OOM-88 was an OOM-series battle droid created by Baktoid Combat Automata for the Trade Federation in 33 BBY. He fought in the Invasion of Naboo, and was not deactivated because he was part of an experimental independence chip which allowed him to think without the assistance of a droid control ship, but was captured by Gungans. He was turned over to the Galactic Republic, and he was reprogrammed in a style saving his memories. He fought on the side of the republic during the Clone Wars, and when all battle droids were deactivated in 19 BBY by Emperor Palpatine, secretely Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, OOM-88 was saved, because the order was only issued to Seperatist battle droids. He later joined the Camildrona Security Force, although in 2 BBY he joined the Alliance to Restore the R