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A spaceport police droid (left) and a Guardian police droid (right)
Police droids were a type of fourth class[1] security droid[2] afforded programming that allowed them to harm sentient beings when very specific operational parameters were met—namely, the breaking of laws and endangerment of citizens.[3] They were specifically designed for the enforcement of laws or interaction with civilians, unlike battle droids, which were programmed for combat and frontline action.[2] Police droids were beyond corruption and fatigue, though their rigid procedural thinking could be outsmarted.[3]
Various local law enforcement agencies across the galaxy often relied on automated forces to supplement flesh-and-blood police officers and detectives, though very few wholly turn over such duties to police droids.[2] On Coruscant, local police divisions would not be able to patrol the vast reaches of the planet-wide city without the use of GU-series Guardian police droids. Spaceport police droids were particularly popular in spaceports and deep space facilities, where organic crews are kept deliberately small to reduce the amount of life support supplies required.[3]
Appearances[]
- "A Coruscant Solstice" — Life Day Treasury (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — "The Good Life"
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — "A Good Turn"
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — "One Good Deed"
- Choose Your Destiny: An Obi-Wan & Anakin Adventure (and audiobook)
- Dooku: Jedi Lost (In flashback(s))
- Dooku: Jedi Lost script (In flashback(s))
- Brotherhood (and audiobook)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lightsaber Lost" (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duchess of Mandalore"
- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sphere of Influence"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Pursuit of Peace"
- "Pursuit of Peace" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Murders"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Deception"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brothers"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival"
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Decommissioned"
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert"
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
Sources[]
police droid in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars Helmet Collection: Stormtrooper Databank A-Z: Barada–Depa Billaba
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Neyo Helmets: Commander Neyo
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
"Decommissioned" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Crime and Punishment" — Star Wars Insider 209 (Picture only)
Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Police Droid in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ According to Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, police droids are classified as class four droids.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
police droid in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Police Droid in the Databank (backup link)