Basic info

	First appearance: Star Wars : Dark Empire 2
	Relations: Balmorran Arms

Summary

	The X-1 Viper, also known as the Automadon, was a large military droid manufactured by Balmorran Arms. It was used during the reborn Emperor Palpatine's insurrection from 10 ABY–11 ABY. The Balmorran designers of the six-limbed X-1, who nicknamed the droid "Automadon," gave the machine speed, ferociousness, and a lethal arsenal of weaponry that could match even the Empire's AT-AT walkers. The X-1 Viper was the size and shape of a Kubindi sun beetle. The Viper was one of the products developed, manufactured and sold by Balmorran Arms without any foreign influence, including the Imperials. The Viper's six-limbed construction allowed it to stand bipedally on its rear legs while firing a barrage of blaster and laser fire. Its middle set of appendages were fitted with boosted blaster cannons, each equipped with the knockout punch of the turbolaser of a capital ship. Two torso-mounted laser cannons were also concealed beneath the X-1 Viper's chin. Its heavy front pincers were fast enough to capture a low-flying airspeeder and strong enough to maintain its grip while crushing the craft into the ground. However, the Vipers were effective primarily because of the advanced full-body molecular shielding which they wore as shells. This experimental technology not only blocked most conventional weapons, but also absorbed the energy of a laser blast and used it to charge the power cells of its own weapons systems. It could also absorb other energy weapon fire, such as ion cannons, turbolasers, and energy torpedoes. This battle droid also had the power to shoot these attacks back at their targets. The Viper was designed for supervised combat and had manual overrides in its head. Read more...	See also AT-AT Palpatine

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