W3-LOM

"W3? Oh, he's great. Twice he's been in an arena team with me, now, and we won both times."

- Jind Esimal on W3.

W3-LOM, often abbreviated to W3 was a LOM-series protocol droid.

Production
W3 was produced alongside several other LOM-series droids in an Industrial Automaton factory on Nubia. His programming differed slightly from other LOMs, as Jind Esimal had requested some changes. The cost of W3-LOM went up because of this personal customization.

Specification
The request was delivered to Industrial Automaton's manufacturers by one of Esimal's clone troopers. The specifications required were:
 * W3 must be able to perform all the actions a normal LOM could perform.
 * W3 must be able to effectively fight with an Electrostaff.
 * W3 must be able to effectively fight with an LJ-50 concussion rifle.
 * W3 must be able to effectively fight hand to hand.
 * W3 must be able to attack without hesitance any enemy of Esimal.
 * W3 must never kill or severely injure any ally of Esimal.

Biography
During his 'life', W3 went to many places with Esimal. This section contains a brief, unfinished biography of his adventures and battles.

First Training Session
When W3 first entered Esimal's huge complex on Nubia, he was immediately taken to one of the two training courtyards. Esimal wanted to see whether W3 fitted the combat specifications given to the manufacturer. First, Esimal sent in five troopers armed with DC-15s, which W3 had to fight unarmed. After W3 emerged victorious, Esimal sent out the clones, sent in 8 captured separatist battle droids, and handed W3 the LJ-50 concussion rifle he would use for the rest of his life.

Again, W3 emerged victorious. Pleased, Esimal handed W3 an Electrostaff, which W3 would also keep for his whole life. For the final time that day, W3 faced another combat challenge, this time the hardest of all. W3 had to last three minutes against Master Esimal himself. Though Esimal did not use the Force during the battle, W3 had a hard time combating Esimal's weapon-to-weapon skill at Makashi. However, at one point in the duel, Esimal was knocked away by a powerful strike with the electrostaff. W3 then shot Esimal with the LJ-50, knowing that if Esimal had a bolt flying at him, he would deflect it with the force. That was the only time in the duel that W3 appeared to have the upper hand, as Esimal quickly deflected the bolt straight back at W3 with his lightsabre. Soon the duel had ended, and Esimal was very pleased with his new Droid.