G-2RD series guard droid
- "You get a G-2RD droid going, and you'll have to take its head off to stop it."
- ―Han Solo
The G-2RD Series Guard Droid was a small, fourth-degree defense droid[5] built by Arakyd Industries. The spherical, flat, black security droid had three evenly-spaced arms, sensor antennae studding its bottom, and multiple photoreceptors surrounding its surface. The G-2RD could manipulate locks and speak, read, and write Basic.[2]
Characteristics
G-2RD droids were designed by Arakyd to be tenacious and uncompromising, providing security while preventing rioting. While Arakyd thought this was a plus, many other droids and individuals found them to be annoying and hard to work with. Initially, Arakyd sold the G-2RD series to prison facilities throughout the galaxy.
To aid in its task to stop rioters and/or escapees without killing them, the droid was equipped with a stun baton, an ion blaster, and a stun grenade launcher. Defensively, it is protected by a thick armor and an immunity to standard restraining bolts. Furthermore, it has a loud alarm system, which could call help from distant areas.
By the end of production, Arakyd had produced millions of the droids, who worked in places from the armies of petty criminals to New Republic detention blocks.[2]
History
Since it's formation, Galactic Empire purchased large numbers of these security droids.[2]
Han Solo and Chewbacca briefly encountered one and was able to disable it with a jury-rigged a restraining bolt that overcame the droid's defenses. In turn, the droid's memory was erased.[4]
Appearances
- Contract AA23
- Star Wars Galaxies
"Plant Food"—The Kathol Outback - Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising (First identified as G-2RD series guard droid)
- Dark Force Rising audiobook (First identified as G-2RD series guard droid)
- The Last Command
- The Last Command audiobook
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
Sources
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
"Cynabar's Droid Datalog" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 13- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids (As "G-2RD")
- "Cynabar's Droid Datalog" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 55 (GUA1-4, G-2RD Guard Droid)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia