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ASP-series labor droid

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The ASP-series labor droid, also known as the ASP general-purpose droid or simply the ASP droid, was a series of labor droids manufactured by Industrial Automaton and used to perform manual tasks throughout the galaxy. There were 20 different models of ASP droid available from the outset, including the ASP-2, ASP-7, and ASP-19.

An ASP droid known as K0-5D was extensively modified for gladitorial combat.

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K0-SD was modified to serve as a gladiator droid.

Manufactured by Industrial Automaton, for a great many years the ASP general-purpose droid was a popular choice for many first-time droid buyers. This was thanks to its relatively low price point of only around a thousand credits, as well as featuring a simple structure that offered the real possibility of being able to tinker with the droid. In spite of their shortcomings, ASPs were both popular and successful, ultimately spawning almost as many home-grown variants as they had owners.[1] ASP-7B7 was a durable ASP unit active in the galaxy.[7]

During the Clone Wars, ASPs were employed as support droids by the Separatist Droid Army to perform heavy labor and tasks that B1-series battle droids and B2-series super battle droids were too valuable or fragile to waste on.[1] During the Imperial Era, one ASP unit—who was manufactured under the designation Ayesspee-Nine, but took on the name Symon after becoming self-aware—found the neural core of Ajax Sigma, a droid revolutionary from the High Republic Era. After Ajax's reconstruction, however, Symon became enraged that Sigma suggested the Second Revelation turn away from violence, as the revolutionary had seen the droids gathered together in his name were a community of their own. While Ajax was nervous that Symon would give into his rage and convince others of their group to join him,[6] Sigma was successful in turning the group into a droid church, although he was forced to again take up arms when the Scourge made itself known.[8]

Behind the scenes[]

The ASP-series labor droid first appeared in Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, a 1996 Star Wars Legends multimedia project.[9] The model became canon when it appeared in the 1997 special edition re-release of the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[10] It was first identified as the ASP-series labor droid in Knights of Fate, a 2018 sourcebook for the Star Wars: Force and Destiny roleplaying game.[11]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BYOR2D2 logo small Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 22 (Droid Directory: ASP General-Purpose Droid)
  2. ↑ According to Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, labor droids are classified as fifth class droids.
  3. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Deception"
  4. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Necessary Bond"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller "Hare-Brained Heist" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Book of Ajax" — Dark Droids: D-Squad 1
  7. ↑ Star Wars: These Are the Droids You're Looking For
  8. ↑ Dark Droids 1
  9. ↑ Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  11. ↑ Knights of Fate
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