Solenoid Solenoid was a droid who served the Techno Union , a leading technology concern that was allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . In about 21 BBY , a Separatist corvette that Solenoid had been assigned to was attacked in the Ando system by a Galactic Republic task force . The ship was crippled in the engagement and was subsequently boarded by a team of Republic - allied freelance agents . Solenoid and the Thaereian military envoy Gura Tran attacked the agents in a corridor , planning to kill the boarders and steal the agents ' starship . However , despite their efforts , Solenoid and Tran were eventually defeated by the agents . Biography . Solenoid was a droid who served the Techno Union , a leading galactic technology concern . During the Clone Wars , a conflict fought between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic , the Techno Union allied itself with the Confederacy , and , in about 21 BBY , Solenoid was assigned to act as a Techno Union representative aboard a Separatist Corellian corvette . The ship was dispatched to a Separatist base on a planetoid in the Ando system , but , shortly after arriving in the system , the corvette was attacked by Strike Force Cularin , a Republic flotilla that had been sent to capture the Separatist base . The corvette was severely damaged during the engagement and most of the its crew killed , and the Heroes of Cularin — a group of Republic - allied freelance agents — boarded the remains of the Separatist ship to search for survivors . Soon afterward , Solenoid and Gura Tran , a Thaereian military envoy to the Confederacy who had been traveling aboard the corvette , spotted the agents in a corridor . Tran recognized the agents and immediately ordered Solenoid to kill them , so that he and Solenoid could steal the agents ' starship . Solenoid immediately engaged the agents in combat , while Tran fired at the agents from behind the droid in an attempt to use Solenoid as partial cover . However , despite their efforts , Solenoid and Tran were eventually defeated by the agents . Characteristics . Solenoid was an armored , box - shaped , clunky - looking droid who was similar in appearance to the Skakoan Wat Tambor , the leader of the Techno Union . He was equipped with an integrated comlink , a remote receiver , a blaster rifle , and also a vocabulator , which gave him a metallic - sounding voice . In addition , Solenoid was fitted with an implant , which caused his memory core to self - destruct if someone tried to shut him down or tamper with the memory core . Solenoid possessed good diplomatic skills and was also a formidable opponent when in combat . However , during his fight against the Heroes of Cularin , he was unable to use his fighting abilities to their fullest potential , due to the restrictions of the environment aboard the crippled corvette . Behind the scenes . Solenoid was created by Ronald A . Heintz and appeared in " " , a 2004 roleplaying adventure that formed part of the Decisions trilogy of the " Living Force " campaign . During the scenario , the player - characters roleplay as the Heroes of Cularin , and Solenoid ' s exact combat prowess and armament is dependent upon the players ' roleplaying experience tier . If the players are in either the lower or medium tiers , Solenoid ' s roleplaying statistics are based upon those of a B1 battle droid , and he is equipped with a blaster rifle , a comlink , a remote receiver , and a vocabulator . If the players are in the higher roleplaying tier , Solenoid has the same equipment as he does for the two lower tiers , but his statistics are instead based upon those of a B2 super battle droid . Furthermore , if the players are in the upper tier , Solenoid ' s roleplaying statistics are based upon those of a droideka , and he is fitted with two antique , integrated repeating blasters and a set of deflector shields that are slightly less powerful than those of a droideka , but he has no vocabulator . The " Characteristics " section of this article reflects the armament and equipment that Solenoid possesses if he is faced by player - characters who are in either the lower , medium , or higher experience tiers . During their battle against Solenoid and Gura Tran , the players can either destroy or capture Solenoid , and , if they capture him , he refuses to say anything to them .