B.A.R.K

**PHYSICAL INFORMATION**

* **Age**: 4 years - Manufactured 1255BBY
* **Appearance**: B.A.R.K is a fearsome mechanical beast. Unlike similar models that are of the same size as a Kath Hound, B.A.R.K is over a meter in height and three meters in length, making him an extremely fearsome creature. With crimson red optics and specially sharpened teeth of Ultrachrome. The beast has shiny black metal and a thin, powerful frame to help it negotiate difficult terrain.

**SOCIAL INFORMATION**

* **Name**: B.A.R.K
* **Loyalties**: Current Owner
* **Skills**:
	+ Astromech Programming: Capable of manually inserting itself into starship interface systems to take control of the ship, plot flight paths, and run system diagnostics.
	+ Advanced Targeting Assistance: code name “Bloodhound” is capable of syncing with a combat HUD so that he may aid in providing combat targets through sensor/IFF marking. His sensors allow him to scan entire battlefields and instill pre-programmed IFF tags based on a number of variables.
	+ Voice Recognition and Recording: One particular program that this droid possesses is the ability to record any voice he hears and save the tone, pitch, and accent to his databanks, with that information he can copy the voice and utilize it however he may need in combat/espionage situations.
	+ Expert Tracking Program: This droid has been outfitted with an array of sensors and scanners so that it can track a myriad of lifeforms through all kinds of terrain and conditions. The advanced sensing units on this droid make it exceptional for tracking stealthed enemies or hidden lifeforms.
* **Personality**: B.A.R.K has a sophisticated voice and demeanor that most would attribute to a well-trained and tutored servant. Although when in combat his method of combat generally reflects the feral programing that went into his creation, outside of it he is considered polite, well spoke, thoughtful, and even refined. He will not shy from violence and even enjoys the chance to rip beings limb from limb with his teeth and claws.

**COMBAT INFORMATION**

* **Weapon of Choice**: Although B.A.R.K has a formidable arsenal within his body, his preferred method of assault is utilizing his Ultrachrome teeth and claws to literally rip his opponents limb from limb. His hydraulic systems and incredible size make him formidable in close quarters combat, only to be magnified when he utilizes his repulsor technology to boost his speed and striking power.
* **Combat Function**: B.A.R.K serves well as a Bodyguard/Companion unit in the theatre of combat. Outside of that, he also works well as a subterfuge agent, slipping behind enemy lines to sew chaos through their ranks.
* Advanced Rifling: Thanks to Locke & Key's integrated VAARS rifle, this droid has an extremely versatile means of engaging an enemy. Outfitted with blaster, EMP and armor piercing rounds the droid is capable of delivering a devastating offensive in its own right.
* Environmental Protection: With the Ultrachrome finish and numerous sensors that allow the droid to detect environmental conditions and negotiate them without taking grievous damage to their systems and body.

**Weaknesses:**

* EMP/ION: As all creatures crafted with technology and circuitry, B.A.R.K. units are capable of being disabled by direct fire or sustained combat in an ION field.
* Hackable: The droid brain utilized to give these droids their advanced thought process is not hardened against a remote hacking. Although it is difficult it is not impossible to reprogram B.A.R.K. and patching into it's mainframe.
* Sonic Technology: Sonic-based tech is capable of playing havoc with the units sensors and scanners. Sustained damage from a sonic weapon can damage the droid brain, causing a number of minor malfunctions, such as system cut offs and even a forced shut down for up to thirty minutes.
* A very unexpected byproduct of the advanced droid brain is that the droid can, over time, unlock some level of independence that borders on sentience. This sentience is capable of misconstruing programmed directives. While the droid brain makes them work well autonomously, they can also become rather difficult to control for those who upset their sentient conscience.

**HISTORICAL INFORMATION**

B.A.R.K is nothing short of exceptional. He was the prototype for the MK II B.A.R.K. units that were to be streamlined to the Republics most high priority senators as protection droids. While his greatest asset over his counterparts would be his excessive energy reserves that have been boosted past a combat/battlefield factor, there were a number of modifications that made this particular unit faster, smarter, and even more individualized than the original units.