History Characters / StarWarsSeparatistMilitary

* WorfHadTheFlu: ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'' reveals that Grievous' chest was crushed by Mace Windu, explaining why he was weaker in ''Revenge of the Sith'' than he was in the miniseries, also explaining why he was coughing throughout the movie. This is no longer canon however.

* AdaptationalWimp: When he first appear in ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'', Grievous is a one-man Jedi-killing machine, easily defeating a group of Jedi on his own (two of them being council members) with only two arms. Since the miniseries is now non-canon, all of Grievous' other appearances had him lost in many battles including against Gungans, in addition to being a DirtyCoward.

-->''"Understand, as a Separatist, I fought for freedom... but put my trust in a corrupt leadership."

!!Droid Army
[[folder:Aqua Droids]]
!!Aqua Droids

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Specialized battle droids meant for aquatic combat.

* AquaticMook: Their purpose in the war.
* ArmCannon: Each has a laser weapon affixed to their right arm.
* CyberCyclops: They have a single optic sensor.
* FragileSpeedster: As aquatic combatants they can move rapidly in all directions. The drawback is that, in order to allow them to float and move quickly, they're more lightly armored than most battle droids.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Their optics are red and they're played deadly serious, outright executing several enemy combatants.

[[folder:Assassin Probe]]
!!Assassin Probe

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Heavily modified probe droids designed for infiltration and assassination.

* ArmedLegs: All of their legs end in vicious serrated blades.
* DeadGuyPuppet: One uses the corpse of a clone as a puppet while hiding in the shadows to draw a victim closer.
* GiantSpider: Their general appearance.
* MookMaker: They carry a number of smaller attack droids in their upper carapace armor.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: They have many red optical sensors ringing their body.

[[folder:B1- and OOM-series Battle Droids]]
!!B1- and OOM-series Battle Droids
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->'''Voiced by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''

-->''"Uh-oh!"''
-->''"Roger, roger!"''
--->-- '''Two B1 battle droids panicking during the Battle of Geonosis'''

The primary soldiers of the Trade Federation, battle droids number in the millions and are used as cannon fodder by the Separatist Alliance. Designed to be cheap and disposable, battle droids rely solely on force of numbers to achieve victory and lack any real situational awareness, making them an easy target for an ambush.

* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for them, and they tend to suffer quite amusing defeats.
* CatchPhrase: "Roger, roger!"
* CannonFodder: Most of the time, but they do manage to get in their fair share of kills from time to time.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The OOM-series have different colored markings which determine their class. Yellow are command droids, red are security, and blue are pilots.
* HeliumSpeech: Of the electronic variant. In ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'', they all have high-pitched squeaky voices.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played with. Most of the time their shots are blocked by the heroes, rather than miss completely.
** Played straight and {{lampshaded}} in "Ambush":
--->'''Droid:''' Hold on, almost. *Fires at Yoda's escape pod and completely misses the target*
--->'''Droid commander:''' What a terrible shot.
--->'''Droid:''' Oh well. It's my programming.
* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: The [=B1=] units are so incompetent you almost feel bad for them.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Clankers" by the Clone Troopers.
* KeystoneArmy: Originally operated like this, but later averted in the Clone Wars. The battle droids become no longer dependent on a central control unit like they were during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Battle of Naboo]]. However, because the [=OOMs=] and B1s aren't used to being able to think independently, [[TookALevelInDumbass they exhibit a lack of intelligence]] (they are most effective when they have a tactician around) and [[CloudCuckoolander develop odd personality quirks]].
* KillerRobot: It's in the name.
* MadeOfPlasticine: The regular Battle Droids are extremely frail machines and absolutely pathetic in close quarter combat, with their strength mainly being in their sheer numbers and whatever heavy weaponry they have nearby, in addition to backup with the far more deadly Droidekas. Obi Wan and Qui Gon completely mop the floor with them without so much as getting a scratch.
* MechaMooks: Cheap, disposable, and not particularly effective [[ZergRush except in numbers]].
* MookLieutenant: Downplayed by ''The Clone Wars'', but the command OOM droids (distinguished by their yellow markings) served as these predominately in ''The Phantom Menace''. OOM-9 was the leader of the droid army, taking orders directly from Viceroy Gunray and personally leading the battle against the Gungans.
* NothingIsScarier: They can actually be quite intimidating when they're silent. The effect is something like an unending tide of robotic zombies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Battle droids can be funny... until you see them ruthlessly hunting down stragglers, executing wounded enemies, and so on.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The B1 battle droids.
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the course of ''The Clone Wars'', their comic relief side was increasingly downplayed more and more to the point that by the time of the fourth season, the only real instance of it was from some Battle Droids reprogrammed to work for the Republic. And as their comic-relief tendencies have decreased, their lethality noticeably improved.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Before the TookALevelInBadass above, they went from stoic killer bots in the movies to laughable comic relief in earlier episodes of ''The Clone Wars''. One example has them too incompetent to even extinguish fire on their ship.
* WeHaveReserves: The Separatists droid armies outnumbered the Republic's clones a hundred to one, meaning they could be used up without concern. Though Dooku brings up that they cost a good amount of money.
-->'''Dooku''': Grievous, those battle droids are expensive.
* ZergRush: Their only real tactic.

