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{{Quote|We need more Effex droids. I've put in this requisition three times. Every day you delay, clone troopers die.|[[Jos Vondar]]|<ref name="The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels">''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''</ref>}}
The '''FX-series medical assistant droid''', also referred to as '''Fixits''', was a [[Medical droid/Legends|medical droid]] series line produced by [[Medtech Industries/Legends|Medtech Industries]]. Only ten models ([[FX-1 medical assistant droid|FXs-1]] through [[FX-10 medical assistant droid|10]]) were made. They were often immobile, cylindrical [[Droid/Legends|droids]] with numerous "arms" that assisted patients during surgery or other medical procedures. They could help by cutting away dead flesh, holding items, or even injecting [[Bacta/Legends|bacta]] fluid (which was why they were occasionally constructed at command stations during times of war to save injured soldiers).
The '''FX-series medical assistant droid''', also referred to as '''Fixits''', was a [[Medical droid/Legends|medical droid]] series line produced by [[Medtech Industries/Legends|Medtech Industries]]. Only ten models ([[FX-1 medical assistant droid|FXs-1]] through [[FX-10 medical assistant droid|10]]) were made. They were often immobile, cylindrical [[Droid/Legends|droids]] with numerous "arms" that assisted patients during surgery or other medical procedures. They could help by cutting away dead flesh, holding items, or even injecting [[Bacta/Legends|bacta]] fluid (which was why they were occasionally constructed at command stations during times of war to save injured soldiers).
During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] forces often deployed FX-series droids by aerial insertion into forward positions and [[Republic Mobile Surgical Unit/Legends|Republic Mobile Surgical Units]], acting as mobile aid stations for critically wounded [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]].
When [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] was grievously injured by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] on Mustafar, Palpatine brought him to a medical facility on Coruscant. Here, an FX-model droid worked on Anakin's body to bring him out of his critical condition. The droid later facilitated Anakin's transition to his half-[[Cybernetics/Legends|cybernetic]] body. When Palpatine told the now-suited Darth Vader that Vader had killed [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé]], his fit of rage and grief caused Vader to destroy everything in the room with [[The Force/Legends|the Force]], including the medical droids. The round "head" of the FX model that worked on Vader was crushed, as well most of its body. External containers holding presumably bacta shattered, spilling their contents.


During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], both the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] and the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] used FX models.
During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], both the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] and the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] used FX models.
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===Toy versions of FX droids===
===Toy versions of FX droids===
The FX first appeared in the vintage 3 3/4-inch [[Kenner Products|Kenner]] line in 1980. Released on the new ''The Empire Strikes Back'' cards, FX-7 is a unique figure in the original line, consisting of a gray tubular body and a head that can be spun 360 degrees and extended upwards by an inch. Underneath the head is a rigid white arm terminating in a claw appendage. This arm is mounted on a spinning ring, allowing it to be spun 360 degrees around the body. The main part of the body has nine white arms that can be opened out away from the body. Although these limbs have no joints, they can be slightly articulated at the elbow and shoulder. There is a major variation with the FX-7 figure in that two different head molds exist. One head is smaller with differently situated detail from the other. Another shorter FX-7 can be found on card; this figure is simply missing its glued-on base that sometimes broke off during production. This shorter FX-7 is not classed as a true variation but merely a production mistake. FX-7 ran for five years through the ''Empire'', ''Jedi'' and Tri-logo line.
The FX first appeared in the vintage 3 3/4-inch [[Kenner Products|Kenner]] line in 1980. Released on the new ''The Empire Strikes Back'' cards, FX-7 is a unique figure in the original line, consisting of a gray tubular body and a head that can be spun 360 degrees and extended upwards by an inch. Underneath the head is a rigid white arm terminating in a claw appendage. This arm is mounted on a spinning ring, allowing it to be spun 360 degrees around the body. The main part of the body has nine white arms that can be opened out away from the body. Although these limbs have no joints, they can be slightly articulated at the elbow and shoulder. There is a major variation with the FX-7 figure in that two different head molds exist. One head is smaller with differently situated detail from the other. Another shorter FX-7 can be found on card; this figure is simply missing its glued-on base that sometimes broke off during production. This shorter FX-7 is not classed as a true variation but merely a production mistake. FX-7 ran for five years through the ''Empire'', ''Jedi'' and Tri-logo line.
The next FX-7 figure to be released came in the Power Of The Jedi line in 2000&ndash;2002. This figure offers a far more realistic look and greater attention to detail than the vintage toy. Twice as many articulated limbs as the vintage figure, jointed at the elbow and shoulder, give it much more detail and capture a close likeness of the original production prop.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' junior novel]]
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*{{Film|V}} {{1st}}
*''[[Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM]]''
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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*''[[Hideouts & Strongholds]]'' {{ID|FX-series droid}}
*''[[Hideouts & Strongholds]]'' {{ID|FX-series droid}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]''
*{{EGCite|D|A Guide to Major Manufacturers}}
*''[[Arms & Equipment Guide]]''
*{{EGCite|D|FX Medical Assistant}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20021017web|text=''Arms & Equipment Guide'' Extras!|int=Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!|archivedate=20091016004403}} {{C|As "FX Medical Droid"}}
*{{FFCite|13|MED3&ndash;4, ''FX Medical Assistant''}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20041216|text=Standoffs|int=Standoffs|archivedate=20090603045521}}
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Droids]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous]]''
*{{SW|url=news/the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-part-7-the-grand-army-of-the-republic|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare'' Author's Cut, Part 7 &ndash; The Grand Army of the Republic|int=Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut}}
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 10 March 2023

The FX-series medical assistant droid, also referred to as Fixits, was a medical droid series line produced by Medtech Industries. Only ten models (FXs-1 through 10) were made. They were often immobile, cylindrical droids with numerous "arms" that assisted patients during surgery or other medical procedures. They could help by cutting away dead flesh, holding items, or even injecting bacta fluid (which was why they were occasionally constructed at command stations during times of war to save injured soldiers).

During the Galactic Civil War, both the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic used FX models.

FX medical assistant droid schematics

Behind the scenes

The second edition of Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back incorrectly states that the FX series comprised only nine models.

In the Battlefront series, FX medical droids act as health-replenishing stations that automatically heal players whenever they stand nearby.

Toy versions of FX droids

The FX first appeared in the vintage 3 3/4-inch Kenner line in 1980. Released on the new The Empire Strikes Back cards, FX-7 is a unique figure in the original line, consisting of a gray tubular body and a head that can be spun 360 degrees and extended upwards by an inch. Underneath the head is a rigid white arm terminating in a claw appendage. This arm is mounted on a spinning ring, allowing it to be spun 360 degrees around the body. The main part of the body has nine white arms that can be opened out away from the body. Although these limbs have no joints, they can be slightly articulated at the elbow and shoulder. There is a major variation with the FX-7 figure in that two different head molds exist. One head is smaller with differently situated detail from the other. Another shorter FX-7 can be found on card; this figure is simply missing its glued-on base that sometimes broke off during production. This shorter FX-7 is not classed as a true variation but merely a production mistake. FX-7 ran for five years through the Empire, Jedi and Tri-logo line.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Guide to Droids ("FX Medical Assistant")
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
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