Type: Arakyd Industries AD-series Weapons Maintenance Droid
Degree: Second Degree
Class: Repair Droid
Sensor Color: Orange
Plating Color: Gold or Silver
Gender: Masculine Personality
Personality Module: Elementary
DEXTERITY 2D
KNOWLEDGE 2D
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 2D
STRENGTH 2D
TECHNICAL 3D
Armor Repair: 4D+1
Blaster Repair: 5D
Blaster Repair: Blaster Artillery: 5D
Equipped With:
• AA-12X Verbobrain
• Communications link with base computer
• Humanoid body (two arms, two legs, head)
• Repulsorlift unit (hovers, flight ceiling 1 meter)
• Visual/auditory sensors (human range)
• Vocabulator speech/sound system
Special Abilities:
None
Move: 6
Size: 1.5 meters tall
Cost: 7,700 (used only)
Availability: 3
Background: The AD-series weapons maintenance droid was Arakyd Industries’s answer to small arms maintenance for large armies.
Arakyd originally marketed the droid to the Empire, saying that the droid could heavily outperform any organic in small arms maintenance. When the Empire called for a test, the AD performed abysmally. According to the final test, the AD only performed 0.0006% more efficient than a trained Imperial weapons technician. Arakyd was shamed.
Having assumed that their close ties with the Empire would guarantee a sale, Arakyd had already started full-scale production before the tests even commenced. Stuck with thousands of units priced to sell to the Empire, Arakyd had to change their marketing plan to include mercenary units, local law enforcement agencies and bounty hunters. It cost 13,840 credits new.
In this market, the droids prospered, but not as well as Arakyd had hoped. The AD often received many after-market modifications. These modifications allowed the droids to pick up several new skills, such as starship weapons maintenance and general repair.