The BD-3000, originally designed by LeisureMech Enterprises as a luxury personal attendant droid, represents one pinnacle of droid design. Conceived from the drawing board to be as stylistically and aesthetically close as possible to an idealised female form in order to appeal to males of as many humanoid species as possible. Built from premium materials and with a degree of customisability in accessories such as hair, fully articulated lekku and the like, BD-3000s swiftly became status symbols for the rich and elite of society. The droid’s cutting-edge articulation also allowed these droids to move with the hip-swaying motion of an organic humanoid female, a feature which enhanced their appeal.

In addition to their outward attractiveness, these droids were built with an extensive vocabulator repertoire, including presets such as “perky” or “sultry” as well as being able to project a wide range of sounds and voices. While not quite up to the standard of a dedicated protocol droid, the BD-3000’s basic linguistic database made the droids fluent in over a million languages with adequate translation abilities. The droids were also equipped with over 25 secondary functions ranging from basic piloting to cooking and sewing. They also came with a sophisticated personality matrix, allowing for a variety of droid personality profiles.

The BD-3000 was introduced approximately fifty years before the Clone Wars and became a common sight among the Republic’s elite, as well as sections of the criminal underworld. It was as likely to encounter a BD-3000 as a personal assistant to a Senator as it was to find one working as a hostess in a dive bar or narcotic den. The Clone Wars and subsequent collapse of the Galactic Republic signalled a swift decline in the popularity of the BD-3000 and they became quite rare. Recently however, a cache of these droids was discovered in the Bright Jewel system by an enterprising Ithorian entrepreneur, and sales of these droids has been brisk. It is likely that there will be many more sightings of these elegant droids in the near future.