Sprocket

Sprocket was a male Mon Calamari medic and programmer who participated in the Hunters of the Outer Rim tournament on the planet Vespaara. Around 9 ABY,Hunters: Battle for the Arena takes place after the fall of the Galactic Empire, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 5 ABY. In the story, Rieve is around 21 years old, but in a flashback, which takes place during the Imperial Era, she is 16 years old. So the novel cannot take place more than four-five years after the Fall of the Empire. As it also takes place after Aran Tal joined the Hunters of the Outer Rim, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 9 ABY, the book must be set around that year. Sprocket created the droid J-3DI, who also participated as a Hunter. His creation was programmed to believe he was a Jedi Knight powerful in the Force. Sprocket saw J-3DI as one of his greatest achievements and felt a fatherly joy whenever the droid made appearances in the competition. According to J-3DI, Sprocket made many jokes. When goons attacked the Grand Arena, Sprocket got injured in the fight.Hunters: Battle for the Arena 
As a younger member of the Hunters of the Outer Rim roster, Sprocket was considered a prodigy due to his expertise as a tinkerer and programmer. He was a huge fan of the competition before joining and brought that enthusiasm with him. In the Arena, Sprocket fought atop a Command Chair and used modified Blaster Remotes to fire upon his enemies. He supported his teammates in the Arena by deploying small custom Defense Drones and Medical Droids to shield and spray bacta on them respectively. His drones could also be used to reveal enemies through obstacles.
Aside from fighting in the Arena, Sprocket also developed multiple hologames for the Arena's Holo-Arcade which simulated the Arena's maps and Hunters. These games included Boulder Bash, in which eight holograms of Wookiee warrior Grozz would battle using only his signature boulder-throwing move, and Arrow Assault, where eight holograms of Zabrak archer Nox would battle. Sprocket also collaborated with fellow Hunters Dizzy and Pilbush to make the Ewok's custom AT-ET walker. 
Sprocket was a fan of Mart Mattin and his Iron Squadron. He also admired the Profundity, and wished he could have had the chance to see the ship before it was destroyed. He idolized fellow Mon Calamari Quarrie.
==Behind the scenes==
Sprocket is one of the playable characters in the 2024 competitive combat game Star Wars: Hunters, published by Zynga and Lucasfilm Games. Sprocket is considered a Level-one difficulty support-class Hunter. He is the tenth Hunter unlocked through the Hunter's Path progression system.
Upon the game's release, Sprocket's main weapons were his blaster remotes, which had a slow fire rate and performed at medium range. His active abilities included two types of drones. His Targeting Drones revealed enemies and increased any incoming damage they received. His Drone Defense ability healed a targeted teammate and decreased incoming damage to the teammate and Sprocket. His other active ability was Medical Droid, which healed allies within a small radius. Sprocket had a passive talent called Turbocharged, in which Sprocket got a speed boost when put to critical health. Sprocket's ultimate ability was the Ultra Turret that attacks enemies and prioritizes those hit with a Targeting Drone.
Starting on December 13, 2024,Hunters began play-testing for PC, introducing a major rework to Sprocket's abilities. His blaster remotes and Turbocharged ability were unchanged, but the rest of his abilities were reconfigured. Targeting Drones were replaced by a turret similar to that of the Ultra Turret ultimate ability before the rework, and Ultra Turret was reconfigured to a more powerful turret that fires explosive bolts. Sprocket's Drone Defense was replaced by Healing Droids, which healed an ally and himself as an initial burst followed by slower healing over time.
==Appearances==
*Hunters: Battle for the Arena 
*Star Wars: Hunters 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Healers and doctors
Category:Hunters of the Outer Rim competitors
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Mon Calamari