- "My only purpose is to facilitate learning."
- ―A training droid at the Carida Military Academy
Training droids also known as trainer droids, were a type of droid that were utilized to provide hands-on instruction. The Jedi Order used a class of training droid. The Marksman-H training remote was a type of training droid.
History[]
Galactic Republic[]
- "It's a lousy test."
"But it's what every Jedi does."
"Exactly." - ―Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano after the latter's session against training remotes
In 29 BBY, Anakin Skywalker sparred with a Jedi training droid that he had converted to look like the Sith Lord Darth Maul.[3] In 22 BBY,[4] Bear Clan utilized Marksman-H training remotes to practice deflecting blaster fire.[5] During the Clone Wars, Skywalker's Padawan Ahsoka Tano and other Jedi trained against training remotes adapted to fight like battle droids. Unimpressed that his apprentice was simply following the same training routine as everyone else, he had Tano train with the 501st Legion they commanded.[2] In 19 BBY,[4] Caleb Dume, Sammo Quid, and Tai Uzuma underwent similar training in their Initiate Trials.[6]
Imperial era[]
Following the end of the Clone Wars, the Bad Batch fought several armored training droids in a combat proficiency test that turned into a live-fire exercise in the Tipoca City Training Facility. After defeating the droids, Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin assigned them on a mission to hunt down the Onderonian partisan leader Saw Gerrera.[7] At some point following Order 66, the Sith Lord Darth Vader encountered the Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a living on Al'doleem with the Jedi training droid Arex.[8]
Several years into the reign of the Galactic Empire, Vader sparred with his own training droid.[9] Imperial officers at the Academy of Carida also trained with TRD-2 sparring droids, three-arm multi-armed droids based on Balmorran Arms' SD-series battle droid model but these were considered subpar due to the number of trainee deaths being lower than expected and were gradually phased out.[10]
In 0 BBY,[4] the former Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi still owned at least one Marksman-H training remote,[source?] which Luke Skywalker used onboard the Millennium Falcon.[11] In 0 ABY,[4] Skywalker continued his training with multiple remotes simultaneously, both during a mission to Temple of Eedit[12] and shortly after the Assault on Cymoon.[13]
Sergeant Kreel trained with a with a trio of Marksman Hs shortly before the Mission to Horox III. Although he was able to deflect a few incoming blasts, he was quickly overwhelmed.[14]
Rise of the First Order[]
In 34 ABY,[4] the former stormtrooper Finn found[15] the same remote used by Skywalker years earlier[16] aboard the Millennium Falcon.[15]
Behind the scenes[]
Training droids are used to advance character levels in the canon video game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.[17]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "All I Want For Life Day"
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Father's Day" (Dream sequence)
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Wrapping Up The Falcon" (As ornament)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 5 (Databank A-Z: Barada–Depa Billaba) (Picture only)
- Disciples of Harmony
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- "Aftermath" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Anakin Skywalker" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Return To Kamino" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
- A New Star Wars Legacy | Ahsoka | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The High Republic: Tempest Runner
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Practice Makes Perfect"
- ↑ Obi-Wan and Anakin 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Kanan 7
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
- ↑ Darth Vader (2017) 3
- ↑ Darth Vader (2017) 19
- ↑ Disciples of Harmony
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 4
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 37
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes