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An interrogation droid, also known as a torture droid or pain droid, was used as a torture device in coercive interrogations. Various varieties existed, equipped with various implements of torture. Sometimes, they were modified medical droids. While they were technically illegal, Darth Vader used one during the interrogation of Princess Leia Organa in 0 BBY.
Reasons for use
The alien and mechanical quality of a droid could make it more frightening than an organic interrogator, which often aided the interrogation. A droid was also more capable of finely judging a subject's reactions to torture, and of applying various "treatments" precisely.
For the interrogator, using a droid was sometimes less troubling than performing the torture oneself. If the interrogator wished to assume a bargaining tone with the subject after the coercive phase, the use of a droid also helped redirect the subject's anger towards the droid, rather than the interrogator.
Behind the scenes
The classification of interrogation droids has been inconsistent among various sources; the Legacy Era Campaign Guide incorrectly labels them as class two—repair and maintenance—and classifies the BL-39 interrogator droid as a class one due to its medical basis. The New Essential Guide to Droids lists the IT-O interrogation droid in the class four section, as they are designed for inflicting pain.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- The Old Republic: Revan (and audiobook) (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Knight Errant
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"Yaddle's Tale: The One Below" — Star Wars Tales 5 - Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine (and Game Book)
- Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul (and Game Book)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Evil Plans" - Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel"
- Purge
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Death Star
- The Abduction (also reprinted in Classic Adventures) (Mentioned only)
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"Infiltration" — Supernova (as interrogator droid) - Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½ (Mentioned only)
- Escape from the Death Star
- Rebel Force: Uprising
- Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
- ° Star Wars: Empire: The Wrong Side of the War
- The Isis Coordinates (as Interrogator Droid)
- Riders of the Maelstrom (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
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"Perlemian Haul" — Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook - Rescue at Glare Peak (Picture only)
- "Gambler's World" (colorized in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 1–3)
- Scavenger Hunt
- Domain of Evil (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Two) (Mentioned only)
- Operation: Elrood
- Starfall (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Five) (as Interrogator Droid)
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars (1977) 53 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil) (In flashback(s))
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 14
- "Den of Spies" — Twin Stars of Kira
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"Starter's Tale" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 (In flashback(s)) -
"Spot Inspection" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe) - "Harm's Way" — The Kathol Rift (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- ° Star Wars: Dark Empire II
- Jedi Search
- Children of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- The New Jedi Order: Recovery (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Death Star Technical Companion
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook (as torture droid)
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
- TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
- Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
- Alliance Intelligence Reports (as interrogator droid)
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- The DarkStryder Campaign (as interrogator droid)
- "ISB Intercepts" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- Pirates & Privateers
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Cracken's Threat Dossier (as torture droid)
- "Cynabar's Droid Datalog" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology (also as torture droid)
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- The Far Orbit Project
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 2
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"Coruscant: Center of the Empire" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) -
Galactic Gallery: No Match for Droidekas on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available) - The New Essential Guide to Droids
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Threats of the Galaxy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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Star Wars: The Card Game — Core Set (Card: Interrogation Droid) - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook (Picture only)
