The DSD1s would act as spotters for the OG-9s' homing lasers, helping to focus their weapons on enemy armor. The DSD1s often worked in tandem with their larger OG-9 Homing Spider Droid cousins, the two models working as an impressive and deadly duo with the DSD1s taking on infantry while the OG-9s focused on armor. In 29 ABY though it was discovered that the Crime Lord Tyber Zann had resumed manufacture of these terrible droids for his own private armies, wishing to use them to his own purposes. Some private entities such as local law enforcement groups would acquire a few DSD1s for their own use and it wasn't uncommon to see DSD1s used to guard various outposts and bases, but by the end of the Galactic Civil War, most DSD1s were in museums.

Once sufficient Stormtroopers had been trained, the Empire gradually retired the Dwarf Spider Droids, scrapping them for resources. When the Separatists were defeated, the Empire acquired the bulk of the Dwarf Spider Droids and would deploy them in supplement to their Stormtroopers for the first few years of the Empire until enough volunteer Stormtroopers could be trained and deployed. Initially deployed by the Commerce Guild as a means of enforcing their rules on their 'clients,' the DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid quickly became a mainstay of the Separatist Alliance during the Clone Wars, being present at the Battle of Geonosis and serving throughout the conflict.

If there's one thing about the war I don't miss, it's the dwarves.' - RC-1207 'Sev' regarding the DSD1 Dwarf Spider Droid Some of the toughest fights my squad and I had was with these droids. 'Those old spider droids were an infantryman's nightmare. Manufacturer: Nnaz Droidworks (Illegally), Baktoid Armor Workshops (Originally)Īrmaments: 1 Heavy Blaster Cannon, 1 Self-destruct mechanism (Optional), 2 additional Heavy Blaster Cannons (Optional)Īffiliations: The Zann Consortium, The Galactic Empire (Formerly), The Confederacy of Independent Systems (Formerly), The Commerce Guild (Originally, Formerly)

The image was acquired through Garry's Mod. Note: The information below is from my own universe which is a blend of old and new canon and it not to be considered canon in any other universe but mine. This image is to help explain the state of affairs for my canceled Star Wars Fanfiction Series: Star Wars: The Shadow Wars.

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