[[folder:B2-series/"Super Battle Droids"]]
!!B2-series
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->'''Voiced by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appear in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

Following the Trade Federation's defeat on Naboo, it was decided that a newer, tougher model of battle droid needed to be manufactured. The result was a larger, more heavily armored droid with slightly higher intelligence and more effective, built-in weaponry. They serve throughout the Clone Wars, and are the most numerous droids in the Separatist army after the ordinary battle droids.

* ArmCannon: Some variants have a really big gun for an arm that can fire seeker missiles.
* CanonImmigrant: Not [=B2s=] in general, but the grapple variant that appeared in the ''Revenge of the Sith'' video game adaptation became canon thanks to one appearing in the second issue of ''Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir''.
* EliteMook: The Super Battle Droids make their appearance, much more heavily armored than their skeletal cousins, and possessing enough firepower to force Mace Windu off a balcony.
* EvilIsBigger: They are larger and bulkier than the B1-s, and much more effective fighters.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''The Clone Wars'', their voice is much deeper than the B1’s, and unsurprisingly they're far more competent. Otherwise in ''Revenge of the Sith'', their voice is identical to the B1's.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Take a B1 battle droid, make it smarter, stronger, and stick it in armor. You basically get these guys.
* KillerRobot: Unlike their predecessors, they're portrayed as being extremely efficient and dangerous almost every time they appear.
* InSeriesNickname: They’re sometimes referred to as "Super Battle Droids".
* JetPack: Another sub-type comes with built-in ones.
* MechaMooks: Tougher mooks, but mooks nonetheless.
* MenOfSherwood: Equipped with heavier armor, capable of surviving multiple hits, they’re more competent than the B1-s, and in large numbers can be very effective, the super battle droids are an upgrade from the B1 in every way. They’re the true counterpart of the clones: , but they’re far from being on EliteMook levels.
* PuttingOnTheReich: As if it wasn't clear that the Separatists are evil, they now have an army of robots marching with their right arms outstretched.
* SuperWristGadget: The normal-type ones have dual-blasters built into their wrists.
* TopHeavyGuy: ''The Clone Wars'' art style makes their upper bodies look larger, and as a result, even more imposing.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Two of them made a big mistake by underestimating R2-D2 just because he's an astro-droid. R2-D2 responded to them by [[KillItWithFire incinerating them]].
* WeHaveReserves: Billions of B2s serve the Separatist army, and Grievous and Dooku are both happy to throw them away.
* ZergRush: Like their predecessors, they are dependent on these sorts of tactics.

[[folder:BX-series Commando Droids]]
!!BX-series Commando Droids
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->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''

An elite brand of droid units designed for commando and stealth missions.

* ConfusionFu: Because of their extreme agility, their movements are hard to predict.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: In their debut episode, they tried to fool Cody and Rex by putting one of them in clone trooper armor.
* EliteMooks: Not quite on the same level as the Droidekas or the Magnaguards, but they’re still more than a match for clones, and they can cause trouble to even Jedi.
* GoddamnedBats: They’re considered as such InUniverse by the Jedi: they’re not likely to kill or injure one, but they can distract them long enough.
* KnightOfCerebus: A rare {{Mook}} example when they debuted in early Season 1 ''The Clone Wars''. Even though they were defeated in their first appearance, they really showed that not all of the Separatist droids are bumbling comic relief (but even then, that trait seems to only be restricted to the B1s and [=OOMs=]) and could be a legitimate threat. Even in the later seasons, where they became a little more common and slightly more of a pushover, they were still a threat to non-Jedi (to Jedi, they're a nuisance at best).
* MundaneMadeAwesome: They have a human-like build, which allows them to disguise themselves as clone troopers.
* TheMusketeer: They’re using both blasters and vibro-swords, but never at once.

[[folder:Buzz Droids]]
!!Pistoeka Sabotage Droid

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

Saboteur droids fired in missiles by vulture droids.

* ArmedLegs: Each of their various legs ends in a different tool for destroying a ship's inner workings.
* AttackItsWeakpoint: Their eyes are extremely vunerable.
* GripingAboutGremlins: Buzz Droids are little saboteurs launched onto enemy ships to tear them apart, like the mythical gremlin.
* LaserCutter: One of their tools is a laser that cuts up the ships they land on.
* ThisIsADrill: Their primary tool is a drill.

[[folder:Crab Droid]]
!! LM-432 Crab Droid

->'''Appear in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Droid tanks modelled after multilegged animals.

* InUniverseNickname: "Muckrakers," due to their tendency to be deployed in swampy areas.
* SpiderTank: As a result they have more maneuverability than the standard droid tanks.
* WallCrawl: They're capable of climbing up cliffs and walls.

[[folder:Droidekas]]
!!Droidekas
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->'''Appear in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

Also known as destroyer droids, droidekas are the elite of the Trade Federation's security forces, and go onto serve as the elite heavy infantry units of the Separatist Alliance. Huge, heavily armored, and equipped with force shields, the droidekas are more than a match for any enemy unit.

