Nanovirus
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A nanovirus, also known as a nanokiller, was a fatal virus designed to only kill specific groups of people that it had been developed to. They are deadly and do not effect people that the nanovirus was not sent to kill.
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[edit] History
One was under development at the start of the Clone Wars, by the Separatist-aligned Doctor Ovolot Qail Uthan, which was specifically engineered to target clone troopers, called FG36.[1] She and her scientific team were sent to a secret lab on the remote planet of Qiilura to carry out their work. However, before development of the virus could be completed, Uthan was captured by Omega Squad and brought into Republic custody. The lab was destroyed and development of the virus presumably stopped. Uthan was imprisoned and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine would later consider her to be a back-up plan for stopping the clone troopers if they ever turned on him.[2] After the formation of the Empire, Palpatine used FG36 of Uthan's home planet of Gibad killing all senitent life on the planet. It was because of this that Uthan developed a antegen to immunize against FG36, to prevent any other world from begin killed by FG36. The antegen was spread first to the Mandalorians and then to Djinn Altis's communtiy.
A variant of the virus was later developed by the Moff Council by the time of the Second Galactic Civil War. It was first used during the First Battle of Roche, where it specifically targeted the Verpine soldier caste, while leaving other Verpine unharmed. Soon after, variants were developed to target the Fett family and the Hapan Royal House.[3]
[edit] Appearances
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact (First appearance)
- Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Commando: 501st
- Invincible
- Omen (Mentioned only)
- Abyss (Mentioned only)
