User:OOM-21

Greetings, my name is OOM-21 and I'm just your typical Star Wars nerd. I grew up with the franchise, first discovering it in 2006 and have continued to gather information from the franchise through books, comics, video games, newer films, and visual dictionaries. OOM-21, nicknamed "Beaxx", was a BX-series droid commando that acted as a mercenary for hire alongside its counterpart, OOM-81, during the Clone Wars and the Imperial Era. In it's time, the droid pair undertook a number of operations in assassination, espionage, sabotage, and even a hostage situation.

The origin of the pair's existence as an independent pair of battle droids turned mercenaries was unknown to a majority of the organizations that hired them, and the outbreak of the Clone Wars made many skeptical that the droids were operating as undercover agents for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. However, the unit's proceeded activities following the end of the conflict soon eliminated this rumor, as the droids seemed unaffected by the activation of the Separatist shut down command. By 17 BBY, the droid pair had become somewhat of a beacon of hope for the growing organization of independent droids known as the Droid Gotra, alongside other robotic bounty hunters such as IG-88 and 4-LOM. In secret, the droids had began utilizing their assumption of credits to begin upgrading their various systems beyond what they were originally programed to uphold, as a means of making them more efficient in action. Around the start of the Galactic Civil War, OOM-21 and its counterpart seemingly vanished from the criminal underworld, leading many to speculate the droid's motivations over the years. Many believed that the droids had been hired to act as military advisors within the Rebel Alliance, a statement which may have been partly accurate, as OOM-21 had been identified by Imperial Stormtroopers during the Battle of Hoth, causing the Imperial Security Bureau to place a public bounty on the droids.

In the midst of the Galactic Civil War, OOM-21 fled from the known galaxy to avoid the bounty placed on it, winding up as a combat instructor on the planet Batuu, hired to train members of Black Spire Outpost's local police force. By 34 ABY, the droid was still actively serving the outpost, despite the First Order's occupation of the planet.

Mysterious Origins
OOM-21 and its counterpart, OOM-81, began operating within the criminal underworld just a few months after the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. It is unknown if the droids once served in the Separatist Droid Army or if they were purchased by an independent buyer who somehow lost control of them, but nevertheless the two droids slowly began to make a name for themselves as their advanced programming in stealth and combat made them effective mercenaries. It was believed that the droids may have originally been loyal to the Black Sun criminal syndicate, as they were both branded with the red symbol of the Black Sun.

Known Operations
"Finish getting those uniforms on and clear this platform now. Everybody else, follow me."

- Cad Bane, addressing OOM-21 and their fellow hunters.

One of the earliest known jobs taken by the droid pair was the Senate hostage crisis, organized by the Duros bounty hunter, Cad Bane. After being initially hired by Bane, the droids accompanied the Duros' gang as they assaulted one of the outer landing platforms to the Republic Senate Building, quickly overwhelming the garrison of senate commandos stationed there. Upon clearing the platform, Bane ordered the droids to dawn a pair of the fallen commando's armor and proceeding to clean up the spread out corpuses scattered around the area. OOM-21 personally dawned a set of armor previously belonging to Captain Jayfon of the Senate Guard and proceeded to impersonate the Captain when clone reinforcements from the Coruscant Guard arrived at the building. Once the mission had been completed, the droids left the building alongside the other members of Bane's group and fled Coruscant with the liberated Ziro the Hutt.

Having liberated Ziro, OOM-21 and its counterpart journeyed alongside Bane to the planet Nal Hutta, seeking to personally escort Ziro to the Hutt Clan. Once there, Ziro was placed on trail in front of the leading members of the Hutt Clans, including his nephew Jabba Desilijic Tiure, who found the Hutt's dealings with the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the assisted kidnapping of Jabba's son, Rotta, as treasonous actions against the Hutt families, sentencing Ziro to live out the rest of his life in a prison. OOM-21 found this punishment to be fairly ironic, as they had just liberated Ziro from a Republic prison, only for the Hutt to be placed in another prison by his own species.

The next known employment of the droid pair was in 20 BBY, when the droids were hired by Count Dooku to infiltrate the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga and contact the Gungan Minister Rish Loo. Having cornered the Minister in his private office, the droids explained Dooku's proposition for the Gungan, knowing that he possessed the unique ability to use hypnosis and other mystic arts, Dooku wanted to use Rish to "convince" the Gungan leader, Boss Lyonie, to join the Separatists in their upcoming invasion of the planet Naboo. Loo accepted this task, although under one condition, that he be sent his own squadron of commando droids just like the hunters that had infiltrated his office. Ensuing this request, the droid pair aided the Separatists in transporting these droids to Rish Loo. The droid pair were also seen around this time on the planet Karkaris, hunting down a member of the Karkarodon species who was wanted by the Galactic Republic for illegally smuggling supplies off Coruscant. The droids were able to locate the Karkarodon on a dock, preparing to board a stolen cloakshape fighter, which the droids quickly destroyed utilizing thermal detonators. The target proceeded to attempt to flee in the midst of a nearby crowd, but was quickly apprehended by Eighty-One, who disabled the Karkarodon with a stun blast. The droids collected the bounty and handed the Karkarodon over to the Republic, who held him within the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center on Coruscant.

