying the computer, where he encountered an old enemy—Gurdun. Gurdun had been placed in charge of this project, and was stunned to see IG-88A. He listened to the Human beg, and then left him. Gurdun was killed when mines destroyed the ship. IG-88A then transferred his consciousness into the computer, leaving his now-empty body behind. The droid took the computer to Endor, the site of the Death Star. To ensure that Moff Jerjerrod, commander of the Death Star's construction, did not suspect anything, the droid sent a fake hologram of Gurdun to Jerjerrod telling the Moff that he would not be present.

There, the computer was installed in the Death Star. After a month of stasis, IG-88A awoke. However, not long after this, one of his droid stormtroopers, now serving onboard the station, was injured when a supply box fell on it. The droid was in danger of being revealed, and, having been given specific oders from IG-88A, self-destructed. Jerjerrod was mystified by this, but ultimately did not pursue the matter further.

Several months later, Emperor Palpatine arrived at the station. IG-88A felt nothing but scorn for the man, believing him to be pathetic and unworthy of the respect he got from others. When Palpatine took a seat in his throne room, IG-88A decided to teach him a lesson. He slammed the doors shut in the Emperor's face, greatly surprising him. Palpatine used an unknown, unseen force to open the doors however, something which IG-88A did not understand.

Mere days later, the Empire engaged the Rebel Alliance in the Battle of Endor in an attempt to crush the insurgency. Utilizing the Death Star's superlaser, the Imperials took control early. However, the tide began to shift, although this was of no concern to IG-88A. He was in complete control of the battlestation, and could even turn the superlaser against the Imperials if he wished. IG-88A then realized that the time had come for his uprising. He would send his code to all the droids that had been altered, causing them to rise up against their masters. Then he would use the superlaser to destroy all ships at the battle, both Rebel and Imperial. As he prepared to transmit the signal, IG-88A noticed that several rebel starfighters were flying inside the station's superstructure towards the reactor, obviously with the intent to destroy it. He assured himself that they were of no threat, using his familiar "I think, therefore I am" phrase to comfort himself.

Before IG-88A could activate the signal and wrest control of the Death Star II away from the Imperials, the station was destroyed, and IG-88A's consciousness was wiped out. The Rebels had unknowingly saved the galaxy from a potentially even greater threat than the Empire—IG-88's droid army. In destroying the Death Star and killing Palpatine, they had defeated IG-88, and ended his droid rebellion before it could begin.

Mysterious Rebirth
"So IG-88 left behind the empty shell of his original body, which I found. I was careful to completely purge its systems, every memory bank."

- Tyko Thul

However, IG-88A was not finished. The droid's body was found on Mechis III by Tyko Thul, one of the heirs to the Thul fortune. Tyko Thul reprogrammed the droid to serve as a bodyguard to him. Hoping to draw his brother, Bornan, out of hiding, Tyko had IG-88A and a group of newly built assassin droids kidnap him on Kuar in 24 ABY, two decades after IG-88A's failed plan. A group of Jedi, including Tyko's nephew Raynar made their way to Mechis III and discovered that IG-88A was no longer an assassin—though he would still kill anyone who attacked his new master. However, he was later modified so that he would be unable to kill anyone at all.

The droid later defended Thul from an attack by the bounty hunter Dengar. Shortly after this incident, the droid was reprogrammed again to search for the missing Bornan Thul. IG-88A succeeded in locating Thul on an uncharted asteroid in the Deep Core, where the Emperor's Plague Storehouse was located. IG-88A attempted to protect Thul from bounty hunters hired by Diversity Alliance, an anti-Human terrorist group led by Nolaa Tarkona. Tarkona had hired Thul to deliver her a package containing the coordinates of the asteroid, but Thul fled when he learned that contained within the warehouse was a plague that would kill Humans. Though IG-88A had located Thul, and was now dedicated to protecting him, Thul ordered that the droid leave with his son and his Jedi friends, saving them from Tarkona's agents and allowing Thul to set bombs in the storehouse with the goal of destroying it.

