The Marksman-H training remote, often referred to as a remote or lightsaber training drone, was a type of droid used to train its user how to properly deflect blaster bolts with a lightsaber.
Quick and unpredictable, they had multiple power levels, including lethal and . When used to train Jedi Initiates, they remained on the sting setting, creating a feeling that Jedi Gella Nattai later described as "tickling." They were also capable of being programmed for defensive purposes. Continual exposure to Jedi training remotes' sting blasts potentially led to coma and incontinence.
Luke Skywalker practices against a Marksman-H remote on the Millennium Falcon.
The Jedi Order used remotes to train Jedi Initiates during the High Republic Era and later waning days of the Galactic Republic. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Army was known to use them as drones.
En route to the planet Alderaan, burgeoning Jedi Luke Skywalker practiced against a Marksman-H remote, using his father's lightsaber. Though initially unable to block the remote's fire, he learned to rely on the Force when his mentor, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, challenged Skywalker by blocking his sight. Several decades later, rogue stormtrooper Finn happened upon a Marksman-H remote, stored in a brown bag, while looking for bandages to treat the injured Wookiee Chewbacca. Sometime after that, Rey used a red one while furthering her Jedi training on Ajan Kloss.
According to Star Wars Insider 215, the original training remote prop from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope was a kit-bashed product from various model kits the production could buy. Pieces from World War II German tank model kits and a haulage truck model kit saw use. The plastic base for the prop was six inches long.
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