GNK-series power droid

The GNK-series power droid, also known as the gonk droid, was a well-known type of power droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton. They were often referred to as gonk droids in imitation of their honking sound. They can often be seen around Tatooine working on moisture farms or spaceports like Mos Eisley. Gonk droids can also be used as a table to play board games on or to put other equipment like a payment dispenser.

On Jedha, caretakers used GNK droids to transport materials and house data; these droids would sometimes be interred along with their owners. The Alliance to Restore the Republic modified GNK units so that they acted as weapons; once deployed, those droids would march slowly across the battlefield until they collided with an enemy building and explode.

Known GNK droids included 4B-EG-6, Gonky, Gonky of Clone Force 99, and a gray GNK power droid that was present in Jabba's Palace around 4 ABY, where it squealed in pain, as 8D8, under the command of its supervisor droid EV-9D9, lowered a hot glowing iron on the soles of its feet in order to torture it.

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