Plastron/Legends

Plastron on a protocol droid unit.

A plastron was the name of the broad piece of material covering the ventral (belly) side of upright, bipedal droids. It functioned as a protective covering for their internal circuitry and components. Bollux the BLX labor droid was fitted with an airtight, hinged plastron, in which was housed the slicer droid, Blue Max.

Appearances

• Han Solo at Stars' End (First identified as Plastron)
• Han Solo's Revenge
• Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
• The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse

Sources

• Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary