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The ASP general purpose droid, a model of labor droid used across the galaxy
Labor droids,[1] also referred to as worker droids,[2] were a type of droid designed to perform manual tasks,[1] such as unloading cargo from transports[3][4] or collecting scrap metal into piles.[5]
A model of labor droid known as the PK-series worker droid[6] was used by the Trade Federation aboard[7] the Saak'ak,[6] a modified[8] Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter,[6] during the Invasion of Naboo, and the Federation used labor droids to collect the still-usable remains of B1 battle droids destroyed during the Battle of Naboo.[7]
The ASP general purpose droid was a model of labor droid used on worlds across the galaxy,[1] including Coruscant,[9] Florrum,[5] and Tatooine.[10] An ASP droid designated K0-5D was heavily modified for gladiatorial combat and fought in the sparring pits aboard the Weequay pirate ship Marauder, where he usually emerged triumphant due to his steel-shredding servos and integrated flamethrower, earning him the nickname "Maximo."[11]
A RIC-series general labor droid,[12] a crude model of labor droid[13] also known as a rickshaw droid,[14] designated RIC-920[6] pulled a rickshaw in Mos Espa, a port city located on the desert world of Tatooine,[15] and another RIC was in use on the planet Jakku.[13] Labor droids equipped with repulsorlifts were utilized in a refinery complex located in an asteroid field known as Pressy's Tumble.[16]
Behind the scenes
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Labor droids first appeared in Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, a 1976 Star Wars Legends novelization of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster but credited to George Lucas.[17] They became canon when several ASP general purpose droids, a model of labor droid, were digitally inserted into the 1997 Special Edition version of A New Hope.[10]
AppearancesEdit
SourcesEdit
- "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as labor droid)
- "Nomad Droids" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Shades of Reason" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Star Wars: Droidography
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ASP General Purpose Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- RIC-920 in the Databank (backup link)
- SE-2 (Essie) in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ASP General Purpose Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ "Nomad Droids" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ The Rebellion Begins
- ↑ Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Necessary Bond"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Deception"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ K0-5D in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ RIC-920 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "High Noon on Jakku"—Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I
- ↑ "Shades of Reason" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Before the Awakening
- ↑ Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
