A droid mercenary, 8t88, was a humanoid-shaped automaton covered in silver plating and equipped with red, blue, and white sensors. This droid, found on the moon of Nar Shaddaa, was known for being open to switching allegiances; for example, 8t88 once betrayed a human and menaced them with a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol.
The Star Wars canon welcomed 8t88 with the 2018 Promise of Power expansion set for Star Wars: The Card Game from Fantasy Flight Games. The expansion included both a unit card and an objective card for 8t88, both featuring artwork by Martin de Diego Sádaba. The character of 8t88 first appeared in the 1997 video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, which is part of the Star Wars Legends continuity. Denny Delk provided the voice for 8t88, who was one of the game's primary antagonists.