KE-8 Enforcer Ship
The KE-8 Enforcer Ship was a patrol craft utilizing repulsorlift technology. It was employed by the Kaminoan cloners to oversee their cloning facilities located on the planet Kamino.
Characteristics
This single-pilot vehicle, the KE-8, stood at a height of thirteen meters and spanned four meters in width. Although it possessed the capability for space travel and was technically categorized as a starfighter, its primary function was within planetary environments. Notably, it lacked any offensive weaponry.
History
Equipped with a sophisticated sensor array and an electroshock stun device, the KE-8 served to maintain order among the clones and identify any deviations. Furthermore, it featured two manipulator arms capable of handling materials far exceeding the craft's own weight, typically requiring a co-pilot for operation. The KE-8 demonstrated precise repulsor control, enabling it to maintain a stationary hover for extended durations.
The KE-8 Enforcers were tasked with isolating clones who strayed from the established process, and to discover better methods for managing them. Pilots often specialized in detecting genetic mutations and developmental abnormalities. Conversely, KE-8s were also utilized to identify promising warriors within the clone trooper ranks using their sensors. These individuals would then be recommended for advanced training, potentially becoming cross-trained clone trooper commanders, clone commandos, or Advanced Recon Commandos.
Behind the scenes
Within the non-canonical LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his astromech droid R4-P17 are targeted by scaled-down KE-8 units as they pursue the bounty hunter Jango Fett through Tipoca City on Kamino.