BLX-5

BLX-5, more commonly known by the alias "Bollux," was a BLX labor droid that served for a time as a member of famed Corellian smuggler Han Solo's crew aboard the Millennium Falcon. Originally a common work droid at the Fondor Shipyards, BLX-5 developed its own complex personality after a workplace mishap caused it to go an excessively long period without a memory wipe. After endearing itself to its owners with its friendly demeanor, BLX-5 was freed and went on to travel the galaxy for decades, working various jobs while attempting to stave off the threat of impending obsolescence by volunteering for every upgrade it could. The droid ended up in the possession of outlaw tech Klaus "Doc" Vandangante by the era of the Galactic Civil War, fitted its chest cavity with a computer probe called Blue Max, which became its constant companion. Doc also gave the droid the moniker "Bollux" due to the great trouble that the operation had given his people.

In 2 BBY, Bollux and Blue Max joined Solo's crew when Doc's daughter Jessa Vandangante sent the Corellian on a mission to track down her missing father somewhere in the Corporate Sector. After rescuing Doc and many other captives from a secret Corporate Sector Authority prison called Stars' End, the two droids signed onto the Falcon crew full-time. Over the coming months, Bollux and Blue Max joined Solo and his Wookiee partner Chewbacca on a number of adventures, including exposing a slaving ring on Ammuud and tracking down the lost treasure of the fabled Queen of Ranroon on Dellalt. After this last mission they parted ways with Solo, staying on Dellalt to aid in the archaeological study of the artifacts from the ancient treasure ship.

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