In an attempt to seize control of his old assets, Viceroy Nute Gunray attempted to launch a massive invasion of the planet Cato Neimoidia. Understanding the positioning of local Republic defenses enforced by the Trade Federation, Gunray hired the droid pair to infiltrate the planet's surface and disable the Republic defenses. Managing to highjack a Federation Sheathipede shuttle, the droids falsified their identities as members of the local garrison by dawning stolen clone armor. Once inside, the droids managed to infiltrate the garrison's energy compound, planting numerous charges underneath various control panels. As the droids prepared to leave the garrison, however, they were spotted by a clone sergeant, who questioned why a pair of troops were advancing into a Sheathipede shuttle. There cover blown, OOM-21 blasted the sergeant and activated the charges while Eighty-One flew them to safety. With the garrison destroyed, Gunray began his assault on the planet, managing to seize the Great Vaults of Cato Neimoidia before Republic reinforcements led by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano arrived in the system.

Imperial Era
Following the Clone Wars' end and the formation of the first Galactic Empire, the droid pair was identified working for the mysterious criminal syndicate, Crimson Dawn, on the planet Savareen, where the droids aided the Dawn in establishing a refueling post on the planet's surface, utilizing the natives as a slave force to build and man the refueling station. In the midst of production, the natives attempted to mount a rebellion against the Dawn, which the droids aided in putting down. As punishment for their act of defiance, the Dawn had their soldiers cut out the tongs of the survivors. Once the refueling station was complete, the Dawn left the planet, compensating the droids for their service.

This would not be the last time that the droid pair would be employed by the Crimson Dawn organization during their time as hired mercenaries. It was rumored that the droids played a crucial part in militarizing the Dawn's security force, being hired by Dryden Vos to re-organize the Dawn's forces from a band of criminal bodyguards to proper soldiers, a task that while proven to be grueling, was eventually accomplished as by 10 BBY, the Dawn had amassed a talented force of Hylobon Enforcers, led by the droid's most successful pupil, Aemon Gremm, who they christened captain over the Dawn's forces. The droids had also aided in acquiring the materials to suit the Dawn's enforcers with specialized armor and weapons.

Loss of Eighty-One
At some point following the start of the Imperial Occupation of Mon Cala, the droid pair was contacted by Governor Wilhuff Tarkin to partake in a hunting operation on a planet known as Chandar's Folly. Tarkin seemed only interested in Eighty-One's abilities and wound up solely hiring the droid. This would be the last time that OOM-21 would encounter its counterpart, as Eighty-One would be destroyed during Tarkin's hunting operation, being destroyed by the very prey he had been hired to hunt down.

Disappearance
With the destruction of its counterpart, OOM-21 deemed itself ineffective as a mercenary unit, claiming that it would be unable to acquire the same fee of credits as it had before without Eighty-One. Preferring to hide out on the planet Garel, taking residence in a purchase apartment complex, where it used the remainder of its credits to continue upgrading itself.

In 3 BBY, OOM-21 became a witness to the increased activity of rebel forces hiding out within Garel's spaceports. While not taking concern with the rebel activities on the planet, OOM-21 began to question the cell's unorthodox operations. One day, OOM-21 encountered Spectre agent, Sabine Wren, who recognized the former mercenary and enlisted its help in stealing an Imperial Sentinel-class landing craft that the rebels required for an upcoming mission to rescue captive agents in the Del Zennis system. Having grown interested in testing his new upgrades in a new operation, OOM-21 agreed to aid the mandalorian by creating a diversion while she stole the shuttle. The droid accomplished this task by utilizing its enhanced sensor relays to highjack the nearby stormtrooper communications and mimic the voice of an Imperial officer, claiming that there was a disturbance at one of the nearby bars. Once a majority of the stormtroopers had left to investigate, Wren managed to sneak aboard the shuttle and steal it. Later, after the mission's end, Wren managed to track down OOM-21 again, requesting that he join their cell, an offer the droid seemed interested with, but ultimately refused.

A few days later, OOM-21 would bear witness to the Imperial assault on Garel, having located the rebel presence on the planet. While the droid felt enchained to aid the rebellion in its evacuation attempt, it ultimately feared its own demise in the ensuring firefight and chose to stay out of it. Despite this, in the following months of increased Imperial occupation, OOM-21 was involved in an chase with local stormtroopers, as they attempted to destroy the old battle droid in accordance with their protocol on encountering Separatist units, as battle droids had been deemed illegal by order of the Imperial Senate. OOM-21 managed to avoid capture, though only barely as it boarded a nearby shuttle departing Garel. Once of Garel, the droid proceeded onto the shuttle's destination on Batuu, where it met up with an agent of Jan Dodonna's rebel cell, the Massassi Group, who recruited the droid into their cell.

Rebel Military Advisor
Being transported to the planet of Yavin IV, OOM-21 was introduced to the rebel leader, Jan Dodonna who placed the droid in charge of overseeing the training of new recruits, having heard of the droid's reputation as a military instructor. Despite facing discrimination from some members of the cell that had fought against the Separatist Droid Army during the Clone Wars, OOM-21 was able to obtain the rank Sergeant for his prowess in both the open battlefield against the Empire and in the soldiers that it trained. By 2 BBY, a majority of the forces under Dodonna's command had been trained by OOM-21, who the soldiers began to nickname "Beaxx".