Arakyd Industries

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Arakyd Industries was a major manufacturer of droids, heavy weapons, and starships, dating back to the days of the Galactic Republic. Originally a supplier of exploration droids, the company saw a major boost in business with the rise of the Galactic Empire, and pioneered A. I. advances, its most noteworthy achievement being the Viper probe droid model, which the Empire used to locate the Echo Base on the planet Hoth. Apart from the probe, its other most famous product was the XR-85 tank droid. During the Clone Wars, Arakyd's Chief Executive Officer was Hordis Boil. In the New Jedi Order era, Arakyd had a moderately successful consumer-market line, and worked closely with the New Republic, despite their history. Divisions of the company included Arakyd Aerodynes, Inc. Arakyd had many of its factories on the planet of Coruscant. Its headquarters were situated on the planet of Vulpter.

Contents 1 Products 1.1 Droids 1.2 Weapons 1.3 Vehicles and vessels 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references

[edit] Products

[edit] Droids

• 6G2 explorer droid
• AAD-4 battle droid
• ACC-7 assassin droid
• AD armory droid
• Agonizer-6 neural disruption system
• AP-1-C attack droid
• AP-2 attack droid
• AP-3 attack droid
• battle-upgraded probe droid
• BT-16 perimeter droid
• C-Viper probe droid
• combat probot
• DRK-1 probe droid
• DSK-1 seeker droid
• DZ-70 Fugitive Tracker Droid
• FSD-6D flying surveillance droid
• G-2RD guard droid
• HL-444 Hover loader
• Infiltrator probe droid
• Mark VII Inquisitor
• Mark IX Executioner
• Mark X Executioner
• Mark XI Executioner
• Moon Moth
• NR-V2 exploration droid
• Prowler 1000 exploration droid
• RA-7 Droid
• Seeker AS-M12
• Spelunker probe droid
• Stiletto Security Guard
• Vanguard probe droid
• Viper Hunter-Killer
• Viper probe droid
• WR-85 Tank Droid
• XR-37 Tank Droid
• XR-85 Tank Droid
• Z-58-0

[edit] Weapons

• Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun
• ACP Array Gun
• Arakyd Huntmaster missile
• Arakyd KYD-3 blaster pistol
• ST2 concussion missile
• ST2 concussion missile rack
• Tomral heavy laser cannon
• Hi-fex proton torpedo launcher
• Morne-3 concussion missile launcher
• Caltrop-5 chaff gun
• Gun Emplacement
• LS-150 Heavy ACP Repeater Gun
• LJ-50 Concussion Rifle
• Mn/T1 Mine Type A
• Mn/T2 Mine Type B
• Mn/T3 Mine Type C

[edit] Vehicles and vessels

• Emperiax Walking Throne
• Helix-class light interceptor
• Jumper Personal Jet Pack
• Kybuck speeder bike
• Predator I Probe-Mate jump pod
• Royux Walking Throne
• Stellar Mag V Mining Vessel
• Trident-class Surveyor
• Whisper Jet Pack
• Whisper Jump Rocket Pack
• AJP-400 Hush-About personal jet pack

[edit] Behind the scenes

Arakyd can be a pun on arachnid ("spider-like"). It makes sense if we consider that some of their droids resemble insects, specifically the BT-16.

[edit] Appearances

•  Sensor Technology Dispute Settled in Takeover—HoloNet News Vol. 531 50
•  Droid Rights Activists Decry Brilliant Missiles—HoloNet News Vol. 531 51
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
• The Paradise Snare (Mentioned only)
• "Galaxywide NewsNets" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
• Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead (Mentioned only)
• Allegiance (Mentioned only)
• Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
• Star Wars Galaxies (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
• Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
• "A Buyer's Guide to Alternative Starships" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
• Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
• Lords of the Expanse
• The Far Orbit Project
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
• The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
•  "Look Sir, Droids!" - Star Wars Gamer 3
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 69 (MAN8, Droid Manufacturers)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide

[edit] Notes and references