* AchillesHeel: Despite their reputation, they have several. In addition to being very vulnerable in travel mode, their shields don't protect them from mounted heavy weapons, stationary objects and slow-moving projectiles such as lightly-tossed grenades, and they're blind from behind. The Onderon Rebels were taught about these weaknesses as part of their initial training.
* ArmCannon: Possess heavy blasters for hands.
* TheDreaded: Even Jedi are wary of these things, and the only infantry units more dreaded than them are [=MagnaGuards=].
* DeflectorShield: Their trademark.
* EliteMooks: Even moreso than the B2s. A single droideka could usually cut through dozens of clone troopers and give a Jedi a fair fight.
* FragileSpeedster: In travel mode, as they can move really fast, but are unprotected.
* GlassCannon: Behind their mighty shields, the droidekas are still very delicate and lightly constructed, and cannot take a direct attack. The sniper variants introduced during the Clone Wars are this even compared to the basic model, as they do have a material blast shield, but it protects only their front side and they don't have the bubble energy shields that the standard model has, and are thus easier to destroy. Justified as they were designed to fight from long-range.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Both armored and possessed of shields.
* KillerRobot: They're alternatively called "destroyer droids".
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Provided their enemies don't use any of their [[AchillesHeel Achilles Heels]] against them.
* MechanicalMonster: The Droidekas. These are not puny little battle droids--they're fast, defended by built-in shield generators, and are armed with rapid firing laser cannons that pack a serious wallop. When the Neimodians send a pack after Qui Gon and Obi Wan on their ship, they immediately realize they're in over their heads fighting them, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm and make a break for it right away.]]
* MechaMooks: More dangerous and less common than the B1 or B2 models, but still quite prevalent.
* MightyGlacier: In attack mode, which allows them to use their twin front-facing blasters, but limits their movement speed.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Destroyer droids", anybody?
* RollingAttack: They don't normally do this themselves, as they are too fragile, but Obi-Wan Kenobi used three of them this way when surrounded by squads of other droids.
* TheQuietOne: Unlike most droid infantry units (aside from other anti-infantry units such as Dwarf Spider Droids and Crab Droids), they are never shown to have the ability to talk. The Sniper variation introduced in ''The Clone Wars'' is the only which speaks on-screen, but is unknown if this extends to the entire model.
* SniperRifle: Variant models that used sniper blasts were used later on in the Clone Wars.
* TransformingMecha: They can change between their fast-moving but fragile wheel mode and their devastating but slow attack mode.
* TripodTerror: Not as prevalent as the [[HumongousMecha Octuptarra Tri-Droids]], but they do have three legs.

[[folder:Dwarf Spider Droid]]
!![=DSD1=] Dwarf Spider Droid

Highly mobile droids with heavy firepower for their size.

* AttackItsWeakpoint: Their underbellies are less armored than the rest of them.
* SpiderTank: Albeit small versions.

[[folder:Hyena Bomber Droids]]
!!Hyena Bombers

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Modified vulture droids designed for bombing runs rather than aerial combat.

* DeathFromAbove: Their role in the war.

[[folder:Infiltrator Droids]]
!!Infiltrator Droids

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Specially designed droids made for infiltrating and destroying targets behind enemy lines.

* ArmCannon: Their arms end in actual laser canons, instead of the standard blasters.
* CombiningMecha: Subverted. A pair of them can combine into a massive bomb, instead of into a more powerful droid.
* {{Giant Mook}}s: Their battle-mode forms are two-and half meters tall, and rather resilient.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Three of them.
* MadeOfIron: Aside from being literarily made of iron of course, their armor is strong enough to withstand repeated blaster fire.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Glowing red optics.
* ShouldersOfDoom: Justified. Their gigantic shoulder-armor is their unfolded sweeper droid-disguises.
* SuicideAttack: They were designed to self-destruct once they reached their destination.
* TransformingMecha: They can disguise themselves as sweeperdroids.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Their disguised form is identical to harmless sweeper droids.

[[folder:LR-57 Combat Droids]]
!!LR-57 Combat Droids

Large combat droids produced by the Retail Caucus.

* ArmCannon: Large dual cannons replace each forearm.
* CyberCyclops: Each has one large optical sensor.
* FailedASpotCheck: Ahsoka's first encounter with them was a large patch of flat ground with a number of antennae protruding from the ground. Guess what those antennae were attached to and would activate if touched?

[[folder:[=MagnaGuards=]]]
!![=MagnaGuards=]
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->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''ComicBook/StarWars''

Produced at horrendous expense, the [=MagnaGuards=] are self-motivated, learning droids, as functional and intelligent as any living being. Built for the sole purpose of fighting Jedi, [=MagnaGuards=] are specialized close-combat units who can take almost all comers.

