The police cruiser backup unit or PCBU was a police cruiser that was generally droid-piloted. It was developed on Coruscant in response to several police officer deaths in the Crimson Corridor.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references 6 See also 6.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

The PCBU was armed with a pair of turret-mounted laser cannons and contained a wide variety of sensors and scanners. Though mostly piloted by droids, the PCBU could also have a sentient officer in control. A backup autopilot insured that the craft would still run if the pilot were incapacitated.^[1]

HistoryEdit

Utilized mostly by the Coruscant Security Force^[1] and somewhat by the Imperial Sector Police,^[2] the PCBU was developed during the waning years of the Galactic Republic and put into service in response to several police officer deaths in the Crimson Corridor. It used as a patrol and pursuit craft as well as its primary role of providing heavy firepower backup to sentient officers.^[1]

In 32 BBY Sith Lord Darth Maul had an encounter with a PCBU in which he completely destroyed it and the droid pilot. He also killed the two officers the PCBU was providing backup for.^[3]

In Imperial times, they were piloted by 501-Z police droids.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (First appearance)
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
• Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force
• Millennium Falcon

SourcesEdit

• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit

See alsoEdit

• Coruscant police speeder
• Coruscant Security Force assault ship
• Coruscant Security Force incident support vessel
• Coruscant Security Force interceptor
• RapidResponse police speeder
• Variable Altitude Assault Transport/enforcement