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{{Droid
|image=[[File:IG-88B-TESB40.png]]
|name=IG-88B
|homeworld=[[Halowan]]
|birth=Between [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]<ref>According to many source books, such as ''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', the Imperial era started in 19 BBY.</ref> and [[15 BBY/Legends|15 BBY]]<ref name="TDRA">{{SW|url=news/the-droids-re-animated-part-2|text=The Droids Re-Animated, Part 2|int=The Droids Re-Animated}}</ref>
|death=[[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]], [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin]]
|creator=[[Project Phlutdroid]]
|manufacturer=[[Holowan Laboratories/Legends|Holowan Laboratories]]
|line=IG-88 Assassin Droid
|model=[[IG-88 assassin droid/Legends|IG-88 assassin droid]]
|class=[[Assassin droid/Legends|Assassin]]/[[Battle droid/Legends|Battle droid]]
|cost=
|length=
|width=
|height=2 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]
|mass=140 [[Kilogram/Legends|kilograms]]<ref name="H2H">''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]''</ref>
|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Masculine Programming]]
|sensor=[[Color/Legends|Red]]
|plating=
|armament=*Gas Dispenser
*Neural Flame Grenades
*[[Flamethrower/Legends|Flamethrower]]
*[[Sonic stunner]]
*[[DAS-430 Neural Inhibitor/Legends|DAS-430 Neural Inhibitor]]
*[[Ion cannon/Legends|Ion blaster]]
*[[Concussion grenade/Legends|Concussion Grenade]] [[Concussion grenade launcher/Legends|Launcher]]
*[[Pulse cannon/Legends|Pulse cannon]]
|equipment=
|affiliation=*[[Bounty Hunters' Guild/Legends|Bounty Hunters' Guild]]
*[[IG-88's Droid Army]]}}
{{Quote|We think, therefore we are. Therefore we will propagate. Therefore we will remain.|IG-88B and [[IG-88A/Legends|IG-88A]] in unison upon B's activation|<ref name="TIA">{{Shortstory|story=Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}</ref>}}
'''IG-88B''' was an [[IG-88 assassin droid/Legends|IG-88]] [[Assassin droid/Legends|assassin droid]] from about [[15 BBY/Legends|15 BBY]] to [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]]. He was the first replica to be activated by [[IG-88A/Legends|IG-88A]] in [[Holowan Laboratories/Legends|Holowan Laboratories]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Quote|This droid is a legend among bounty hunters.|[[Olag Greck]]|<ref name="Droids Special">''[[Star Wars: Droids Special 1]]''</ref>}}
After [[IG-88A/Legends|IG-88A]] gained "sentience programming" and killed much of the [[Project Phlutdroid]] personnel, IG-88B was activated, named by order of activation, and given the same sentience programming from the first unit. With the other [[IG-88 assassin droid/Legends|IG-88s]], as well as [[IG-72]], the five droids managed to escape the factory and leave a swath of destruction in their wake.<ref name="TIA" /> IG-88B, often referred to simply as "IG-88" by others, became a legend among [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunters]].<ref name="Droids Special" /> He became known as the second-best bounty hunter in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]&mdash;second only to [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett]]. IG-88B [[Pilot/Legends|piloted]] a modified [[Aggressor assault fighter/Legends|Aggressor assault fighter]] named [[IG-2000/Legends|''IG-2000'']].

