- "Now we will vanquish any who still hold to his ways... who will not serve the Imperial cause! As the Empire rules the galaxy, Droid World is ours to command!"
- ―A Z-X3 unit, inciting rebellion on Kligson's Moon
The Z-X3 experimental droid trooper was a crimson[2] battle droid developed by TaggeCo during the Imperial era.[1]
Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Z-X3's mutiny
The Z-X3 was designed to work under extreme planetary conditions even stormtroopers couldn't survive such as radioactive environments and outer space.[1]
It was similar in design to the earlier L8-L9 model developed by TaggeCo during the Clone Wars,[1] though its outer plating was designed to resemble stormtrooper armor. The Z-X3 had no built-in weapons, so it carried a blaster rifle or Briletto AAP-IV blaster box on its chest. It also featured increased agility and maneuverability.
After the Z-X3's rejection by the Empire, two new stormtrooper divisions—the Zero-G "space trooper" and Radiation Zone Assault Trooper, or "Radtrooper"—filled the niches for which the Z-X3 was designed.
History[edit | edit source]
Tagge recruited Rom Mohc to his Droid Trooper Project, which made an experimental production of seventy Z-X3's for the Imperial military. Ultimately, the Imperials were not satisfied, and with the defeat of the Separatist Droid Army fresh in the mind of Imperials, the Z-X3 was rejected. However, the model was used as a starting point for the later Dark trooper project. A small number of Z-X3 droids were sent to Imperial garrisons, but most of the units ended up serving in private installations.[1]
One Z-X3, Zee-Exthree, went on to work as a security officer for the cyborg Kligson on his space station, Kligson's Moon. In 3 ABY, he tried to kill Kligson and take over but killed a decoy instead. He was then destroyed by Kligson.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars 47: Droid World (First appearance)
- The Further Adventures: Droid World
Sources[edit | edit source]
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
L8-L9 in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 8: Tales of the Clone Wars on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)