LOM-series protocol droid
Production information
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton[1]
Model	LOM-series protocol droid[1]
Class	Protocol droid[1]
Technical specifications
Height	1.6 meters
Equipment	AA-1 VerboBrain[1] Recording unit (audio, holo) Translator unit
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era[1] New Republic era

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The LOM-series protocol droid was a protocol droid series produced by Industrial Automaton to compete with Cybot Galactica's popular 3PO-series protocol droid.

CharacteristicsEdit

Industrial Automaton designed the LOM-series for the niche alien market, just as Cybot Galactica had attempted with the PD-series protocol droid. If their droid proved successful, Industrial Automaton planned to introduce a Human-based protocol droid within two years. The LOM unit was humanoid in form, but the head, with its large, compound eyes, was structured to look familiar to such insectoid races as the Brizzits, Verpines, Gand, Yam'rii, Vuvrians, and Xi'Dec.

HistoryEdit

Aside from the insectile face, the LOM protocol droid was very similar to the 3PO-series—indeed, Industrial Automaton made crafty deals with companies such as SyntheTech, to use many components initially used by Cybot Galactica. Thus, the LOM-series possessed an AA-1 Verbobrain and a TranLang III communications module programmed with millions of languages; it even had a similar body frame and plating design. Such blatant use of its trademark hardware caused Cybot Galactica to file a number of lawsuits against its rival company. Though their LOM units sold well in limited release, Industrial Automaton's future plans to monopolize the protocol droid market were dashed. The exploits of the notorious bounty hunter 4-LOM did little to elevate the series' status in the eyes of the public.

AppearancesEdit

• Jango Fett: Open Seasons 2
• Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
• Rookies: Rendezvous
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
• Winner Lose All
• Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
• Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi
• Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
• Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
• Shadows of the Empire comic
• Hard Merchandise
• The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages
• Starter's Tale (Appears in flashback(s))
• Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
• Tall Tales (Ambiguously canonical source) (Appears in flashback(s))

SourcesEdit

• Standoffs
• Arms & Equipment Guide
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back toy line
• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Embossed Metal Collector Cards (Card: ISSUE 3: Wanted: Luke Skywalker) (Indirect mention only)
•  4-LOM in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
•  "Look Sir, Droids!"—Star Wars Gamer 3
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 59 (LOM1-2, LOM Protocol Droid)
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
• The Essential Reader's Companion

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