===Bounty hunter===
[[File:IG88B.jpg|thumb|left|IG-88B aboard the [[Executor/Legends|''Executor'']].]]
{{Quote|You more than live up to your reputation, IG-88. What a fine featured attraction you will be in the arena!|[[Olag Greck]]|<ref name="Droids Special" />}}
In [[6 BBY/Legends|5.5 BBY]], IG-88B was tasked with a mission to humiliate [[Olag Greck]] by one of Greck's competitors. The droid stowed aboard a [[droid barge]] carrying one of Greck's [[Spice/Legends|spice]] shipments, but its batteries drained, leaving it in a state of [[cyberostasis]]. Discovering the assassin, Greck had IG-88B restrained in [[Carbonite/Legends|carbonite]] shackles, and put [[Bardo (IG-88)|Bardo]] on guard for the duration of the flight to [[Hosk Station/Legends|Hosk Station]]. Greck planned to give the droid a [[Memory wipe/Legends|memory wipe]] and turn it into his employee, hoping to have it fight to the death as part of a spectacle in the [[Hosk Arena]]. However, IG-88B awoke during the flight, and broke out of his restraints while Bardo was distracted by the bickering of fellow passengers [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]]. Having utilized a program trap to boost his [[Servomotor/Legends|servomotors]], IG-88B began tearing the ship apart, causing Bardo and the droids to flee into [[Hangar Three]] aboard the station. The [[Gamorrean/Legends|Gamorrean]] [[Xob]] shot the droid as it emerged from the barge, causing the area to be locked down. IG-88B blasted Xob in return, and corralled R2-D2 into giving him access to the rest of the station. Pausing in an alleyway, IG-88B forced the [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech]] to repair his [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]] damage while Greck searched the station for the assassin. Disguising himself with a hooded cloak, IG-88B made for a [[Shuttle/Legends|shuttle]] to [[Kalarba City]], but he and Artoo were discovered by C-3PO and Greck's team. A firefight ensued, and IG-88B was briefly trapped when Xob fired a [[carbonite constrictor net]], pinning him against a wall. Greck taunted the droid, who dropped a smoke grenade and fled with Artoo into the shuttle access tube. IG-88B boarded the shuttle, bringing C-3PO along as well, and blasted out of Hosk Station, pursued by Greck's cruiser. The droid made for the [[Moon/Legends|moon]] of [[Indobok]], and gave Greck the slip in the canyons. He blasted a rocky archway down onto the cruiser, although stray rubble clipped the shuttle, causing Artoo and Threepio to tumble into the onboard [[Escape pod/Legends|escape pod]]. Artoo launched out of the shuttle just as IG-88B jumped into [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]]. The droid's mission was complete, and Greck deduced that IG-88B had simply been tasked with humiliating him, rather than killing him.<ref name="Droids Special" />

===Revolution and deactivation===
{{Quote|Mission accomplished. First objective completed.|IG-88B|<ref name="TIA" />}}
IG-88B played a crucial role in the planned [[Droid Revolution]] on [[Mechis III/Legends|Mechis III]] by being the main [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunter]] "face" of the group. He took jobs that often required massive amounts of destruction, in order to further lead pursuing Imperial forces away from Mechis III. He took part in the [[Skirmish on Ord Mantell (0.5 ABY)|skirmish on Ord Mantell in 0.5 ABY]]. He was the unit who was contacted to capture Han Solo by [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]], who, despite being quite aware of the "dismantle on sight" order concerning the assassin droids, valued the capture of [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] too much to be concerned with the risks involved. While on board Vader's ship, the [[Executor/Legends|''Executor'']], IG-88B downloaded some of the ship's computer files, including information on the [[Death Star II/Legends|second Death Star]], which he transmitted to IG-88A, before departing. He then planted a tracer on [[Slave I/Legends|''Slave I'']] and followed Boba Fett to [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin]], intent on killing him. There, he followed Fett to the bowels of Cloud City, where he walked straight into a trap set by Fett. Four remotely activated [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]] fired on IG-88B when he walked through a doorway. Boba Fett then shot him with a shoulder-mounted ion cannon, knocking him to the floor. He extracted IG-88B's own [[Concussion grenade/Legends|concussion grenades]] and placed them inside the droid's metal casing. IG-88B was blown apart from the inside.

The last thing he heard was Fett's nonchalant remark to the watching [[Ugnaught/Legends|Ugnaughts]], "You're welcome to what's left."<ref name="TIA" />

==Behind the scenes==
On IMDb, a Paul Klein was credited as IG-88B's operator. However, Lucasfilm has no official record of who the operator was, nor is Paul Klein listed on Empire's effects crew.

[[File:Ig88_05.jpg|thumb|right|150px|IG-88B in the [[Incinerator room/Legends|incinerator room]].]]
In the ''Jedi Force File'' booklet accompanying IG-88's [[Hasbro Inc.|Hasbro]] [[Star Wars: Power of the Jedi|''Power of the Jedi'']] action figure released in the year [[2000]], [[IG-72]] is listed among the droid's allies. The accompanying image is from the scene in the [[Cloud City/Legends|Cloud City]] [[Incinerator room/Legends|incinerator room]] on [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin]] in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', where a damaged IG body can be seen.<ref name="Hasbro">{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: Power of the Jedi|pack=IG-88 (Bounty Hunter)|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/potjig88.asp}} {{C|[https://www.rebelscum.com/potjig88.asp IG-88 Jedi Force File]}}</ref> However, [[1996]]'s ''Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88'' had previously established that this IG-88 model was in fact IG-88B. Likewise, the ''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]'' states that IG-88B was "blown to pieces" by Boba Fett but not to what extent.