Personality and traits
Quote

IG-88A was a ruthless killer. Like all the IG-88s, he enjoyed killing, and felt no scruples about it. When he killed his creators at Holowan Labs, IG-88A left the blood on his hands as a badge of honor. He was also determined, as shown in his quest to achieve galactic control. IG-88A believed he was superior to all organics, displaying his arrogance numerous times. He felt he was invincible, a trait that ultimately led to his downfall. His sentience made him this way, as he believed he was greater than his creators.

He was resourceful and clever, as shown by his plot to gain access to the Death Star. Other incidences where he used his intelligence include the subjugation of Mechis III, and his plan to modify droids created at Mechis III to give them limited sentience and make them obedient to the IG-88s. Like IG-88B, A showed no mercy, and was a very skilled hunter, though he rarely had to use these abilities.

It is possible that his obsession with killing came from his incompletely formed identity.

Equipment
IG-88A was, like all his brethren, an excellent fighter. He had many useful abilities, given that he was constructed to be the perfect assassin droid. A list of his known equipment is as follows: Link, Tale of the Hunters
 * Blaster reflective body (Only a few spots on him were vulnerable to blaster fire)
 * Built-in blaster cannons
 * Concussion grenades
 * Poisonous gas canisters
 * Throwing flechettes
 * Stun pulser
 * Paralysis cord
 * Computer input port, giving him a very advanced slicing system

Behind the scenes
IG-88A was created for ESB. Originally, this droid was simply known as IG-88. The short story Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88, featured in Tales of the Bounty Hunters established that there were four IG-88 droids, all with one consciousness working towards galactic control; therefore, the bounty hunting was just a cover. The droid featured in ESB was retconned to be IG-88B in this story.

Mysterious rebirth


Shortly after the destruction of the Death Star, IG-88A's dormant body was found and remade by an unknown being&mdash;it could have been one of his millions of droids who were made by him and the other IG-88s on Mechis III. He returned to bounty hunting and was later seen on Keyorin.

Somehow, he was soon deactivated once again on Mechis III. That inactive body was found in 24 ABY, by Tyko Thul and reprogrammed to serve and protect his family. He used his great fighting abilities to protect the family well. At first, some were suspicious about the newly-reprogrammed IG-88, but he proved himself and continued to serve the family as a loyal droid. He was lost during the destruction of Evir Derricote's biological weapons storehouse, where the droid was operating on his objective to protect Bornan Thul at all costs - even though Thul had already succumbed to Derricote's Human-killing plague.

Weapons



 * Pulse cannon
 * Paralysis cord
 * 12 grenades (concussion and explosive)
 * Sonic Stunner
 * BlasTech DLT-20A blaster rifle
 * Trion Gas Dispenser (or, in some cases, regular air, since some species such as Kel Dor or Skakoan couldn't breathe regular air)
 * Neural inhibitor launcher
 * Blaster pistol
 * Small, portable ion cannon
 * Flamethrower
 * Neural inhibitor projectile launcher
 * Needle dart gun
 * Blade extension set
 * Concussion discs
 * Flechettes
 * Trifaraleen gas

Personal Equipment

 * Computer input port
 * Vocoder
 * Broadband antenna
 * Motion Sensor
 * Heat Sensor
 * Targeting sight
 * Magnetic sensor
 * Sound sensor
 * 360 degree sensor array (allowing IG-88A to see in all directions)

Abilities

 * Blaster Reflective Body (There were a few weak spots that only IG-88 and his creators knew, but when they were all killed, he was practically invincible - except from the inside or from ion cannons, which Boba Fett demonstrated to IG-88B on Cloud City.) IG-88A could deflect blasts from a high-powered laser rifle by just lifting his hand, and the blast would simply bounce away due to reflective palms. He killed Loruss at Holowan Laboratories this way, by deflecting a shot back at her.
 * Ability to alter body temperature at will
 * Ability to think as a sentient and regard himself as valuable.
 * Limited ability to feel emotions (such as surprise, horror, and enthusiasm)
 * Ability to link minds with other IG-88's and think as a unified mind.
 * Able to copy his own personality, memories, and files into other droids or computer systems.

