Duelist Elite
Production information
Manufacturer	Trang Robotics
Model	Duelist Elite
Class	Training droid
Armament	Various weapons, such as vibroblades
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era

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The Duelist Elite was a droid model built by Trang Robotics. These droids were considered "top-of-the-line" during the Rise of the Empire era. Darths Sidious, Tyranus, and Maul used them in the Works to train for lightsaber combat. A new one cost 275,000 credits.

The droids were masters of the three classical fencing styles of foil, épée, and saber. They could be equipped with a variety of melee weapons, including vibroblades; were built with blaster-resistant durasteel chassis; programmed with the knowledge of a dozen martial arts masters; and had reflexes just a hair faster than Human optimum.

Factory-equipped Duelist Elites were equipped with inhibitors that would prevent them from dealing a death blow to a beaten opponent, which the Sith disabled for their sparring and training. Darth Vader owned several of these droids, but since they were no match for him, he tended to use modified ASP droids instead.

Darth Maul was known to have sparred against Rapier, Hachete, Cudgel, and Chain.

The pirate Raskar utilized a Duelist Elite as a sparring droid. He also modified it to act as a security guard in the event of a breakin, as Han Solo discovered when breaking into his Villa to retrieve Raskar's Power Gem. However, Solo tricked the droid into charging into destruct beams surrounding the Power Gem and destroyed it, consequently also causing Raskar to believe Solo died until he returned to the Villa.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

Foil, epée, and sabre are the three major weapons of modern fencing.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Darth Maul 1
• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
• Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner
• Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
• The Power Gem (First appearance)
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Droids
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 47 (MAN6, Droid Manufacturers)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Scavenger's Guide to Droids

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