Whitecap was, essentially, the head of a ruined 3PO unit modified by the holojournalist Hallis Saper to serve as a recording device. By inserting a standard holorecorder, extra memory, a set of basic conversation protocols, as well as a link to a set of goggles worn by Hallis herself, the reporter turned the old droid head into a portable recording device that would look wherever she looked while wearing her sensory goggles. The original purpose of this modification was to allow Saper to interview children in what she considered a "nonthreatening" manner. Wedge Antilles, however, was quick to point out the flaws in that approach even if he did keep the substance of it to himself. After meeting the reporter and her "accessory", Wedge insisted on having the droid head programmed with a shuto