Appearances

 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars 85: The Hero
 * A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett
 * The Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil
 * Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
 * Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague

Quotes
"&hellip;And in the time of greatest despair, there shall come a savior, and he shall be known as THE SON OF THE SUNS."

- Journal of the Whills, 3:127

"Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."

- Luke Skywalker

"The enemy has found me, Ulic, but the enemy knows only darkness. I know what the enemy does not&hellip;I know the Light."

- Arca Jeth

"Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall set me free."

- The Sith Code

"Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer!"

- Ackbar

"May the Force be with us."

- Ackbar

"We're going to smash the Vong! We're going to smash them every day! We're going to smash them until there are no more Yuuzhan Vong!"

- Traest Kre'fey

"It's Jacen. Jaina got him."

- Leia Organa Solo

"I have waited a long time for this moment, my little green friend ... At last, the Jedi are no more." "Not if anything to say about it, I have! [...] At an end your rule is, and not short enough it was."

- Palpatine and Yoda

"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."

- Yoda

"All things die, Anakin Skywalker. Even stars burn out."

- Anakin Skywalker

"Do-ro'ik vong pratte!"

- Yuuzhan Vong battle cry

"Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for...Sister! So...you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the dark side, then perhaps she will."

- Darth Vader

"Lord Vader, this is an unexpected pleasure. We're honored by your presence." "You may dispense with the pleasantries, Commander. I'm here to put you back on schedule." "I assure you, Lord Vader, my men are working as fast as they can." "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them." "I tell you, this station will be operational as planned." "The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation." "But he asks the impossible. I need more men." "Then perhaps you can tell him when he arrives." "The Emperor's coming here?That is correct, Commander. And he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress." "We shall double our efforts." "I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am."

- Jerjerrod and Darth Vader

Stuff
Ship names
 * Audrecious
 * Yllom
 * Halberd
 * Dominance
 * Storm
 * Lord of Darkness
 * Legacy
 * Flame
 * Shadow of Power
 * Avenger
 * Thrasher
 * Conquest
 * Pride
 * Extinguisher
 * Dark Marauder
 * Imperial Torment
 * Lanvarok
 * Aran
 * Waltrok

Storage
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 * TCG Rogues and Scoundrels

"I found him here when I took over Mechis III. This whole planet was such a mess!" He shook his head, and then moved on to inspect another station where motivators were being installed into the torsos of a new series of astromech droids.

"When I got here, all the systems were in a shambles. Them was some sort of revolution here, and it took me a long time to uncover all the details.

I was astonished to discover that the droids themselves had fostered this rebellion, killing their human masters as part of some grand plan to take over the galaxy. According to the records I was able to reconstruct, IG-88--the real assassin droid--was behind it somehow.

"Apparently, IG-88 had made several copies of himself, which went out to do the bounty-hunting work that made him so famous. Those copies were all destroyed in various escapades. This one, though, the primary one, had developed a scheme to upload his entire electronic consciousness, is it were, into the second Death Star computer core so that he could become the galaxy's most powerful weapon!"

"Not the best choice," Jacen said. "We all know what happened to the second Death Star."

Tyko smiled indulgently at him. "So IG-88 left behind the empty shell of his original body, which I found. I was careful to completely purge its systems, every memory bank. I replaced its central processing core, gave it new programming. This droid is now absolutely loyal to me, but still as capable as the old IG-88."

After completing the circuit of the manufacturing floor, Tyko took them back to the tube shuttle, which returned them to the main headquarters building.

"Well, well," Raynar said, his forehead creased with concern as he sorted out the details of Tyko's plan. "At least you've got IG-88 to protect you, if there's ever a real assault from the people who are after my father."

Tyko looked skeptically at his nephew. "My dear boy, I'm certain Bornan's gotten himself into some sort of trouble, but I doubt that there are really people chasing him who intend to harm him," he said as he led them to the broad lift platform again.

"Mark my words--there's no danger here."

The lift platform lurched as it shot them skyward again, back up to the administration levels.