Viper probe droid

The Viper probe droid, commonly referred to as the Imperial probe droid, was a model of probe droid manufactured by Arakyd Industries that was used by the Galactic Empire and, later, the New Republic, for deep space exploration and reconnaissance. The droid had five manipulator arms, a blaster and a communicator. They also featured a self-destruct mechanism, repulsorlift engines, and a sensor suite.Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! The 11-3K variant of the droid was used on Vandor.Solo: A Star Wars Story During the Galactic Civil War, Death Squadron launched Project Swarm, an operation which deployed 100,000 Viper droidsDoctor Aphra (2016) 37 across the galaxy in hyperdrive pods, in order to find the Rebellion's base. A probe deployed to the planet Hoth eventually found the base, which set into action the evacuation and battle that took place soon after. The droids communicated using Omnisignal unicode. After the Fall of the Empire, Gideon's Imperial remnant still used these probe droids.
Viper probe droids performed a large range of missions, from searching planets for signs of pirates and criminals. to conducting sensor scans of areas the Empire wanted to investigate. The droids used their sensors to probe wreckage and map terrain. They were equipped with powerful transceivers, which were used to relay their discoveries to Imperial-class Star Destroyers and intelligence outposts for further analysis. Viper probe droids were also proficient at infiltration.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*Disney Infinity 3.0
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*Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience 
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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==Sources==
===Non-canon sources===
*LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure
*LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary Updated Edition
==Notes and references==
Category:Arakyd Industries products
Category:Droid models of the Galactic Empire
Category:Probe droid models