BT-16 perimeter droid

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BT-16 perimeter droid Production information Manufacturer Arakyd Industries[1] Model BT-16 perimeter droid[1] Class Security droid[1] Technical specifications Height 1.5 meters Armament Taim & Bak repeating blaster cannon (1) Equipment Sensor packages Brain jars (B'omarr version only) Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era[1] New Republic era Affiliation Galactic Republic Galactic Empire B'omarr Monks[1] [Source]

The BT-16 perimeter droid, also known as the VT-16, was a bulbous, spider-like droid manufactured by Arakyd Industries.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 4.1 Non-canon appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

[edit] Characteristics

The BT-16 came equipped with highly sensitive sensor packages, including a Fabritech seismic reader and a Carbanti motion detector. It was armed with a Taim & Bak repeating blaster cannon. The droid also featured a TranLang I communications module and a vocabulator, though it was only able to speak droid languages.

[edit] History

These droids were used by the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire.

Early production runs reused the chassis of the TS-Arach series pest control droid before the six-legged design was introduced. The B'omarr Monks used these droids to carry brains of those who had achieved "enlightenment". The droids were occasionally equipped with vocoders, and lived in Jabba Desilijic Tiure's Palace until his death. The walkers generally went unarmed while carrying a brain, and had trouble doing anything beside walking.

One of the modified B'omarr version, seemingly without a brain, was present on Jib Kopatha's home, Void Station, in 0 ABY.

[edit] Behind the scenes

It is revealed in the non-canon story Tag & Bink Are Dead that Tag Greenly and Bink Otauna are the two stormtroopers who mention the BT-16 in the conversation posted above. However, as the story itself is non-canon, so too is this information.

In Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids, the picture of the BT-16 is a mirrored version of the TS-Arach series pest control droid image from the same guide. The New Essential Guide to Droids established that early BT-16's reused the TS-Arach body, before the new design seen in the movie was introduced.

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[edit] Appearances

• Shadows and Light
• Boba Fett: Hunted
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Indirect mention only)
• Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire audio drama
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First mentioned)
• Super Star Wars
• Star Wars Missions 5: The Hunt for Han Solo
• Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi
• Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
• Star Wars Galaxies
• Super Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• The Jabba Tape
• X-wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground Tatooine
• Darksaber
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

[edit] Non-canon appearances

• Tag & Bink Are Dead (Mentioned only)
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Star Wars Tales 15 intro

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
• Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
• Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
•  The Dark Forces Saga on Wizards.com (article)
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 (BOM1-2, B'omarr Brain Walker)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (see BT-16 perimeter security droid)
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Squadrons Over Corellia (Card: B'omarr Monk)

[edit] Notes and references