Techno Union
The
Techno Union is a large coalition of high technology firms in the fictional
Star Wars universe.
Formed primarily of heavy manufacturing concerns, the Techno Union lobbied the
Republic's Senate on behalf of its members' interests and attempted to ensure fair commerce between its members. In time, the Techno Union would grow to include galactic shipping magnates to further ensure the free flow of goods.
Corporate signatories, which included
Baktoid Armor Workshop,
Haor Chall Engineering,
Republic Sienar Systems,
Kuat Systems Engineering,
TaggeCo,
BlasTech Industries, and
Corellian Engineering Corporation, were provided access to cutting edge technology and research and development facilities. The Union also included the manufacturing worlds of
Fondor,
Mechis III,
Foundry,
Metalorn,
Telti,
Foerost, and
Xagobah. It should be noted that the level to which members backed the union varied.
In the last decades of the Galactic Republic,
Foreman Wat Tambor led the Techno Union to model its behaviors after the
Trade Federation, earning a seat in the Senate and the right to defend itself with a droid army. When the
Separatist Crisis came to a head, the Techno Union was one of the first to pledge its support to the
Confederacy of Independent Systems.
As the conflict grew into the
Clone Wars, the Techno Union was one of the Confederacy's key suppliers of starships, battle droids and weapons. It is clear that this point the union was split, with some members choosing to support the Republic. In 20
BBY, the Republic attacked the base on Xagobah. During the course of the battle,
Boba Fett tried to assassinate Wat Tambor, only to be stopped by
General Greivous who was there at the time. Eventually however, the Republic liberated Xagobah.
In 19 BBY, unhappy with the progress of the Confederacy
droid army and in awe of the prowess of General Grievous, Wat Tambor commissioned research into developing alternative infantry. These included constructing
cloning facilities in
Saleucami's underground caverns for the production of the Confederacy's own clone army—
Morgukai clones trained by
Anzat assassins and the establishment of a secret laboratory on
Nelvaan#NelvaanNelvaan to experiment on the creation of mutants and cyborg control devices.
However, this base was powered by a
siphon generator that drained a captured geothermal crystal, keeping Rokrul region in a wintery state by draining all the thermal energy from the land. The base also transformed all the males of the nearby
Rokrul village into savage mutants. However, the base was destroyed by
Anakin Skywalker at the
Battle of Nelvaan.
Following the end of the Clone Wars and the rise of the
Galactic Empire, the remnants of the Techno Union was likely folded into the Empire's
military-industrial complex along with the other manufacturing interests of the defeated Confederacy.
The foreman of the Techno Union is Wat Tambor.
Member Companies
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Baktoid Armor Workshop /
Baktoid Combat Automa*
Haor Chall Engineering*
Republic Sienar Systems*
Kuat Systems Engineering*
TaggeCo*
BlasTech Industries*
Corellian Engineering CorporationMember Planets
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Fondor*
Mechis III*
Foundry*
Metalorn*
TeltiNotable Designs
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Techno Union Starship*
Techno Union starfighterNotable members
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Dua Ningo:
Sullustan commander of the
Bulwark Fleet*
Wat Tambor:
Foreman of the Techno Union and Executive of Baktoid Armor Workshop
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Domb Treetor:
Appropriations Chief of the Techno Union and
Major*
Poggle the Lesser:
Archduke of
Geonosis*
Tendir Blue: Separatist agent
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LM-432 crab droid*
Octuptarra droid*
Tri-droid*
Mankvim-814 light interceptor*
Bulwark-class battlecruiser*
Hardcell-class interstellar transportOther
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Techno Union HoloDroid*
Skakoan combat engineer*
Skakoan Legal DeputiesCloak of Deception Techno Union Tightens Security at Foerost Shipyards
*Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
*Star Wars: Clone Wars
*Boba Fett: A New Threat
*Star Wars Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
*Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''
The New Essential ChronologyAttack of the Clones: The Visual DictionaryRevenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary*
Official Star Wars databank entry