* AdaptationalBadass: The continuities are unable to agree in how proficient those droids are in combat. On one hand, the films establish them as very good close quarters fighters with some dangerous tricks up their sleeve, but still destroyable by a resourceful Jedi. On the other hand, some videogames, books and series portrays them as either impossibly agile and resilient or just little more dangerous than a B2.
* BadassCape: Some of them wear these, notably those serving under General Grievous.
* BladeOnAStick: They favor a Force-pike built from a material that dampens the effects of a lightsaber blade.
* BodyguardingABadass: Both Grievous and Dooku use them as their personal bodyguards, even though both of them are far more competent warriors than these guys.
* CranialProcessingUnit:
** Subverted. Within the span of a few seconds, Obi-Wan decapitates a Magna-Guard, turns away from it, and is caught off guard when it keeps fighting anyway. This is explained in the movie's visual dictionary that there is a second processing unit and photoreceptor in the center of the chest that it can use to remain functional even after being amputated and decapitated.
** There's a pair of continuity errors in which Magna-Guards collapse for good in instances they shouldn't. The first is immediately after the mentioned moment, when a Magna-Guard falls completely inert after simply being sliced in half at the waist by Anakin (somewhat even regular droids can survive to), and the second is when Obi-Wan fights another Magna-Guard on Utapau before fighting Grievous, disabling it again simply by taking off its head. There are two possibilities: either only ''some'' of them have two processing units, or that two Magna-Guard realised who they were fighting and decided to cut their losses.
* EliteMooks: UpToEleven. The [=MagnaGuard=]s were designed to kill Jedi and did so, being more than a match for any Padawan or Knight, and could even give a Master a run for their money.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have an [[ExtraEyes Extra Eye]] on their abdomen, allowing them to continue fighting even after being decapitated ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]]).
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: In both [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] and yellow varieties.
* KillerRobot: They're better at it than most battle droids.
* KungFuProofMook: They are designed to take on Jedi, and thus have an advanced programmation in hand-to-hand and carry lightsaber-resistent staves.
* MechanicalMonster: Very few [=MagnaGuard=]s were produced due to the prohibitive costs. Those that did see service, however, soon built a frightening reputation for themselves.
* MookLieutenant: Give orders to the other droids.
* PraetorianGuard: To General Grievous. In ''The Clone Wars'', they're shown protecting Count Dooku, along with other Separatist leaders.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Although a variant features gold eyes, with matching electro-staffs.
* SimpleStaff: Their weapon of choice.
* ShockAndAwe: Their staffs are electrified.

[[folder:Octuptarra Droids]]
!!Octuptarra Combat Tri-droid

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

Large combat droids with a 360 range of fire.

* CripplingOverspecialization: They're not so good at anything that involves small areas.
* TripodTerror: They're gigantic and wield heavy lasers.
* WallCrawl: Despite their size they're fully capable of walking up buildings.

[[folder:Organic Decimator]]
!!Organic Decimator

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' (Unfinished episode, published in storyreel form)

A prototype combat droid designed to seek out and eradicate all organic material.

* CombatTentacles: Twelve energy tendrils that pull double duty as sensors and weapons.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Its only ranged weapon was a laser capable of cutting through reinforced doors.
* PowerFloats: It hovered above the ground.
* SuperPrototype: ''Anakin'' decided that running was a better option than fighting it.

[[folder:T-series Tactical Droid]]
!!T-series tactical droid
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/PhilLaMarr Phil [=LaMarr=]]], Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, Creator/CoreyBurton, Gary Scheppke, Creator/TomKane, Matt Lanter, Matthew Wood, Cara Pifko, Creator/AshleyEckstein, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Catherine Taber
->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

A droid model built to act as advisors to Separatist military commanders.

* CreepyMonotone: They can even [[EvilLaugh laugh]] in a monotone.
* TheDragon: They sometimes play this role to the VillainOfTheWeek[=/=]ArcVillain.
* DragonInChief: Emir Wat Tambor's Tactical Droid, TA-175, was this in "Liberty on Ryloth". When Tambor was getting too greedy and trying to get every treasure on Ryloth before leaving Lessu to get bombed, both Count Dooku and TA-175 insisted that Tambor get as much as he realistically can. Once he was ready to leave, TA-175 evacuated without him, leaving him to be captured by the Republic forces.
* EliteMooks: They themselves are this, but the Super Tactical Droids introduced in Season 5 take this further.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: As TX-20 demonstrates, they sometimes fail to consider that even unarmed civilians would try to attack them if inspired to do so.
-->'''TX-20:''' [[MadnessMantra Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute.]]
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: They all have them, in white or red.
* HumanShield: TX-20 used Nabat's captive population as a shield for the proton cannons providing anti-air support for Ryloth's surface. This doesn't work, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard as he ends up torn apart by said shield]].
* MookLieutenant: They're entire function is to direct the infantry on behalf of their superiors.
* OffWithHisHead: They tend to fall victim this, as the Republic forces sometimes try to steal their heads to gain tactical information.
* PaletteSwap: Unlike most Separatists droids, aside from each one having a different voice and number, they all have unique color schemes, regardless of plot importance. [[TropesAreTools From a production standpoint]], this makes it so that the animators don't have to waste their budget creating an organic Separatist commander that's only important for one or two scenes.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Most Tactical Droids have white photoreceptors, but a few, such as General Grievous's Tactical Droid, TV-94 (and TV-94b) have red photoreceptors.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: A lot of T-series tactical droids show an inflated sense of pride in being a droid (sometimes considering themselves superior in thought to organics). Despite their RoboSpeak, they will also sometimes let out an EvilLaugh or exhibit fear when they know they are in danger.
* SmugSnake: Aside from their bossiness and inflated pride in their tactical prowess, one of their biggest weaknesses is that they don't have a realistic assessment of their chances (and they sometimes fail to take some things into consideration such as their own protection, the Jedi having the Force or captives rebelling), one of the reasons the Super Tactical Droids were made.
* TheStrategist: They often play this role to coordinate the less intelligent B1s.
* TooDumbToLive: While they are definitely smarter than the B1s and can be effective strategists, they seem to lack a sense of self-preservation programming as Poggle the Lesser's droid TX-21 demonstrated. When Ahsoka Tano stuck an explosive charge to a nigh-invincible Super Tank, all he did was gloat about the tank's superior armor when he was right next to the charge.
* VillainOfTheWeek: The only time a standard Tactical Droid ever played this role was TX-20 in "Innocents of Ryloth". Justified in that TX-20 was the [[PaletteSwap first]] Tactical Droid made production-wise ("Innocents of Ryloth" was produced before "Jedi Crash", the first on-screen appearance of one of the droids).
* WhyAmITicking: When Zygerrian slaver Darts D'Nar planted bombs all over Kiros's city, he secretly placed one bomb in reserve on his Tactical Droid, activating it to distract Obi-Wan. Judging from the droid's reaction, he was not informed of this.

