- "They are covered in microscopic droids of a highly volatile nature."
"Nano-droids."
"Yes, nano-droids." - ―Russo-ISC and Anakin Skywalker discussing the bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar
NM-K reconstitutors, also called nano-droids, were a type of microscopic droid mainly used in electronics fabrication. At a mere 1.5 nanometers in length, nano-droids were undetectable, except by dedicated sensors. The droids were stored in a suspension of electrolytic transfer fluid, and workers would apply them to material using a swab or roller. If illegally reprogrammed, NM-K reconstitutors were capable of reconstituting carbon-based matter into dangerously unstable configurations, with the potential to create violent explosions. Because of such deadly applications, nano-droids were strictly regulated by Galactic Republic law and prohibited outside of closely monitored industrial uses.[3]
Late in the Clone Wars, Letta Turmond, under the direction of Jedi Barriss Offee, fed nano-droids to her husband, a Jedi Temple worker named Jackar Bowmani, and used him to stage a bombing of the Temple's hangar.[5] The resulting explosion killed Bowmani and twenty five others, with dozens more wounded and extensive damage inflicted to the hangar.[3]
In 9 ABY, Helgait, the Head of Security of the planet Plazir-15, also staged a conspiracy by sabotaging a batch of the droid lubricant Nepenthé with the NM-K Reconstitutors he had illegally acquired, causing droids that uses the lubricant to be reprogrammed and act aggressive against their human masters.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sabotage" (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "To Catch a Jedi"
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"
Sources[]
- "Sabotage" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious (First identified as NM-K reconstitutor)
- Collapse of the Republic