8-LOM-D
Accompanying a group of historians and relic hunters looking for treasure from the Great Galactic Civil War, 8-LOM-D’s journey took him to the frozen wastelands of Hoth, where the crew explored the remnants from the Battle of Hoth. At night the team took shelter in the deserted Echo Base, using their generator to shutter the caverns from the frigid winds without. It did not take long for the visitors to find they were trespassing in the lair of an unsuspecting and hungry Wampa as a few of the team members came across the recent carcasses of their Naboo bloodhounds save for one, Scout, who had escaped the pen in which the pack had been held. The crew quickly dispatched the creature and checked the area for any other potential threats. Satisfied, they retired for the evening planning to resume their hunt for war relics in the morning.
In the morning, 8-LOM-D witnessed several odd events. Scout had gone missing and the historian who let the bloodhound spend the night with her quarters attacked a fellow colleague in the corridor. Her body contorted and split in half and engulfed the horrified professor. While the team grew paranoid and distrustful of each other, 8-LOM-D analysed some of the blood that had been splattered onto his casing and realized a terrible conclusion. If that parasitic Mimic were to reach a more populous region in the galaxy, the result would be catastrophic. 8-LOM-D secretly disabled their transport ship, effectively marooning the team on Hoth.
When 8-LOM-D returned to the base, he found that the crew’s compliment had severely dwindled and a lot of their equipment had been damaged - the generator included. His plan was nearly thwarted when one of the scientists launched a rescue beacon once they realized their ship was rendered useless. The droid was in the process of recalling the beacon and instead launching a quarantine warning when he was interrupted by a Dr. Lamric, who threatened to destroy him. Normally, 8-LOM-D’s protocols would not allow him to harm organics, but he was able to override them given the circumstances and killed Dr. Lamric with a blast from a pulse rifle.
After reprogramming the beacon, 8-LOM-D set out to find the Mimic, armed with the rifle and a complement of grenades. After a brief exchange, 8-LOM-D destroyed the being with severe damage to himself. The droid climbed to the observatory tower to wait out his final moments as his power depleted and his circuits froze, all while gazing upon the field of ice where snowspeeders held off the menacing walkers to allow the occupants of Echo Base to evacuate.
Recipe:
- Silver Disney Build a Droid
- Testors Flat Camo Green Drab
- Testors Metallic Silver
- Model Color Bronze
- Testors Insignia Red
- Model Master Flat Leather
- Testors Flat Black
- Testors Flat Tan
- Testors Flat Ghost Gray
- Backpack and sidearm: GI Joe Retaliation Cobra Trooper (Parachute)
- Rifle: Stormtrooper
