- "We have thousands of probe droids searching the galaxy. I want proof, not leads!"
- ―Admiral Kendal Ozzel
The Viper probe droid, commonly referred to as the Imperial probe droid, was a model of probe droid manufactured by Arakyd Industries[1] that was used by the Galactic Empire[2] and, later, the New Republic,[5] for deep space exploration and reconnaissance. The droid had five manipulator arms, a blaster and a communicator. They also featured a self-destruct mechanism and repulsorlift engines.[2] The 11-3K variant of the droid was used on Vandor.[6] During the Galactic Civil War, Death Squadron[7] launched Project Swarm, an operation which deployed 100,000 Viper droids[8] across the galaxy in hyperdrive pods, in order to find the Rebellion's base. A probe deployed to the planet Hoth eventually found the base, which set into action the evacuation and battle that took place soon after.[7] The droids communicated using Omnisignal unicode.[9]
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- LEGO Star Wars Movie Short: Snowball Sight (Non-canonical source)
- Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience (Sound only)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Imperial Probe Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Extraordinary Droids
- ↑ Imperial probe droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aftermath
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Doctor Aphra 37
- ↑ Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)