The SB-20 Slicer Droid,[1] also known as a SB-20 security breach droid,[2] was a type of droid produced by the underground company Illicit Electronics.[1]
Characteristics[]
Technically heavily modified R-series astromech droids, especially R1 and R2 units, SB-20s retained the original unit's outer shell so as to appear to be ordinary legal droids, but have been massively overhauled with highly illegal espionage and encryption/decryption gear and programming internally.[1]
Capable of slicing through systems and retrieving data with very little chance of detection due to their SecurityViolator security programming and CodeRifter Encryption Equipment, SB-20s were made all the more dangerous by their nondescript appearance, generally allowing them easy access to sensitive computers and free passage through security checkpoints.[1]
Marketed quietly to underground groups at a base price of around twelve thousand credits, the SB-20 was illegal throughout the Galactic Empire.[1] Despite this, Imperial Intelligence acquired some of these droids for their own purposes; one such droid was instrumental in gathering information before the Imperial attack on a Rebel base on Pkihantri.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
- Specter of the Past (First appearance)
- Specter of the Past unabridged audiobook
Sources[]
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (First mentioned) (as SB-20 Slicer Droid)
- The Far Orbit Project