[[folder: Tank Droid]]
!!NR-N99 ''Persuader''-class enforcer droid

->'''Appear in:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]''

Tanks with artificial intelligence used as heavy armor during the Clone Wars.

* SapientTank: They're at least as intelligent as a battle droid.
* TankGoodness: They're intelligent tanks.

[[folder:Vulture Droid]]
!!Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

Aerial combat droids capable of shifting into a ground combat form.

* SapientShip: A smaller version than most, but fighters still count as ships.
* TransformingMecha: From fighter craft to spidery ground combat unit.
* TheVoiceless: They never communicate in a comprehensible way.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original ''Legends'' continuity, he had a genuinely sad backstory, having once been a great warrior of his people, and then being crippled and lobotomized after a shuttle accident enginieered by Dooku himself to manipulate him into becoming a hate-filled killing machine. In the canon version, he choose to upgrade himself, solely to become stronger.

* AxCrazy: HairTriggerTemper and his desire to kill Jedi aside, the Utapau arc reel shows that he had an "execution room" (read: torture chamber) set up aboard a ''supply carrier'', of all ship types.

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GeorgeTakei

->'''Portrayed by:''' Gary Anthony Williams

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood

->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

* FailedASpotCheck: Ashoka's first encounter with them was a large patch of flat ground with a number of antennae protruding from the ground. Guess what those antennae were attached to and would activate if touched?

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''ComicBook/StarWars''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' (Unfinished episode, published in storyreel form)

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]''

[[/folder]]

* MeaningfulName: "Grievous" means "causing grief or great sorrow," somewhat fitting for the slaughterer of millions. A case of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' |''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

* LaserCutter: One of their tools.
* ThisIsADrill: Their primary tool.

[[folder:B1- and OOM-series Battle Droids]]
!!B1- and OOM-series Battle Droids
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''

-->''"Uh-oh!"''
-->''"Roger, roger!"''
--->-- '''Two B1 battle droids panicking during the Battle of Geonosis'''

The primary soldiers of the Trade Federation, battle droids number in the millions and are used as cannon fodder by the Separatist Alliance. Designed to be cheap and disposable, battle droids rely solely on force of numbers to achieve victory and lack any real situational awareness, making them an easy target for an ambush.

* ButtMonkey: Nothing ever goes right for them, and they tend to suffer quite amusing defeats.
* CatchPhrase: "Roger, roger!"
* CannonFodder: Most of the time, but they do manage to get in their fair share of kills from time to time.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The OOM-series have different colored markings which determine their class. Yellow are command droids, red are security, and blue are pilots.
* HeliumSpeech: Of the electronic variant. In ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'', they all have high-pitched squeaky voices.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played with. Most of the time their shots are blocked by the heroes, rather than miss completely.
** Played straight and {{lampshaded}} in "Ambush":
--->'''Droid:''' Hold on, almost. *Fires at Yoda's escape pod and completely misses the target*
--->'''Droid commander:''' What a terrible shot.
--->'''Droid:''' Oh well. It's my programming.
* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: The [=B1=] units are so incompetent you almost feel bad for them.
* InSeriesNickname: Called "Clankers" by the Clone Troopers.
* KeystoneArmy: Originally operated like this, but later averted in the Clone Wars. The battle droids become no longer dependent on a central control unit like they were during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Battle of Naboo]]. However, because the [=OOMs=] and B1s aren't used to being able to think independently, [[TookALevelInDumbass they exhibit a lack of intelligence]] (they are most effective when they have a tactician around) and [[CloudCuckoolander develop odd personality quirks]].
* KillerRobot: It's in the name.
* MechaMooks: Cheap, disposable, and not particularly effective [[ZergRush except in numbers]].
* MookLieutenant: Downplayed by ''The Clone Wars'', but the command OOM droids (distinguished by their yellow markings) served as these predominately in ''The Phantom Menace''. OOM-9 was the leader of the droid army, taking orders directly from Viceroy Gunray and personally leading the battle against the Gungans.
* NothingIsScarier: They can actually be quite intimidating when they're silent. The effect is something like an unending tide of robotic zombies.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Battle droids can be funny... until you see them ruthlessly hunting down stragglers, executing wounded enemies, and so on.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The B1 battle droids.
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the course of ''The Clone Wars'', their comic relief side was increasingly downplayed more and more to the point that by the time of the fourth season, the only real instance of it was from some Battle Droids reprogrammed to work for the Republic. And as their comic-relief tendencies have decreased, their lethality noticeably improved.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Before the TookALevelInBadass above, they went from stoic killer bots in the movies to laughable comic relief in earlier episodes of ''The Clone Wars''. One example has them too incompetent to even extinguish fire on their ship.
* WeHaveReserves: The Separatists droid armies outnumbered the Republic's clones a hundred to one, meaning they could be used up without concern. Though Dooku brings up that they cost a good amount of money.
-->'''Dooku''': Grievous, those battle droids are expensive.
* ZergRush: Their only real tactic.

