Mark II reactor drone/Legends

The Mark II reactor drone was a model of maintenance droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton whose body shell was reused for the R1-series astromech droid.
==Characterisitics==
A model of maintenance droid, the Mark II reactor drone was built and programmed for menial labor in the engine rooms of large starships.Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary Featuring a tall, black body shell, its heavily shielded outer casing protected its sensitive internal circuitry from harsh external conditions,Star Wars Encyclopedia including the most intensive radiation.The Essential Guide to Droids However, it also gave the droid a lumbering, cumbersome appearance. The Mark II reactor drone was equipped with a magfield sensor ball.
==History==
A successful series manufactured by Industrial Automaton, the Mark II reactor drone's body shell was reused for their R1-series astromech droid, also known as the R1 reactor drone,Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novelization when legal hassles prevented the company from directly transforming their P2-series astromech droid into a consumer product. As a result, R1 units were commonly mistaken for Mark II reactor drones.
Beyond repair, a Mark II reactor drone was cannibalized for its magfield sensor ball by Jawa scavengers on the planet Tatooine. In the year 0 BBY,The Essential Reader's Companion Owen Lars mistook R1-G4 for a Mark II reactor drone and claimed their use had been discontinued twenty years prior.
==Behind the scenes==
The Mark II reactor drone was first mentioned in NPR's 1981 Star Wars Legends radio dramatization of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
*Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
*The Essential Guide to Droids
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
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*Arms & Equipment Guide
*Star Wars: Bounty Hunter: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
*The New Essential Guide to Droids
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Industrial Automaton products
Category:Maintenance droid models