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[[File:ProbotPod-MoTESB.png|thumb|right|250px|A Probe-Mate hyperspace pod]]
A '''hyperdrive pod''', also known as a [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] pod was a [[Droid/Legends|droid]]-controlled [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]]-equipped pod that delivered [[Probe droid/Legends|probe droids]] to their destinations.<ref name="DFRSB">''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''</ref>

Once the pod exited hyperspace, it would crash onto a [[Planet/Legends|planet's]] surface, breaking apart and allowing the [[Droid/Legends|droid]] to exit the pod and begin its assigned mission.

The [[Viper probe droid/Legends|Viper probe droid]] utilized two models, both developed by [[Arakyd Industries/Legends|Arakyd Industries]]; the [[Predator I]],<ref name="DFRSB" /> and the [[Probe-Mate hyperspace pod]].<ref name="GG3-2">[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]</ref>

The [[Spelunker probe droid/Legends|Spelunker probe droid]] used by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] were deployed by hyperdrive pods in their travels.

The [[Seeker Transport]] hyperdrive pod was used to transport the [[AS-M12-series messenger droid]] to its destination.<ref name="SOTE SB">''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{CW|14}}
*{{Journal|14|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Film|V}} {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' junior novel]]
*''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]''

==Sources==
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|hyperspace pod}}
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Flashpoint! Brak Sector]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*{{DB|droid|chameleondroid|chameleon droid|archivedate=20100521172049}}
*''[[The Making of The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*{{SWE|technology|probot|Imperial probe droid}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems vehicles]]
[[Category:Galactic Empire vehicles]]
[[Category:Hyperdrive pod classes| ]]
[[Category:Hyperdrive pods| ]]
[[Category:Space pods]]
[[Category:Starship classes]]