[[folder:B2-series/"Super Battle Droids"]]
!!B2-series
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Matthew Wood
->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

Following the Trade Federation's defeat on Naboo, it was decided that a newer, tougher model of battle droid needed to be manufactured. The result was a larger, more heavily armored droid with slightly higher intelligence and more effective, built-in weaponry. They serve throughout the Clone Wars, and are the most numerous droids in the Separatist army after the ordinary battle droids.

* ArmCannon: Some variants have a really big gun for an arm that can fire seeker missiles.
* CanonImmigrant: Not [=B2s=] in general, but the grapple variant that appeared in the ''Revenge of the Sith'' video game adaptation became canon thanks to one appearing in the second issue of ''Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir''.
* EvilIsBigger: They are larger and bulkier than the B1-s, and much more effective fighters.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In ''The Clone Wars'', their voice is much deeper than the B1’s, and unsurprisingly they're far more competent. Otherwise in ''Revenge of the Sith'', their voice is identical to the B1's.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Take a B1 battle droid, make it smarter, stronger, and stick it in armor. You basically get these guys.
* KillerRobot: Unlike their predecessors, they're portrayed as being extremely efficient and dangerous almost every time they appear.
* InSeriesNickname: They’re sometimes referred to as "Super Battle Droids".
* JetPack: Another sub-type comes with built-in ones.
* MechaMooks: Tougher mooks, but mooks nonetheless.
* MenOfSherwood: Equipped with heavier armor, capable of surviving multiple hits, they’re more competent than the B1-s, and in large numbers can be very effective, the super battle droids are an upgrade from the B1 in every way. They’re the true counterpart of the clones: , but they’re far from being on EliteMook levels.
* PuttingOnTheReich: As if it wasn't clear that the Separatists are evil, they now have an army of robots marching with their right arms outstretched.
* SuperWristGadget: The normal-type ones have dual-blasters built into their wrists.
* TopHeavyGuy: ''The Clone Wars'' art style makes their upper bodies look larger, and as a result, even more imposing.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Two of them made a big mistake by underestimating R2-D2 just because he's an astro-droid. R2-D2 responded to them by [[KillItWithFire incinerating them]].
* WeHaveReserves: Billions of B2s serve the Separatist army, and Grievous and Dooku are both happy to throw them away.
* ZergRush: Like their predecessors, they are dependent on these sorts of tactics.

[[folder:BX-series Commando Droids]]
!!BX-series Commando Droids
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]''

An elite brand of droid units designed for commando and stealth missions.

* ConfusionFu: Because of their extreme agility, their movements are hard to predict.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: In their debut episode, they tried to fool Cody and Rex by putting one of them in clone trooper armor.
* EliteMooks: Not quite on the same level as the Droidekas or the Magnaguards, but they’re still more than a match for clones, and they can cause trouble to even Jedi.
* GoddamnedBats: They’re considered as such InUniverse by the Jedi: they’re not likely to kill or injure one, but they can distract them long enough.
* KnightOfCerebus: A rare {{Mook}} example when they debuted in early Season 1 ''The Clone Wars''. Even though they were defeated in their first appearance, they really showed that not all of the Separatist droids are bumbling comic relief (but even then, that trait seems to only be restricted to the B1s and [=OOMs=]) and could be a legitimate threat. Even in the later seasons, where they became a little more common and slightly more of a pushover, they were still a threat to non-Jedi (to Jedi, they're a nuisance at best).
* MundaneMadeAwesome: They have a human-like build, which allows them to disguise themselves as clone troopers.
* TheMusketeer: They’re using both blasters and vibro-swords, but never at once.

[[folder:Droidekas]]
!!Droidekas
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

Also known as destroyer droids, droidekas are the elite of the Trade Federation's security forces, and go onto serve as the elite heavy infantry units of the Separatist Alliance. Huge, heavily armored, and equipped with force shields, the droidekas are more than a match for any enemy unit.

