Battle droid
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Battle Droid with backpack |
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The Battle Droid is a Star Wars minifigure first released in 1999.
Background[edit | edit source]
Battle droids were used by the Trade Federation and later the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Clone Wars. They form the majority of both organisations' armies. They appear in many Star Wars sets, especially from Episode I, Episode II and Episode III. They were usually produced in plants on distant planets such as Geonosis and Hypori. After being programmed, they were sent on missions against the Republic, or used to spread fear on star systems opposing the Trade Federation. Regular Battle Droids had no mind of their own, and they were controlled by a central computer. Battle droids were designed to defeat their enemies by sheer number of units. They had little ability to think independently, and were very vulnerable to tricks. The droids could operate in almost every environment, including underwater. The basic battle droids, with no markings are the B1 series. In addition, the OOM series such as the Battle Droid Commander, the Pilot Battle Droid, and the Security Battle Droid were given control over some groups.
New Design[edit | edit source]
Since the 7662 Trade Federation MTT set, Battle Droid minifigures have had arms with vertical gun grips, as opposed to the older horizontal grips. Because they have new arms they can vertically grip Guns. These arms can be taken off easily, but break with slightly less pressure to the older variety. They appeared from 2007 onwards.
Gallery of Variations[edit | edit source]
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| Droid with backpack, from 7121 and 3343 | Curved arms | 2 straight arms (7678 Droid Gunship) | With blaster | 2003 Geonosis (version 1) | 2013 Geonosis (version 2) |
Parts[edit | edit source]
- Part:30377 (non gun arm)
- Part:59230 (gun arm)
- Part:30376 (legs)
- Part:30375 (torso)
- Part:30378 (head)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- In the LEGO Star Wars video games (except for the Clone Wars), the normal and Geonosian Battle Droids come with a thin two-stud piece and black antennae piece on their back.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- 3343 Star Wars #4 (2 with backpacks)
- 4478 Geonosian Fighter (2 (Geonosis) version 1)
- 7121 Naboo Swamp (2 with backpacks)
- 7126 Battle Droid Carrier (6)
- 7141 Naboo Fighter (2)
- 7155 Trade Federation AAT (2)
- 7184 Trade Federation MTT (7)
- 7258 Wookiee Attack (2)
- 7261 Clone Turbo Tank (2)
- 7654 Droids Battle Pack (4)
- 7662 Trade Federation MTT (16)
- 7670 Hailfire Droid and Spider Droid (2)
- 7675 AT-TE Walker (1)
- 7678 Droid Gunship (3)
- 7681 Separatist Spider Droid
- 7748 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (2)
- 7868 Mace Windu's Jedi Starfighter (2)
- 7869 Battle For Geonosis (2)
- 7929 Battle of Naboo (8)
- 8018 Armored Assault Tank (AAT) (2)
- 8036 Separatist Shuttle (2)
- 8091 Republic Swamp Speeder (2)
- 9515 Malevolence (1)
- 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid
- 75019 AT-TE (1 (Geonosis) version 2)
- 30058 STAP (1)
- 75042 Droid Gunship
- 75058 MTT
- 75077 Homing Spider Droid
- 75080 AAT
- 75086 Battle Droid Troop Carrier (Twelve)
- 75091 Flash Speeder (Two)
- 75092 Naboo Starfighter (Two)
- 75142 Homing Spider Droid (two)
- 75146 Star Wars Advent Calendar
- 75151 Clone Turbo Tank (two)
- 75182 Republic Fighter Tank (two)
Video game appearances[edit | edit source]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Movie Appearances[edit | edit source]
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