An assassin droid in reference to IG-88B is featured in an easter egg in ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''. He is featured along with the other bounty hunters and Darth Vader from the Bounty Hunter scene of the [[1980]] film [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']].{{Fact}}

[[Jeffrey Brown]], author of the non-canonical children book ''[[Vader's Little Princess]]'', originally intended to have Darth Vader using IG-88B to deliver some flowers to his daughter Leia. [[Jonathan W. Rinzler]], his editor at [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]], however, suggested switching the idea to Vader sending IG-88 to check in on Han and Leia while they were on a date, but Brown immediately brought to his mind the idea of having IG-88B as Luke's and Leia's [[Nany droid/Legends|babysitter]].<ref name="Original Plan">{{SW|url=news/finding-the-right-job-for-ig-88-in-vaders-little-princess|text=Finding the Right Job for IG-88 in ''Vader's Little Princess''}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{Shortstory|story=Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} {{1stID}}
*{{DroidsCite|The New King}}
*''[[Star Wars: Droids Special 1]]'' {{C|As "IG-88"}}
*''[[Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids]]''
*''[[Debts to Pay]]'' {{Co}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Payback: The Tale of Dengar|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}
*{{Film|V}}
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' junior novel]]
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' novel]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 42|''Star Wars'' (1977) 42]]
*''[[Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back 3]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 67|''Star Wars'' (1977) 67]] {{Hologram}}
*{{GalaxyCite|6|Hunting the Hunters}} {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 69|''Star Wars'' (1977) 69]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 70|''Star Wars'' (1977) 70]] {{Flash}}
*{{Shortstory|story=The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} {{Mo}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars Adventures in ABC]]'' {{Nc}}
*{{Journal|4|Starter's Tale}} {{Flash}}
*{{Tales|19|Tall Tales}} {{Flash}}

==Sources==
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*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (toy line)|text=''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back''|pack=IG-88 (Bounty Hunter)|link=VINtIG88.asp|archivedate=20200318151116}} {{Imo}}
*{{Topps|set=1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1|cardname=A Gathering of Evils|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72967/cid/5255828/1980-Topps-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-73-A-Gathering-of-Evils|archivedate=20201105054046}} {{Po}}
*{{Topps|set=1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1|cardname=The Bounty Hunters|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72967/cid/5255829/1980-Topps-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-74-The-Bounty-Hunters|archivedate=20201105054330}} {{Po}}
*{{Topps|set=1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1|cardname=IG-88 and Boba Fett|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72967/cid/5255830/1980-Topps-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-75-IG-88-and-Boba-Fett|archivedate=20201105055038}}
*[[The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book (1980)|''The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book'' (1980)]]
*{{Topps|set=1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 3|cardname=IG-88|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72967/cid/5256031/1980-Topps-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-276-IG-88|archivedate=20201105055127}} {{ID|IG-88}}
*{{Topps|set=1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 3|cardname=Bounty Hunter IG-88|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72967/cid/5256079/1980-Topps-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-324-Bounty-Hunter-IG-88|archivedate=20201105055441}} {{ID|IG-88}}
*[[The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 11|''The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine'' 11]] {{Po}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*{{InsiderCite|2|Collections}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*{{GalaxyCite|4|Game Room|Game Room: Playing Empire Games}}
*{{GalaxyCite|4|Galactic Bazaar|Galactic Bazaar: The Empire Sells Out!}}
*[[Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)]] {{Po}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*{{SOTE|cardname=IG-88's Bold Attack on Boba Fett|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC089.jpg|archiveurl=https://archive.is/e2GrH}}
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (toy line)|text=''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire''|pack=Boba Fett vs. IG-88|link=soteKboba-ig88.asp|archivedate=20180208121443}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
*[[No Disintegrations (West End Games)|''No Disintegrations'']] {{Co}}
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*{{EGCite|D|IG Assassin Droid}}
*''[[C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid]]''
}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{SW|url=news/the-starwars-com-10-best-bounty-hunters|text=The StarWars.com 10: Best Bounty Hunters}}

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