LEP-series service droid

The LEP-series service droid, also known as the LEP servant droid, was a model of third class service droid that saw use during the Clone Wars and beyond. Nuvo Vindi, Whorm Loathsom, and Tan Divo were each known to possess one of these droids. They were capable of speech, either in Galactic Basic or a series of chirps and squeaks and usually in a high-pitched voice, and performed a variety of tasks including serving refreshments and holding datapads. 
==Description==
LEP droids were manufactured by Coachelle Automata, a company led by members of the sentient and leporine Lepi species whom they resembled.
They were not designed for combat and would usually flee and hide in the event of hostilities, although they could become aggressive and lash out if cornered.
==History==
At some point, Whorm Loathsom received an assistant droid and kept it nearby during the Battle of Christophsis. Soon, this droid could only watch helplessly as General Obi-Wan Kenobi captured its master seconds before being destroyed. Later, on Naboo, Doctor Nuvo Vindi had his assistant LEP-86C8 take a virus bomb back to the bomb containment area. The droid eventually would resort to running away from clone troopers to complete this task, successfully releasing the virus and forcing Republic personnel to find a cure.
Another LEP droid was present at the Republic Executive Building when it was seized by the bounty hunter Cad Bane. It unsuccessfully tried to escape before being shot and destroyed by one of the bounty hunters. The Mandalorian Duchess Satine Kryze had many LEP droids working on board her private yacht, the Coronet.
Moff Quarsh Panaka had several servent droids working in his chalet on Onoam. They were destroyed when the chalet was blown up by a bomb, parts of them getting scattered far and wide.
After Bib Fortuna took over Jabba's Palace, an LEP-series service droid served in the palace as a ratcatcher. It later continued service in the castle following ex-bounty hunter Boba Fett's takeover as Daimyo.
The LEP service droids live in the domed city of Plazir-15.
At least two LEP servant droids worked in Takodana Castle in 34 ABY.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens to 34 ABY.
==Behind the scenes==
Sounds of LEP servant droids can be heard in the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, inside Takodana Castle.The Force Awakens' sound designer Matthew Wood on 'Star Wars' Easter eggs TheDailyDot (2016-02-04). Retrieved on February 23, 2017. "They were the little waiter droids that were in Clone Wars. They looked like bunnies and they would carry drinks and stuff. That's Dave Acord's voice, and I put a couple of those in Maz's castle. You don't see them, because the camera view can't see down that far. So that was our logic. But you could still hear them". "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm," the fourth episode of the Disney+ television series The Book of Boba Fett, features the first live-action appearance of a LEP-series service droid.
The design of of the droid can be dated back to early concept art by Doug Chiang for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! 
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Coachelle Automata products
Category:Service droid models