While the separatists were under the command of Count Dooku, who was under Palpatine's control, who essentially ran the show behind the comforts of
his desk on Coruscant. Playing both sides of the war in the shadows.
Droids were quick to make. Some were reasonably priced.
And all were obedient to those they were programmed to serve. They could operate around the clock whereas...
clones were still human. They needed rest
food and their health to survive
Droids were precise. Literally machines with targeting systems that provided them most accurate shot
For the situation at hand and not to mention
they executed any order they were given. No inhibitor chip required like the clones needed.
Droids are expendable, their parts are exchangeable
And they're quick to produce on demand with no training to learn other than the battle programs
installed into their hard drive. So with all of these pros.
Why did the Empire stop producing them and switch to clones? Then later stormtroopers?
Lets take some examples for our cause. In the Phantom Menace
We saw the droid army and how they ultimately lost to the Gungan's. In Attack of the Clones
we saw the Jedi preparing for death by the droids when Yoda showed up with the clones and
destroyed them with ease. Then in Revenge of the Sith, we see again that droids are no match for
Jedi or troopers that they come across.
While these are all decent answers there's more politically to the reasons. Why?
According to 'Rogue One Ultimate Guide' the senate voted that a bill be passed to prohibit the creation and sale of Battle Droids.
However, there was a loophole around this. Itt was used to create the KX series security droids as seen in 'Rogue One'.
Now I will add while this isn't stated in the guide itself. It's safe to assume the Imperial Sentry Droids and the
E-XD Infiltrator droid as seen in rebels were created around this law, too.
The main reason that the droids were discontinued is because humans feel
they can think critically. Their dexterity is more fluid than droids and they were able to mass produce the clones
as test tube babies with accelerated Growth factors.
Droids were well
dumb unless you housed an R2 unit into a droid. Then I think the opposition would have some trouble
against such an intelligent and human-like robot. The problem was that they were very dumb.
This wasn't because the technology wasn't around to make them intelligent.
Actually it was but it was very difficult to trust droids to stay loyal if they were smart.
Something like an R2 unit which may spark a moral disagreement or ignite a rebellion
Another piece of info is that politically the droids were raining terror.
While the clones arrived and brought balance back to the Republic.
Which helped Palpatine's seat and image.
Now to add another answer, however one from the Thrawn novel is that by the time of the empire human Troopers, clones or not.
Were easily manipulated by the dark side of the Force. It was noted that by the time
Palpatine's death came around. The Empire's officers and troopers were in a frenzy trying to come to their senses.
This hint of mind-control helped with Humans. However failed with droids.
We can see why Palpatine switched over. Now as for why the empire changed from clones to stormtroopers
is in a prolonged speech regarding the downfall the Jedi order and the end of the Clone Wars
Palpatine announced that the Republic would be
supplanted by a new order the first Galactic Empire in which he would rule supreme as its first emperor!
Just as the republic was renamed and reorganized into the empire. The clone troopers were also affected by Palpatine's reforms.
No longer known as the clone troopers who defended the galactic republic under the leadership of the Jedi order.
The clones were now known as
imperial stormtroopers
Do you know of any other reason why droids weren't as great of an option for the empire as stormtroopers or clone troopers are?
I mean if Jar-Jar can beat them. That has to make one] think about their choices.
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