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- "This tank is a Baktoid Armour Workshop model—the main power source is somewhere in the rear."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi
Prior to the Invasion of Naboo, Baktoid Armor Workshop was a Trade Federation-owned design firm that specialized in developing rugged all-terrain ground vehicles for use by civilians. Wat Tambor was one of Baktoid's executive officers. Raith Sienar was an acquaintance of Baktoid's chief designer, a man who was obsessed with tanks.
A Baktoid design tended to be heavily armored, with delicate or important components placed in secure, well protected areas near the rear of the craft. Early Baktoid vehicles were rarely manufactured with weapons, but they did possess standard weapons emplacements allowing combat modifications to be made after purchase.
History[]
A Baktoid MTT painted with the colors of the CIS
In order to build its secret army, the Trade Federation provided Baktoid with funding for a complete line of ground assault vehicles and transports. It is also rumored that the Trade Federation arranged a merger between Baktoid and Haor Chall arms merchants, although Baktoid denied this claim. Nevertheless, with the Trade Federation's support, Baktoid began work on several new craft, including the fearsome Armored Assault Tank and the nearly unstoppable Multi-Troop Transport. During development of these vehicles, the company made a conscious effort to adhere to a unified design style, resulting in a line of vehicles reminiscent of large and dangerous animals.
After the Invasion of Naboo, the Trade Federation tried to distance itself from the Baktoid Armor Workshop, which was accused of providing the front line assault vehicles used in the capture of Theed and other settlements. The Trade Federation dramatically dissolved Baktoid, only to quietly transfer many of the company's manufacturing facilities and designs to other Trade Federation subsidiaries, including the illicit Baktoid Combat Automata and Baktoid Fleet Ordnance. Baktoid products and vehicles would form most of the Separatist military during the Clone Wars.
Shortly before the Clone Wars, Baktoid sponsored an effort to transport a Geonosian hive to Hypori, where they built a droid factory, producing troops for the incoming war.
Traits[]
Most of the Baktoid Armor Workshop's products' main power systems were located in the rear of the craft.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (Mentioned only)
- Darth Plagueis (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Cloak of Deception
- Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Baktoid Closes Down Five More Plants — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #46 (content now obsolete; backup link)- Moe's Bomb Identified — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Cestus Deception
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Techno Union in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Baktoid Closes Down Five More Plants — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #46 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide
- ↑ The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
- ↑ Labyrinth of Evil
- ↑ Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Burn the Behemoth!" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.17