* AchillesHeel: Despite their reputation, they have several. In addition to being very vulnerable in travel mode, their shields don't protect them from mounted heavy weapons, stationary objects and slow-moving projectiles such as lightly-tossed grenades, and they're blind from behind. The Onderon Rebels were taught about these weaknesses as part of their initial training.
* ArmCannon: Possess heavy blasters for hands.
* TheDreaded: Even Jedi are wary of these things, and the only infantry units more dreaded than them are [=MagnaGuards=].
* DeflectorShield: Their trademark.
* EliteMooks: Even moreso than the B2s. A single droideka could usually cut through dozens of clone troopers and give a Jedi a fair fight.
* FragileSpeedster: In travel mode, as they can move really fast, but are unprotected.
* GlassCannon: Behind their mighty shields, the droidekas are still very delicate and lightly constructed, and cannot take a direct attack. The sniper variants introduced during the Clone Wars are this even compared to the basic model, as they do have a material blast shield, but it protects only their front side and they don't have the bubble energy shields that the standard model has, and are thus easier to destroy. Justified as they were designed to fight from long-range.
* HeavilyArmoredMook: Both armored and possessed of shields.
* KillerRobot: They're alternatively called "destroyer droids".
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Provided their enemies don't use any of their [[AchillesHeel Achilles Heels]] against them.
* MechaMooks: More dangerous and less common than the B1 or B2 models, but still quite prevalent.
* MightyGlacier: In attack mode, which allows them to use their twin front-facing blasters, but limits their movement speed.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Destroyer droids", anybody?
* RollingAttack: They don't normally do this themselves, as they are too fragile, but Obi-Wan Kenobi used three of them this way when surrounded by squads of other droids.
* TheQuietOne: Unlike most droid infantry units (aside from other anti-infantry units such as Dwarf Spider Droids and Crab Droids), they are never shown to have the ability to talk. The Sniper variation introduced in ''The Clone Wars'' is the only which speaks on-screen, but is unknown if this extends to the entire model.
* SniperRifle: Variant models that used sniper blasts were used later on in the Clone Wars.
* TransformingMecha: They can change between their fast-moving but fragile wheel mode and their devastating but slow attack mode.
* TripodTerror: Not as prevalent as the [[HumongousMecha Octuptarra Tri-Droids]], but they do have three legs.

[[folder:[=MagnaGuards=]]]
!![=MagnaGuards=]
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''ComicBook/StarWars''

Produced at horrendous expense, the [=MagnaGuards=] are self-motivated, learning droids, as functional and intelligent as any living being. Built for the sole purpose of fighting Jedi, [=MagnaGuards=] are specialized close-combat units who can take almost all comers.

* AdaptationalBadass: The continuities are unable to agree in how proficient those droids are in combat. On one hand, the films establish them as very good close querters fighters with some dangerous tricks up their sleeve, but still destroyable by a resourceful Jedi. On the other hand, some videogames, books and series portrays them as either impossibly agile and resilient or just little more dangerous than a B2.
* BadassCape: Some of them wear these, notably those serving under General Grievous.
* BladeOnAStick: They favor a Force-pike built from a material that dampens the effects of a lightsaber blade.
* BodyguardingABadass: Both Grievous and Dooku use them as their personal bodyguards, even though both of them are far more competent warriors than these guys.
* EliteMooks: UpToEleven. The [=MagnaGuard=]s were designed to kill Jedi and did so, being more than a match for any Padawan or Knight, and could even give a Master a run for their money.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: They have an [[ExtraEyes Extra Eye]] on their abdomen, allowing them to continue fighting even after being decapitated ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes]]).
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: In both [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] and yellow varieties.
* KillerRobot: They're better at it than most battle droids.
* KungFuProofMook: They are designed to take on Jedi, and thus have an advanced programmation in hand-to-hand and carry lightsaber-resistent staves.
* MechanicalMonster: Very few [=MagnaGuard=]s were produced due to the prohibitive costs. Those that did see service, however, soon built a frightening reputation for themselves.
* MookLieutenant: Give orders to the other droids.
* PraetorianGuard: To General Grievous. In ''The Clone Wars'', they're shown protecting Count Dooku, along with other Separatist leaders.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Although a variant features gold eyes, with matching electro-staffs.
* SimpleStaff: Their weapon of choice.
* ShockAndAwe: Their staffs are electrified.

[[folder:Infiltrator Droids]]
!!Infiltrator Droids
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

Specially designed droids made for infiltrating and destroying targets behind enemy lines.

* ArmCannon: Their arms end in actual laser canons, instead of the standard blasters.
* CombiningMecha: Subverted. A pair of them can combine into a massive bomb, instead of into a more powerful droid.
* {{Giant Mook}}s: Their battle-mode forms are two-and half meters tall, and rather resilient.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Three of them.
* MadeOfIron: Aside from being literarily made of iron of course, their armor is strong enough to withstand repeated blaster fire.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Glowing red optics.
* ShouldersOfDoom: Justified. Their gigantic shoulder-armor is their unfolded sweeper droid-disguises.
* SuicideAttack: They were designed to self-destruct once they reached their destination.
* TransformingMecha: They can disguise themselves as sweeperdroids.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Their disguised form is identical to harmless sweeper droids.

[[folder:T-series tactical droid]]
!!T-series tactical droid
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/PhilLaMarr Phil [=LaMarr=]]], Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, Creator/CoreyBurton, Gary Scheppke, Creator/TomKane, Matt Lanter, Matthew Wood, Cara Pifko, Creator/AshleyEckstein, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Catherine Taber
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

A droid model built to act as advisors to Separatist military commanders.

