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The Essential Guide to Droids

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The fifth book in Del Rey's Essential Guide series, The Essential Guide to Droids features an in-depth look at one hundred astromech, Protocol, and other intelligent automatons from the original trilogy and Expanded Universe, each with its own two-page spread including detailed schematics. Links from this article will go to articles detailing the droid model, rather than a particular unit. In 2006, an updated version of the book known as The New Essential Guide to Droids was released, to accommodate the various droids from the prequel trilogy.

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Title: The Essential Guide to Droids
Author: Daniel Wallace
Illustrator: Bill Hughes, Troy Vigil
Editor: Sue Rostoni (Lucasfilm) and Steve Saffel (Del Rey)
Publisher: Del Rey
Released: February, 1999
Isbn: 0345420675
Series: Star Wars: Essential Guides

Who turns up here

Characters: 98

Species: 36

Planets: 61

Places: 11

Cinnagar (mentioned only)
GoCorp repulsor plant
Tak Base (mentioned only)
Great Pit of Carkoon (mentioned only)
Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
Cloud City (mentioned only)
Carida Academy (mentioned only)
Griann (mentioned only)
Stars' End (mentioned only)
N'croth (mentioned only)
Valley of the Jedi (mentioned only)

Galaxy: 21

Deep Core (mentioned only)
Kuar system (mentioned only)
Empress Teta system (mentioned only)
Core Worlds (mentioned only)
Coruscant system (mentioned only)
Koornacht Cluster (mentioned only)
Inner Rim (mentioned only)
Gantho system (mentioned only)
Mid Rim (mentioned only)
Bothan Space (mentioned only)
Senex sector (mentioned only)
Kalarba system (mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories (mentioned only)
Minos Cluster (mentioned only)
Almanian system (mentioned only)
Pii system (mentioned only)
Colonies (mentioned only)
Tapani sector (mentioned only)
Wild Space (mentioned only)
Expansion Region (mentioned only)
Unknown Regions (mentioned only)

Starships: 20

Hosk Station (mentioned only)
Fondor Shipyards (mentioned only)
Death Star (mentioned only)
Old Republic shipping fleet (first identified)
BTL Y-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
E-wing escort starfighter (mentioned only)
Ithorian Herdship (mentioned only)
Kuari Princess (mentioned only)
Gnisnal (mentioned only)
StarHauler-class drone barge (mentioned only)
Strike-class medium cruiser (mentioned only)
TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (mentioned only)
World Devastator (mentioned only)
X-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
Eclipse II (mentioned only)
Eye of Palpatine (mentioned only)
Sibwarra (mentioned only)
Arc Hammer (mentioned only)
Tetan Corsair (mentioned only)
Queen of Ranroon (mentioned only)

Vehicles: 4

Mountain Terrain Armored Transport (mentioned only)
Robo-Hack
All Terrain Armored Transport (mentioned only)
Sandcrawler (mentioned only)

Organizations: 47

AccuTronics (mentioned only)
Alliance to Restore the Republic (mentioned only)
Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
Arakyd Industries (mentioned only)
Balmorran Arms (mentioned only)
Corellian Engineering Corporation (mentioned only)
Corporate Sector Authority (mentioned only)
Cybot Galactica (mentioned only)
Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
Imperial Navy (mentioned only)
Department of Military Research (mentioned only)
Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
Geentech (mentioned only)
Genetech Corporation (mentioned only)
Go-Corp/Utilitech (mentioned only)
Holowan Mechanicals (mentioned only)
Industrial Automaton (mentioned only)
Automata Galactica (mentioned only)
Industrial Intelligence (mentioned only)
LeisureMech Enterprises (mentioned only)
LesTech (mentioned only)
Loronar Corporation (mentioned only)
Loronar Defense Industries (mentioned only)
Lovolan (mentioned only)
Medtech Industries
MerenData (mentioned only)
New Republic (mentioned only)
Rebel Alliance/New Republic department of Research and Development (mentioned only)
New Republic Intelligence Service (mentioned only)
PowerPost (mentioned only)
Publictechnic (mentioned only)
Rebaxan Columni (mentioned only)
Roche (mentioned only)
Santhe/Sienar Technologies (mentioned only)
Sienar Intelligence Systems (mentioned only)
Serv-O-Droid, Inc. (mentioned only)
SoroSuub Corporation (mentioned only)
SyntheTech (mentioned only)
Telbrintel (mentioned only)
Trang Robotics (mentioned only)
Ulban Arms (mentioned only)
Veril Line Systems (mentioned only)
Xucphra Corporation (mentioned only)
Zaltin Corporation (mentioned only)
Fallanassi (mentioned only)
Mandalorian (mentioned only)
Krath (mentioned only)

Events: 15

Arkanian Revolution (mentioned only)
Battle of Nar Shaddaa (mentioned only)
Battle of Nam Chorios (mentioned only)
Battle of Koros Major (mentioned only)
Third Battle of Vontor (mentioned only)
Battle of Centerpoint Station (Corellian Crisis) (mentioned only)
Thrawn campaign (mentioned only)
Siege of Coruscant (mentioned only)
Raid on Balmorra (mentioned only)
Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
Battle of Hoth (mentioned only)
Battle of Yavin (mentioned only)
Black Fleet Crisis (mentioned only)
Galactic Civil War (mentioned only)
Battle for the Darksaber (mentioned only)

Technology: 76

Lore: 16

Dark Jedi (mentioned only)
Emperor (mentioned only)
Administrator (mentioned only)
High Inquisitor (mentioned only)
Emperor's Hand (mentioned only)
Grand Admiral (mentioned only)
Historical Battle Site Preservation Act
Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
Jedi Master (mentioned only)
Chief of State (New Republic) (mentioned only)
Chromite
Greel-wood (mentioned only)
Kiirium
Marble
Narcolethe (mentioned only)
Plicto steak (mentioned only)

Media: 2

MechTech Illusrated (mentioned only)
Revella's Journey: A Story of a Girl and Her Droid (mentioned only)

Everything else: 78

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