| abstract | - Clunker was a strong and resilient J8O soldier droid owned by smuggler Jet Nebula during the Cold War. The first time Jet saw him, he tried to fix his vocoder, but Clunker then broke it again. Clunker communicated with his master using military hand signals. Clunker possessed reflexes faster than normal humanoids and on many occasions had silently moved behind potentially dangerous adversaries while they were speaking with Jet Nebula; both considered strange for a droid his size. His memory (officially noted as due to a factory error) would shut down and lose all stored memory, yet remember who it currently worked for and the ship it currently worked on as long as it was still safely in that role. Jet Nebula realized a connection to the droid not wanting the existence of proof he had heard an order (and there for must follow it) and not leaving evidence in his memory of anything he had done. Nebula fixed him so the restart wouldn't happen and only managed to have it not happen as often, but he was never fully repaired. He also showed remarkable hacking skills, hacking into a Republic and Empire fleet at the same time, taking control of both of them during an attack, then erasing all computer data of the incident.
- The Zoomatibike, more commonly known as the Clunker, is an ill-regarded single person transport that would have quickly fallen off the market a few years after its introduction if not for its low price. The nickname clunker is so commonly used that few people actually know the Zoomatibike brand name and those that do wouldn't be caught dead referring to them as such. Its sole claim to fame is its tendency to fall apart on drives lasting longer than a few hundred kilometers. The design for the clunker is reminiscent of an ancient human vehicle known as a motorcycle, but unlike its ancestor, the clunker is commonly outfitted with a relatively large storage compartment on the back end. The storage compartment is commonly replaced with a large engine extension by racing enthusiasts and mercenaries alike (therefore adding to the danger), but some less reputable mercenary owners have opted to keep the compartment in order to more easily transport their captured prisoners. The stock model clunker uses wheels, but customers who frequently travel off-road tend to purchase after-market hover conversions.
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