the sturdier and far superior versions of the standard
rank and file b1 battle droids were their advanced cousins
the bx series commando droids equipped with white glowing photoreceptors these
units came programmed with battlefield awareness and improved combat tactics
these white markings on the droid's heads and chests identified the
high-ranking commando droids and captains amongst them
four infiltration missions the bx due to their heads being more compact than
regular b1s could even wear phase 1 clone trooper
armor tough enough to withstand several direct hits from a dc-15a blaster
carbine because of their thoroughly dense armor
and enhanced durability and with exceptional agility and acrobatic
abilities the advanced commando droids had a much quicker speed and reaction
time than the typical b1s could ever hope to
match now even if a jedi's lightsaber were to cut off their legs
the bxs could still continue to fight and for infiltration missions
they were able to alter their vocabularies to match the voices of the
clones however though the bxs could disguise
themselves in clone armor and alter their voices
their droid brains didn't allow them to act organic
the droid's movements were atypical and they
acknowledged orders with the usual battle droid roger roger however what
they lacked intact the bx has made up for in strength as
demonstrated when one of their units effortlessly lifted clone trooper
captain rex up by his neck darth vader style though the
bx's were clearly superior to the cannon fodder of the standard b1 battle droids
production cost wise making them on the same mass scale as the standard b
ones was economically unreasonable the advanced battle droids wielded several
weapons during battle such as their e5 blaster rifles which
were the common blasters used by the separatist droid army but the bxs were
also seen employing vibroswords and thermal detonators
as well as sniper rifles to snipe their enemies with but not all their equipment
was lethal they had special shields for protection
and stun batons when they needed to subdue a target
alive the commandos were also spotted utilizing rocket launchers against the
night sisters of dathomir during the separatist attack
against the mysterious force users during the clone wars the bxs were
deployed by general grievous to take over the republic's rishi moon station
as part of a planned attack on kamino which if you didn't know
was the planet that hosted the republic's cloning facility
now the commando droids were able to main control until the arrival of
captain rex and commander cody who were able to
destroy the droids and retake the station however
when the separatists called in for additional commando droids as
reinforcements it took the sacrifice of a clone trooper
named heavy to stop their plans against the republic
as the bxs had hardwired the station's all-clear signal
the clones reasoned that the only way then to make the republic
aware of the separatist plans was to destroy the moon base
but the tibana gas necessary to destroy the station
did not link up with their detonator so heavy had no choice but to do it
manually and activate the detonator himself
destroying the station and protecting the closest thing the clones have to a
home kamino when the republic fleet stopped
getting the all clear signal after the destruction of the base they sent
their fleet to investigate outnumbering grievous forces
leaving the cyborg general no choice but to retreat
the defeat didn't stop the confederacy from using the commando droids on
several missions throughout the war like when grievous sent them to capture
high council member jedi master eth koth aboard his flagship the steadfast when
koth's fellow jedi arigalia obi-wan kenobi and anakin
skywalker were sent to the rescue of the jedi master
grievous was forced to crash land on the surface of the outer rim world
of salukimai where he used two of the commando droids as snipers against the
republic forces captain rex was almost killed when one
of the snipers shot him the hit in fact would have been lethal
had it been two inches to the left but the captain was able to recover at a
farmstead that belonged to a man named cut laquan who was a clone
deserter despite their philosophical differences
the pair of clones eventually teamed up and successfully defended the family cut
had made from the b-axes and ultimately leaving
on good terms between the two now during cad bane's hostage takeover of the
galactic senate the galaxy's second best bounty hunter
had used bxs to impersonate the senate commandos and
hold the republic senators hostage the duo's killer actually
managed to make this escape the advanced battle droid saw action
on many more occasions throughout the war but even years later
after the end of the clone wars the sith lord darth vader
following the destruction of the first death star had specialized versions of
the bx's made in secret to serve him in his machinations against
his sith master darth sidious vader had learned that
palpatine had made plans to replace him with a new generation of cyborgs created
by a cybernetist named silo so the commando droids played an
important part in vader's crawl back to power
following his failure at the battle of yavin a little over three decades after
vader's failure at yavin resistance ace pilot poe dameron was on
a mission to rescue a commando spy droid named
n1zx or nunzex that had been programmed with a self-preservation algorithm that
made the droid prioritize its own survival
and gave it a selfish and grumpy personality matrix
but poe needed to get the ungrateful commando droid to the resistance base on
takar as nunziks had information on the first
order and had even obtained the location of the fascist regime's commander
himself supreme leader snoke but soon poe came to suspect that the
droid's information was a ruse to lure the resistance into a trap
arranged by agent terex of the first order security
bureau when terex and his rank gang had pursued
poe to a cave poe had to override nunzik's programming
when the commando droid's survival protocols prevented the droid
from aiding the resistance ace in fighting terrex's forces
