An aquatic version of the MVR-3 speeder bike, the mini-sub, adapted by the Xi Char cathedral factories, saw action in underwater battles during the Clone Wars.[1]
Characteristics
The mini-sub had armor protection for the droid pilot, as well as a single, large laser cannon. They were transported to underwater battlefields inside specialized carriers.[2]
History
Many of these underwater craft were ripped to shreds by the riding beasts of the Mon Calamari Knights.[2]
The Xi Char provided underwater conversion kits for the MVR-3 speeder bike to the Trade Federation as compensation for the Xi Char failing to figure out how to make the manta droid subfighter transform like the Vulture-class droid starfighter.[1]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Cine-Manga
Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 5" (First appearance)
Sources
- Star Wars: Clone Wars: Planetary Forces
"Ask the Master" — Star Wars Insider 81 (As MVR-3 speeders)- The New Essential Guide to Droids
manta droid subfighter in the Databank (original site is defunct)
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