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. 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 Kelada.

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
• 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
• Vanguard probe droid
• Viper Hunter-Killer
• Viper probe droid
• WR-85 Tank Droid
• XR-37 Tank Droid
• XR-85 Tank Droid

[edit] Weapons

• Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun
• ACP Array Gun
• 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
• Predator I Probe-Mate jump pod
• Royux Walking Throne
• Stellar Mag V Mining Vessel
• Trident-class Surveyor
• Whisper Jet Pack
• Whisper Jump Rocket 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)
•  "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

[edit] Sources

• Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
•  "A Buyer's Guide to Alternative Starships" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
• Lords of the Expanse
•  "Look Sir, Droids!" - Star Wars Gamer 3

[edit] Notes and references