The FD4 fighting droid was a model^[2] of gladiator droid with a brown cylindrical body topped by a disc shaped head with a large black sensor.^[1] A modified^[3] FD4 fighting droid was made to fight in the droid arena of the Lodge on the planet Vandor. In 10 BBY, it was set to fight against the FD3-MN fighting droid FD3-MN, but the match was interrupted by the droid L3-37 who tried to convince the FD4 not to fight while the arena manager Ralakili shouted at her.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

A FD4 fighting droid first appeared in the 2018 Anthology Series film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. The droid was not named in the film,^[1] but was identified in the video "Every Droid in Star Wars", which was posted on StarWarsKids.com in 2019.^[2]

Appearances[]

• Solo: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition audiobook
• Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 3
• The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
• The Mandalorian — "Chapter 12: The Siege"
• The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"

Sources[]

• Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as FD4 fighting droid)

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