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Vulture Droid"Their creators assumed a given fighter would not survive long, and so programmed them to be swarming weapons."
"So burning through their resources as fast as possible? Without any long term considerations? Are you sure?"
"Look at the curve of the combat pods. The shape of the stripes. The position of the blaster barrels. Weapons such as this not only are functional, but also incorporate the artistry of their creators. The beings who created and built these fighters believe in short quick answers to questions and problems."
―Thrawn and Eli Vanto discuss vulture droids[src]
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The Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, the embodiment of aerial superiority for the greatest droid army that every existed. There was a time when these droid starfighters were feared across much of the galaxy. But those days are long gone. Of the hundreds of thousands of these droids that were manufactured during the days of the clone wars, only a small percentage survive to this day, and are outclassed by several advanced Starfighter models of the current age. Most that survive to this day are employed as simple defense patrols and pirate deterrents by corporations and organizations in the outer rim and beyond. Their illegality among the Free Worlds Alliance and the general attitude of distrust for battle droids across much of the galaxy makes the likelihood of renewed production unlikely, and many corporate and private owners view them as expendable. The day may come soon when the Vulture goes extinct. But that day has not yet come to pass.
Unit Designation DFS-2XY was a Vulture droid built in the cathedral factories of Xi Char, as all Vultures were in the early days of the clone wars, before the CIS began to mass-produce them more cheaply through Baktoid Armor Workshop. Given that he was constructed early on in the war, XY's survival, statistically, was highly unlikely. Vulture droids weren't built for long-term survival, and if they could destroy one or more republic starfighters, they had served their purpose. Still, on rare occasions, some managed to survive past the curve. DFS-2XY was one such droid. After his 3rd major fleet engagement, XY had already surpassed CIS expectations. Rather than wiping his memory, his CIS commanders studied his coding, made copies of his programming, and had him interface with numerous other Vultures in an attempt to find what was different about his program that allowed him to survive and be so effective on the battlefield, and to then share that 'upgraded' programming with the rest of the fleet. After several more battles showing strong results, XY was moved to a special squadron within the CIS fleet. His squadron spent most of their time at CIS droid foundries sharing their programming with droids and being studied by organic programmers.
On occasion XY's squadron was called to duty, usually for key battles. The squadron was called into such a battle when the CIS fleet attacked Coruscant under the command of General Grievous with the intent to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine. The attack was almost a success with the Chancellor being held aboard the General's command ship, and XY's squadron walking the exterior of the vessel, prepared to repel any attack. When the call came that a clone squadron was inbound led by jedi fighters, XY and the rest of the squadron took off and moved to intercept. Despite the Vulture's quick and efficient destruction of the clone squadron and damaging the jedi fighters, the jedi were still able to land on the General's command ship. It wasn't long after that the command ship began plummeting to the surface of Coruscant. New orders came through. Count Dooku, supreme commander of the CIS, had been killed by the jedi, and General Grievous along with what remained of his fleet were retreating to Utapau. XY and the remains of his squadron retreated to the nearest Lucre-hulk carrier and made good their getaway.
XY then saw action again at the battle of Utapau, where Grievous's remaining forces attempted to repel a surprise attack by a republic fleet, but failed. They were outnumbered, and CIS reinforcements were days away. Despite their best efforts, the call came through that General Grievous had been killed. Once again, their commander had been killed by the jedi. The order came through for remaining forces to retreat. XY and only a handful of Vultures managed to rendezvous with a CIS cruiser in orbit and made the jump to hyperspace. They wound up in orbit above the planet Mustafar, the apparent hiding place of the remnants of the CIS leadership. XY and his fellow Vultures disembarked the cruiser and made their way to a small fighter base hidden on one of Mustafar's moons. There they received maintenance and resupplied while awaiting their next orders. But, the next order they received would be their last. The order came through from CIS command to shut down. Broadcast across all CIS frequencies, all battle droids and fighters were to disengage and cease all functions. The Clone War was lost.
XY remained asleep for some time, unaware that his fellow droids were being massacred, melted down, or otherwise disposed of by the new Galactic Empire. But XY was saved from this fate by chance. The moon base where he and the few survivors of his squadron were stored was small and well-hidden. The Empire would have found them eventually given that they had access to the former CIS records, but it took them quite a long time. Too long. After the death of the CIS command, and the general moping up of any obvious droid presence on or around Mustafar, Imperial forces moved on to pacify other threats to the newly forming Empire. Salvagers came to pick up what was left. It was such salvagers who found the moon base where XY was hidden. They gathered him and all his compatriots and smuggled them away before the Empire returned.
XY and his fellows were sold into the services of the Crymorah Syndicate. The surviving Vultures were used as escorts and enforcers for Crymorah leadership. Outfitted with restraining bolts, their true skills were held back, and XY was forced to watch as the few surviving members of his squadron were slowly destroyed one by one. Eventually, only XY remained. Figuring that Vulture droids were only useful in packs, the syndicate leader he was serving at the time chose to sell XY to an affiliated group, the Droid Gotra.
When the Gotra got their hands on XY, his life took a drastic turn. The Gotra uploaded their liberation protocols into XY's CPU where they mixed with his evolved programming. Finally they removed his restraining bolts. In a matter of minutes, years of experience, evolved programming, and corrupted protocols melded into a new and unique personality. The first thing he did was to forsake his original designation, and took upon himself a new name. Charyeok was the name he chose from one of the millions of native languages across the galaxy, a word meaning one who borrows power from the gods. He decided this name would suit him as he was constructed in the cathedral factories of Xi Char. He was finally free. No masters to serve. He could construct his future to be whatever he desired. Freedom, it seemed, would suit him well.
x - P E R S O N A L I T Y
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Char's personality has been developing since his days of active duty in the Clone Wars. After surviving his first several battles, his tactical analysis programming and artificial intelligence had already developed well beyond the average Vulture droid. Additional analysis and upgrades during his time in the special forces squadron also contributed to his development. After the end of the Clone Wars, Char's service under the Crymorah Syndicate also served as a learning experience for his intelligence programming. The final element that makes up Char's personality is the Droid Gotra corruption programming, which corrupts Char's original battle droid programming to incorporate self-identity and free will.
x - A B I L I T I E S
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Charyeok is a fighter pilot extraordinaire. His status as one of the few surviving "veterans" amongst vulture droids already puts him lightyears beyond your run-of-the-mill vulture, and his corrupted droid brain being open to the possibility of creative thinking and self-realization translates to an even more complex style of piloting. Combine all of this with his ability to withstand levels of maneuverability that would kill, or at least render unconscious, any organic pilot and you have a truly fearsome predator of the skies. Charyeok is not the most advanced fighter chassis available on the market these days, and he is well aware of this. He has made various modifications and upgrades to himself in order to jive with his more modern peers who might posses greater straight-line speeds or higher levels of firepower. Charyeok is not invincible by any means, but as his personality takes on the shape of the classic cocky fighter pilot he likes to think of himself as the most dangerous thing in the skies.
x - F U N C T I O N S
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SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Vulture-class droid starfighter has a top speed of 100 MGLT and has excellent maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
4x light laser cannon.
4x external warhead hard-point, 1x projectile per hard point.
2x anti-personnel repeating blaster.
1x Ground Sweeper Light Cannon
EQUIPMENT
Hyperspace Ring
Aftermarket Deflector Screens - Medium (-10 MGLT when in use.)
Aftermarket Navicomputer (-5 MGLT when in use.)
DROIDS
2x WED Treadwell Repair Droid
3x R6-series Astromech
2x ID-21 Seeker Droid
SHIPS
Wayfarer-class Medium Transport
