Mechno-chair/Legends



A mechno-chair was a mobile, mechanical chair.

Neimoidian mechno-chair
The Neimoidian mechno-chair was a walking throne used by wealthy Neimoidians as a sign of immense status, such as Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation.

The devices, generally built by Affodies Crafthouse of Pure Neimoidia, were prohibitively costly and were more status symbol than mode of transportation. They featured two sickle-shaped rear legs that terminated in single-claw feet, and a pair of articulated double-clawed guidance limbs. Gyroscopically balanced, the chair's metallic surface was covered in etchings modeled after the shell ornamentation of Neimoidia's sovereign beetle.



Viceroy Gunray's own mechno-chair was fitted with a holoprojector encrypted to a secret channel maintained by Darth Sidious. This chair was made on the planet Charros by the Xi Char, and customized with a hypercomm transceiver and security systems that emitted toxic dioxis gas. It also had a self-destruct mechanism that could be instructed to initiate remotely.

The Dark Lord communicated with Gunray via his mechno-chair during the invasion of Naboo, and later during the Clone Wars. When the Grand Army of the Republic laid siege to his fortress on Cato Neimoidia, Gunray fled the planet, but left his mechno-chair behind. Seized by Republic forces, the mechno-chair, with its holo-recording of Sidious, provided the Jedi with a valuable clue in the search for the elusive Sith Lord in the days prior to the Second Battle of Coruscant.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * "Chapter 7"
 * "Chapter 22"
 * Labyrinth of Evil