R9-D8

R9-D8, usually referred to as "Ninety-Eight", was an  owned by Jarek Solios.

Description
98 was painted according to specifications, with alternating white and olive green on its body and silvery green on its dome. At some point, Octavia Solios painted one of its torso panels pink, and an amused Jarek Solios left it that way. Standing .98 meters tall, the droid usually traveled with its third leg extended, retracting it only when socketed into Solios's.

Known features
Manufactured by, 98 carried a full complement of basic gadgets and equipment, as well as those installed aftermarket by Jarek Solios.


 * Cable gun
 * Oil injector
 * Claw arm
 * / Recorder
 * Internal comlink
 * Periscope
 * Hidden lightsaber compartment with ejector
 * Hidden lightsaber compartment with ejector
 * Hidden lightsaber compartment with ejector
 * Small Saw
 * Air Cannon
 * Crashmat
 * Life-form Scanner
 * Blaster container
 * Life-form Scanner
 * Blaster container
 * Blaster container
 * Blaster container

Biography
Manufactured by IA on one of its foundry worlds, 98 was bought secondhand by Andromeda Keane for her nephew Jarek. The droid's former life was a mystery, as it had undergone a after being sold by its last owner. Andromeda purchased 98 in 134 ABY.

As Jarek began working as courier, bodyguard, and bounty hunter, 98 was his constant companion across the galaxy. Jarek declined to perform the regular memory wipes advised by IA, and as such 98 began to develop its loyal and skittish personality as Solios found himself in one dangerous situation after one another. It was during these early years together that Jarek outfitted 98 with its lightsaber compartment and, at the droid's insistence, a small hold-out blaster. After a particularly intense firefight when 98 panicked and began shooting at everyone in sight and almost his Jarek by accident, the Human devoted more time to improving his droid's targeting system.

98 moved into Ara Merquise's Fortress on along with its master. In his initial months with the Merquise Syndicate, Solios kept his lightsaber in 98's dome to conceal his Force abilities from others. The droid occasionally did mechanic work in the ziggurat's hangar bay, though it preferred to work on Jarek's Ionizer. 98 developed a great fear of Reiko Kaytana and her perpetual modifications to her own droids, and would flee from her presence or hide behind Jarek if she came nearby.

When Octavia Solios was born, Jarek let her play with 98 regularly, and each became fond of the other. 98 was more tolerant of Octavia pulling on its compartments and wires than anyone else doing the same, even Jarek. It was more leery of Jarek's wife, Alluria, and her twisted Sith sense of humor.

The droid accompanied its family to. Though the planet was much more nature than city, 98 still preferred the much lower danger level inherent in the farm. Jarek continued to use 98 for diagnostics on their farm, though the droid spent much of its time with Nagarian Sakaros, Octavia, and the rest of the children.

Personality and traits
98 was intensely loyal to Jarek Solios and his daughter Octavia, and took Octavia's poking and prodding and painting with a martyred sort of endurance. On the other hand, the droid was also very skittish, and would scream and flee from combat if it came too near. It was not unwilling to help Jarek in a fight, but rarely in direct assistance unless it had no other choice.

98 disliked being modified or having its internal systems tweaked; while it would put up with such work by Jarek, the droid staunchly refused to let Reiko Kaytana come anywhere near it.