Not only was the only known shipment of HK-51 units lost, but slicers of unknown affiliation managed to delete all schematics of HK-51's design from Czerka's network. The Republic's unit stationed on the planet shot down the vessel, which crashed and sank into the frozen waters of Section X.
Sometime after 3668 BBY, the Sith warship Fatality, carrying the droid shipment, was hijacked by a Dread Masters' apprentice, who attempted to land and deploy them upon the planet Belsavis to in a bid to rescue his captured masters. Multiple HK-51 units stored aboard the Fatality This order was for the reconstituted Sith Empire, who intended to deploy the new droids around a decade into the Cold War. Units are in standby mode, pending further testing of behavior cores and assassination protocols.' ―Log of the HK-51's development status ĭespite the ban on HK-series assassin droids by the Galactic Republic, the Czerka Corporation started to develop and manufacture several HK-51s on Nar Shaddaa in secret during the late stages of the Great Galactic War.
Durasteel impact frame resistance: increased. ' Schematics for HK generation 51: Blaster to accuracy ratio: increased by 21%.