ASP-7 labor droid

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Imperial ASP-7 Production information Manufacturer Industrial Automaton Product line ASP Model ASP-7 labor droid Class Labor droid Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era Affiliation Galactic Empire [Source]

The ASP-7 was a model of labor droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton and employed by the Galactic Empire. It was a simple, yet extremely versatile and adaptable model of ASP-series droid used for gathering, harvesting, drilling, hunting, building, and generalized labor. The base model was capable of only the most menial tasks, but the ASP-7 was designed for easy upgrades. Their programming could be easily adapted, and their physical structure contained many unused upgrade-ports where new hardware or tools could be fitted. They appear to use a speech module different from the standard ASP variant of CBell-1, as their "droidspeak" consisted of a variety of sounds. They were known for being the best seller model of the ASP-series droid.

[edit] Behind the scenes

ASP-7's first and only appearance in the Trilogy came in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Special Edition. This droid can be briefly spotted swatting a small hovering droid whilst carrying a selection of large metal rods in the newly created digital footage of Luke's entry into Mos Eisley on Tatooine. The droid was but one of the many new CGI creations made for the new revised version of A New Hope.

ASP-7 found his way into the Power of the Force 2 Hasbro toy line in 1997, being released on a green card a with hologram sticker. No weapon was included with this figure, only the large metal rods that the droid is seen carrying in the movie. The figures bubble had a sticker placed on the bottom stating that the droid was from newly created footage seen in the Special Edition. The loose figure had very limited articulated, molded in a silver color with slight black paint spray detail. The figure was well balanced and able to stand quite well with out a figure stand.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• Star Wars Missions 9: Revolt of the Battle Droids
• Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley
• Star Wars Missions 18: Rogue Squadron to the Rescue
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
•  Asp droid in the Databank
• Platt's Smugglers Guide
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 20 (Labour Droids)
• Star Wars Miniatures: Universe
• Power of the Force 2 ASP-7