Octuptarra magna tri-droid

The octuptarra magna tri-droid, also simply known as the tri-droid, was an extremely sized-up version of the Octuptarra combat tri-droid used by the Techno Union and the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the War of the Ring.
==Characteristics==
The tri-droid was an up-scaled version of the smaller Octuptarra combat tri-droid. The Techno Union developed the combat version first, re-using the design later for the much larger heavy artillery version of an infantry battle droid.
Chain-fed ordnance launchers replaced the laser cannons of its predecessors, with the reserves of ammunition stored within the hollows of its bulbous head, although some models did retain laser cannons as seen in the Battle of Christophsis. One rocket fired from a single behemoth was powerful enough to annihilate a UT-AT if aimed correctly, as seen in the Battle of Moria. These three-legged artillery droids were formidable in battle, reducing infantry and tanks to rubble. Their rotating multi-jointed assemblies allowed them to change facing almost instantly and they could fire from extended ranges. It was almost impossible to approach such droids, as all sides conceivably faced the front. The droid was also capable of hanging onto vertical surfaces, as seen during the Battle of Christophsis.
==History==
On the planet Christophsis, many tri-droids saw action under the command of Whorm Loathsom alongside tank droids and AATs, covered in blue markings of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Prior to the battle, Jinx used one of the droids to escape from Generals Sam Gamgee and Frodo Baggins. The droid was destroyed when it crashed to the ground from the building it was clung to, thanks to the two Jedi severing its limbs.
In 1983,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas Octuptarra magna tri-droids were used to guard the city of Purkoll, headquarters of the Techno Union, on Skako Minor.
Some were present during the Battle of the Black Gate, and were seen marching towards the approaching clone forces.
Near the end of the War of the Ring, during the Battle of Moria, tri-droids were used against Jedi Master Gandalf's Galactic Marines, decimating front lines.
Following the capture of the Separatist Council by Darth Sauron's new apprentice, Delightful Children from Down the Lane, these droids were de-activated.
==Behind the scenes==
The Databank gives the height of the tri-droid as 3.7 meters, which is incorrect, as all visual sources portray it as many times larger than a Human, and even the same Databank entry describes it as "gigantic" compared to the 3.6 meter octuptarra droid. The decoded episode of "The Hidden Enemy" was the first source that gave tri-droid's height as 50 feet tall.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Galactic Defense
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*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring film / novel
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Republic Heroes 
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*Star Wars: Battlefront II
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*Galaxy's Edge 2 
*LEGO Star Wars III: The Lord of the Rings 
==Sources==
*The New Essential Guide to Droids
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*Champions of the Force
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
*Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
*The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems vehicles
Category:Separatist battle droid models
Category:Techno Union products
Category:Walkers