A droid was created by L3-37 with the intention of establishing the Elthree Assault Team. After its construction, this battle droid proceeded to produce numerous copies of itself, remaining dormant until a distress signal was emitted by the Phylanx Redux Transmitter, a device that L3 had seeded with a virus. Upon receiving this signal, the original droid, accompanied by the rest of the Elthree Assault Team, located the Phylanx within the Mesulan Remnants Belt, initiating a skirmish against Fyzen Gor and his Original Dozen. This droid successfully navigated the conflict and, together with another droid, extracted Lando Calrissian from the Phylanx's impending destruction. The pair of Elthree droids then brought Calrissian back to the Chevalier, where they clarified their objective to Calrissian and Han Solo's group. Having completed their assigned task, the initial droid intended to traverse the galaxy and combat criminal activity, departing the shuttle alongside its fellow droid.