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'''ASP-19 battle droids''' were combat-capable labor droids employed in melee training.

==Characteristics==
Although [[ASP-series droid|ASP-series labor droids]] were simple-minded automata of general-purpose, the ASP-19 variant was capable of wielding melee weapons and was intended to function as a [[Training droid/Legends|training droid]] against organic beings.

==History==
[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] used several droids of this [[ASP-19, Lightsaber Training Configuration, Mark IX|type]], equipped with [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsabers]] to hone his [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|lightsaber dueling]] skills. Vader's ability to handle this weapon was, in fact, much better than ASP's, so they were less than a match for the [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] as he ordered them to be sent to his training grounds in larger numbers. A few ASP-19 were also kept in [[Bast Castle]]'s training chambers on [[Vjun/Legends|Vjun]].
[[File:Aspsaber.jpg|thumb|[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] practicing with an ASP droid.]]

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars Missions 9: Revolt of the Battle Droids]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley]]'' {{C|Modified}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids]]'' {{C|Modified}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (comics)|''Shadows of the Empire'' comic]]/[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|novel]] {{1st}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=The Backup Plan|stext=''The Backup Plan''}} {{C|as "combat training droid"}}
*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Galoob)|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Galoob minicomic]]

==Sources==
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*{{SOTE|cardname=Vader Stays Sharp|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC012.jpg|archivedate=20171117000843}} {{C|as Asp assassin droid}}
*{{Galoob|set=Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Micro Machines|text=''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Micro Machines|pack=Collection I|link=soteMM1.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010084528/https://www.rebelscum.com/soteMM1.asp}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt]]''
*{{EGCite|D|ASP}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:ASP-series models]]
[[Category:Training droid models]]