LOM-series protocol droid/Legends



The LOM-series protocol droid was a protocol droid produced by Industrial Automaton to compete with Cybot Galactica's popular 3PO-series protocol droid.

Industrial Automaton designed the LOM-series for the niche alien market, just as Cybot Galactica had attempted with the PD-series Protocol Droid. If their droid proved successful, Industrial Automaton planned to introduce a human-based protocol droid within two years. The LOM unit was humanoid in form, but the head, with its large, compound eyes, was structured to look familiar to such insectoid races as the Brizzits, Verpines and Yam'rii Xi'Dec.

Aside from the insectile face, the LOM protocol droid was very similar to the 3PO-series - indeed, Industrial Automaton made crafty deals with companies such as SyntheTech, to use many components initially used by Cybot Galactica. Thus, the LOM-series possessed an AA-1 Verbobrain and a TranLang III communications module programmed with millions of languages. Such blatant use of its trademark hardware caused Cybot Galactica to file a number of lawsuits against its rival company. Though their LOM units sold well in limited release, Industrial Automaton's future plans to monopolize the protocol droid market were dashed. The exploits of the notorious LOM-series bounty hunter 4-LOM did little to elevate the series' public profile.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Shadows of the Empire