MI - 726 MI - 726 was an MI - series security droid belonging to a board member of the Sienar Fleet Systems company . During an attack on the board member ' s house , the security droid went rogue and vanished , eventually resurfacing to begin attacking Imperial targets . The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations then posted a bounty of 100 , 000 credits on the droid for anyone who could destroy the criminal automaton . Biography . MI - 726 was an MI - series security droid produced by Holowan Mechanicals who was assigned to guard the home of a board member of the Sienar Fleet Systems starship production company during the reign of the Galactic Empire . While MI - 726 was guarding its owner ' s home , a group of Alliance to Restore the Republic operatives raided the building , hoping to gain access to the schematics of TIE Series prototype starfighters produced for the Empire . As the house came under attack , MI - 726 abandoned the board member and his property , going rogue and fleeing the scene . The security droid was not seen again for several years , after which it resurfaced and began attacking Imperial warehouses and factories as well as Imperial citizens . During one such attack , a security guard working at an Imperial factory encountered MI - 726 , who insulted the man ' s heritage and legitimacy before setting off an explosion that destroyed the facility but left the guard alive . The guard reported his encounter with the droid and claimed it was not working alone , a statement that the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations used in a bounty posting for the droid on the Imperial Enforcement DataCore . The bounty posting offered a 100 , 000 - credit reward for any individual holding an Imperial Peace - Keeping Certificate who could destroy the droid . The posting described MI - 726 as dangerous and speculated the droid was suffering from " deeply troubling " glitches due to a lack of memory wipes , but it did not rule out the possibility of non - droid accomplices . Characteristics . MI - 726 went rogue during an attack on its owner and then turned on those whom it had once served . The droid verbally berated at least one victim during its attacks on Imperials but did not kill the man he insulted . As well as knowledge of the Empire , the droid also had a reasonable knowledge of the Rebel Alliance . MI - 726 was bipedal in stature , silver in color , and possessed a pair of large lower arms ending in three – fingered fists and a pair of smaller upper arms that ended in repeating blasters , which it used in combat , although it could also use demolitions . The droid also possessed red photoreceptors , which it could use with a degree of skill to search rooms and spot particular objects , as well as equipment that allowed it to listen . MI - 726 was also equipped with silver armor , which at one stage began to rust – although this did not stop the droid from being able to move silently – and a vocabulator , with which it was capable of speaking Basic . The droid could also read and write that language . Behind the scenes . MI - 726 was created as part of the " Bounties to Die For " article in the sixth issue of Wizards of the Coast ' s " Star Wars Gamer " magazine series , which were supplements for the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " . The article was written by S . Mitch Ritchie and illustrated by Ramón Pérez , and it provided roleplaying attributes for MI - 726 to allow for its use as an enemy or ally in the game . The article did not specify the era of play in which MI - 726 was active to allow for the droid ' s use in multiple eras , although the Galactic Empire issued MI - 726 ' s bounty posting , so the events must take place during the Empire ' s existence .