replacing nunzik's selfish aloof personality with that of a b1
battle droid named mr bones personality instead
which is a total riff on hk47 from legends
mr bones the former noon six was more than willing to help poe
fight against terex in fact the commando droid completely slaughtered his gang
before terex himself was able to gun it down those poor meat bags hope you guys
enjoyed this video on bx series droid commandos and
all the times that we were most of the times that we saw them have an awesome
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um series by bactoid combat automata and bactoid armor workshop the fourth
class standard b1 battle droids or clankers
as the clones in the grand army of the republic like to refer to them as
were the most extensively deployed battle droids in the separate destroyed
army during the clone wars they served as scouts
gunners pilots and soldiers but perhaps because of their wide usage
they cheaply produced the b1 battle droids
to an extent they were also very feebly constructed and easy to destroy however
they made up for these weaknesses with their sheer number and their
with very few exceptions unquestioning obedience
as the trade federation wanted to avoid unnecessary expenditures
and retrofitting they arranged for the b1s to be given a humanoid physique
designed to resemble their gennosian creators and to come in at a
height of 1.93 meters tall to avoid the costs of building all new
vessels and equipment for their droids the trade federation needed the battle
droids to be able to easily operate already existing machinery weapons and
vehicles originally made for organic soldiers and
pilots to operate whenever a b1 unit was low on power
it was designed to fold into a compact configuration where it could shut down
and recharge this stow method also functioned as a
quick and efficient method of storage for transportation this technique
allowed separatists multi-troop transports
to carry up to 112 of the b1s at a time when they were reactivated it was first
the b1s limbs that unfolded with their long necks unfolding last
the battle droids were a favorite of the trade federation's army during their
invasion of naboo but due to budgetary considerations
the earlier models utilized to capture the planet's capital city of feed
required the use of a central control computer to operate this cost-effective
measure eventually proved to be a major vulnerability that became evident
when the battle droids were dispatched to naboo's great grass plains
against the gungans the b-1s mowed down many of the gungan forces and were sure
to be victorious if it was not for a young
force-sensitive boy named of course anakin skywalker
who piloted a ship during a portion of the battle that took place in space
where he destroyed the trade federation's droid control ship and with
it their control computer shutting down the
entire droid army and ending the trade federation's occupation
all by spinning constructed in inexpensive though durable metal
that protected the b1 signal receiver assembly
the droids did not fare well against blaster fire and lightsabers the main
weapons of their enemies if they were hit by electromagnetic
pulse grenades or their capacitors were damaged
the b1s were instantly neutralized however
if they were decapitated by a jedi in battle
the droids could still report back intel without being attached to their bodies
aside from the issued e5 blaster rifles electro binoculars and thermal
detonators the b1s came equipped with
photoreceptors this allowed them to see in
infrared and their comlinks were located right below their elonged heads
they could pick up electromagnetic fields like those of a holo projector
and the majority of the units came with these high pitched vocabulators for
their voices this made them capable of expressing fear
confusion and even excitement now a few the b1s were given
lower more monotone voices as well during the period of political turmoil
known as the secessionist movement or separatist crisis that saw the
succession of thousands of star systems from the galactic republic
the trade federation joined its droid army which included their b1s
with other powerful commerce guilds their leadership met on the planet
genosis and added to their forces of the cis
the confederacy of independent systems they learned from their failure at naboo
the newer b1 models were not reliant on a control signal from a certain command
computer to function instead they had been given a limited
degree very limited in fact of independent thinking and became the
main battle droids of the separatist droid army
utilized for better or worse throughout the clone wars
though the republic's clone soldiers eclipsed the half-witted b-1s in skill
and ability the separatists instead relied on the
droid's massive numbers to overwhelm the republic forces and
their jedi leaders this is kind of like how when palpatine
took over he changed the clones into just
enlistees due to sheer size due to their flawed design
however the b1s programming had several glitches that gave manifestation
to personality quirks and panicked reaction to
traumatic events around them this is why they're so goofy although programmed to
never surrender they were given self-preservation
routines if withdrawal or escape was possible now the droids were even given
ranks such as sergeant lieutenant the battle
droids remained in service throughout the war
much to the frustration of the supreme commander of the droid army
general grievous who grew even more furious with the b-1's constant failure
and incompetence shortly after the rise of the galactic empire and the defeat of
the separatists the b-1's battle droids along with the
rest of the droids in the confederacy droid army
were deactivated by the newly christened sith lord
darth vader though the empire made the use of battle droids illegal
b1 still saw service either on worlds that were
separatist holdouts or eventually through the black market during the
reign of the empire hope you enjoyed this
video about b1 battle droids or clankers as i call them have a great
day and i'll see you in the next video until then remember the force will be
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