Characters:LINV8K

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LIN-V8K

This droid was origionally built for setting explosives in ore and spice mines, but was converted to military use. The LIN series was manufactured by Cybot Galactica. It was found out that these droids would malfunction in very humid conditions, and before the company could repair the droids, several exploded in mines killing hundreds. This caused them to label this series as dangerously unpredictable. LIN-V8K was found by Jawas on the planet Tatooine.

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Star Wars CCG. (1997). Decipher Inc.

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Star Wars: A New Hope. (1977). 20th Century Fox.