Interrogator droid

"You're weakening. You decide when the pain will stop. Just give me the information."
"No droid will ever break me."

―An interrogator droid and Even Piell

An IT-O Interrogation Unit enters Cell 2187 aboard the Death Star

Interrogator droids, also referred to as Interrogation droids or torture droids, were droids designed to coax sensitive information out of an individual by inflicting extreme pain upon them. Some models, such as the IT-O Interrogation Unit, used mind probes to torture their victims. They often tormented fellow droids as well. Torture droids often had sadistic personalities, seemingly enjoying the suffering they caused others.

Interrogator droids were a common sight in Separatist prisons during the Clone Wars. They could also be found in Imperial military installations during the reign of the Galactic Empire. These droids also found their way into the hands of crime lords such as Jabba the Hutt, who had a torture chamber located in the bowels of his palace. A torture droid named J0-N0 worked for the bounty hunter Cad Bane. Nearly thirty years after the Battle of Endor, a new model of interrogator droid was utilized by the First Order under the command of Kylo Ren.

Appearances

Star Wars: Galactic Defense Star Wars (2015) 26 The Living Force (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Star Wars Battlefront II Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Evil Plans" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Counterattack" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Friend in Need" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Soft War" "Kindred Spirits" — Star Wars Insider 159 (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Big Bang" Dark Disciple (and audiobook) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dangerous Debt" Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Common Ground" Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Tipping Point" Ahsoka (and audiobook) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (In flashback(s)) A New Dawn (and audiobook) Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice (Mentioned only) (as Torturer droid) Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy (Mentioned only) Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Resolve" Star Wars Rebels — "Stealth Strike" Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader 1 (In flashback(s)) Target Vader 5 Vader Immortal – Episode I Star Wars Rebels — "Jedi Night" Bounty Hunt "Of MSE-6 and Men" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook) Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization Star Wars: Heroes Path Star Wars Battlefront "The Bucket" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) "Change of Heart" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (Mentioned only) Chewbacca (2015) 5 Darth Vader (2015) 1 (In flashback(s)) Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 Star Wars (2015) 36 Doctor Aphra (2016) 18 (Mentioned only) Doctor Aphra (2016) 20 Star Wars (2015) 59 (Mentioned only) Star Wars (2015) 60 Bounty Hunters 5 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 7 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 18 (In flashback(s)) Bounty Hunters 18 Star Wars (2020) 22 Darth Vader (2020) 21 Darth Vader (2020) 29 Dark Droids 5 Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (and audiobook) Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook) (as torture-bot) The Princess and the Scoundrel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Uprising Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook) Aftermath (and audiobook) Star Wars: Squadrons (Appears in hologram) Shadow Fall (and audiobook) Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Victory's Price (and audiobook) (Appears through imagination) Last Shot (and audiobook) Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga The Mandalorian: Season 1: Volume 1 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 3: The Sin" The Mandalorian 3 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" — Canto Bight (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Zander's Joyride"
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant"

Sources

• Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook (First identified as Interrogator droid)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 5 (Highlights of the Saga: A Daring Rescue) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Droids)
• Poe Dameron: Flight Log
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Directing"
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Process"
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Connections"
• 10 Helpful Droids | Star Wars: List It! on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
• "Common Ground" Episode Guide - The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Beeps"
• First Order Interrogator Droid in the Databank (backup link)
• Interrogation Droid in the Databank (backup link)
• Pyke guards in the Databank (backup link)
• Pyke torture droid in the Databank (backup link)

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