RL-18

RL-18
Production information
Date destroyed	Before 231 BBY, Tycoon Trader, Abrion sector
Model	RL droid
Class	Pilot droid
Technical specifications
Gender	Masculine programming
Pronouns	He/him
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Hutt Cartel

"Can I remove his vocalizer, Bala?"

―Lourna Dee asks Bala Waleen for permission to silence RL-18

RL-18 was a masculine pilot droid who piloted the Tycoon Trader for Bala Waleen and the Hutt Cartel during the High Republic Era. Bala hired his former girlfriend Lourna Dee, without knowing it was her, to protect shipments of glitterstim from hijacking by Nihil marauders. He was destroyed by Nihil member Towl

Behind the scenes

RL-18 appeared in flashbacks in the 2021 audio drama The High Republic: Tempest Runner, written by Cavan Scott.

Appearances

• The High Republic: Tempest Runner (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic: Tempest Runner script (In flashback(s))