* CreepyMonotone: They can even [[EvilLaugh laugh]] in a monotone.
* TheDragon: They sometimes play this role to the VillainOfTheWeek[=/=]ArcVillain.
* DragonInChief: Emir Wat Tambor's Tactical Droid, TA-175, was this in "Liberty on Ryloth". When Tambor was getting too greedy and trying to get every treasure on Ryloth before leaving Lessu to get bombed, both Count Dooku and TA-175 insisted that Tambor get as much as he realistically can. Once he was ready to leave, TA-175 evacuated without him, leaving him to be captured by the Republic forces.
* EliteMooks: They themselves are this, but the Super Tactical Droids introduced in Season 5 take this further.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: As TX-20 demonstrates, they sometimes fail to consider that even unarmed civilians would try to attack them if inspired to do so.
-->'''TX-20:''' [[MadnessMantra Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute.]]
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: They all have them, in white or red.
* HumanShield: TX-20 used Nabat's captive population as a shield for the proton cannons providing anti-air support for Ryloth's surface. This doesn't work, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard as he ends up torn apart by said shield]].
* MookLieutenant: They're entire function is to direct the infantry on behalf of their superiors.
* OffWithHisHead: They tend to fall victim this, as the Republic forces sometimes try to steal their heads to gain tactical information.
* PaletteSwap: Unlike most Separatists droids, aside from each one having a different voice and number, they all have unique color schemes, regardless of plot importance. [[TropesAreTools From a production standpoint]], this makes it so that the animators don't have to waste their budget creating an organic Separatist commander that's only important for one or two scenes.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Most Tactical Droids have white photoreceptors, but a few, such as General Grievous's Tactical Droid, TV-94 (and TV-94b) have red photoreceptors.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: A lot of T-series tactical droids show an inflated sense of pride in being a droid (sometimes considering themselves superior in thought to organics). Despite their RoboSpeak, they will also sometimes let out an EvilLaugh or exhibit fear when they know they are in danger.
* SmugSnake: Aside from their bossiness and inflated pride in their tactical prowess, one of their biggest weaknesses is that they don't have a realistic assessment of their chances (and they sometimes fail to take some things into consideration such as their own protection, the Jedi having the Force or captives rebelling), one of the reasons the Super Tactical Droids were made.
* TheStrategist: They often play this role to coordinate the less intelligent B1s.
* TooDumbToLive: While they are definitely smarter than the B1s and can be effective strategists, they seem to lack a sense of self-preservation programming as Poggle the Lesser's droid TX-21 demonstrated. When Ahsoka Tano stuck an explosive charge to a nigh-invincible Super Tank, all he did was gloat about the tank's superior armor when he was right next to the charge.
* VillainOfTheWeek: The only time a standard Tactical Droid ever played this role was TX-20 in "Innocents of Ryloth". Justified in that TX-20 was the [[PaletteSwap first]] Tactical Droid made production-wise ("Innocents of Ryloth" was produced before "Jedi Crash", the first on-screen appearance of one of the droids).
* WhyAmITicking: When Zygerrian slaver Darts D'Nar planted bombs all over Kiros's city, we secretly placed one bomb in reserve on his Tactical Droid, activating it to distract Obi-Wan. Judging from the droid's reaction, he was not informed of this.

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* CardCarryingVillain: He's a shamelessly bloodthirsty killer who delights in plundering the lightsabers of slain Jedi.

* [[GlowingMechanicalEyes Glowing Mechanical]] RedEyesTakeWarning: Remarkable because regular tactical droids tend to have white eyes.

* LogicalWeakness: Powerless against Force techniques, as he has no way of repelling them and has none of his own, and nearly all of his defeats involve the Force being used against him. He compensates for this by blitzing his opponents with overwhelming sword play, to either distract them or finish them before the Force can come into play.

[[folder:B2-series]]

!Separatist Navy

!Separatist Army

!Droid Army

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: As noted under SmugSnake, a lot of T-series tactical droids show an inflated sense of pride in being a droid (sometimes considering themselves superior in thought to organics). Despite their RoboSpeak, they will also sometimes let out an EvilLaugh or exhibit fear when they know they are in danger.

* [[HumanShield Twi'lek Shield]]: TX-20 used Nabat's captive population as a shield for the proton cannons providing anti-air support for Ryloth's surface. This doesn't work, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard as he ends up torn apart by said shield]].

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* IJustWantToBeBadass: How great a warrior he was when he was a Kaleesh warlord isn't clear, but he apparently didn't think he was great ''enough''. He claims that he voluntarily turned himself into a cyborg to improve himself and be equal to the Jesi.

* DarthVaderClone: The third of the Prequels' "Proto-Vaders." The cyborg with breathing problems, undone by his reliance on machines. According to the director's commentary for ''Revenge of the Sith'', this was [[InvokedTrope deliberately invoked]] to foreshadow Anakin's ultimate fate.

* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: In the eyes of the Republic at large, upon Dooku's death, Grievous took over as the BigBad; the Senate even voted to continue the Clone Wars for as long as Grievous lived. However, Palpatine is clearly the one pulling the strings, using both Dooku ''and'' Grievous as scapegoats to keep his involvement a secret.