History Characters / StarWarsSeparatistMilitary

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (flashback)

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensPeril Queen's Peril]]'' | ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensHope Queen's Hope]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood Brotherhood]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarkDroids Dark Droids]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]''[[labelnote:*]]Through Mr. Bones only[[/labelnote]] | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]'' | ''[[Series/TheBookOfBobaFett The Book of Boba Fett]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' | ''[[Literature/ShadowOfTheSith Shadow of the Sith]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood Brotherhood]]''[[note]]Mentioned only[[/note]] | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''[[Magazine/StarWarsRebelsMagazine Rebels Magazine]]'' | ''[[Literature/ThrawnAlliances Thrawn Alliances]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarkDroids Dark Droids]]'' | ''ComicBook/StarWarsBountyHunters'' | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' | ''[[Series/TheBookOfBobaFett The Book of Boba Fett]]''[[note]]flashback[[/note]] | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]''

* LightningBruiser: Not only is Riff durable and powerful enough to give the Jedi a run for their money, but he's an ''incredibly'' fast swimmer that is shown keeping pace with underwater vehicles.

** In ''Rebels'', he purposefully withholds what droidekas he has left in order to deploy them in chokepoints, as well as allocating his remaining B1's into well timed waves rather than all inning them straight from the get go. To top it all off, he also makes sure that the hostage (Zeb) is held at gunpoint to make it a PyrrhicVictory for the ''Ghost'' crew should they actually make it to his command room.

* DragonInChief: Rash is stunningly inept, both as a ruler and strategist, and Kalani's arrival is when the Partisans actually struggle to retake Onderon. Rash may be the king, but Kalani is ultimately running the operation, and it becomes clear that the king relies on him to quell the rebellion. Once the civil war is deemed lost, Kalani [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork executes]] Rash [[YouHaveFailedMe for his failures]].
* DragonTheirFeet: Ends up outliving all of the main Separatist leaders and survives well into the late Imperial era.
* EliteMooks: Some sort of elite tactical droid, the very first of his kind seen in the series. Its later clarified that he's a Super Tactical droid, an upgraded model of the T-Series that had acted as field commanders in the early seasons.

* StraightForTheCommander: Most battles involving Tactical Droids have the Republic mark them as high priority targets and even devise complicated plans to take them out, largely due to how a coordinated swarm of Battle Droids is far more dangerous than an uncoordinated horde of idling droids. It's also what breaks Governor Ames holding Governor Grotton hostage on Desix when Crosshair uses his mirror projectiles to destroy the Commando Droids and the Tactical Droid itself with some skilled shots.

* HeroKiller: A significant amount of Jedi during the First Battle of Geonosis, Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di, Captain Keeli, Hevy, Commander Thorn, Axe, Clone 99, Naa'leth, ARC Trooper Havoc, Sergeant O'Niner, Droidbait, Luce, Karis, Dono, Steela Gerrera, and Master Tu-Anh by proxy to name a few, along with countless other RedShirts, are all killed by Separatist droid combatants.

* KillerRobot: An entire army comprised of them, very few Separatist droids actually fulfilled support functions, with even the primary backbone of their army (B1's) at least being intended to be frontline fighters despite being better suited for other tasks.

* NoSell: The mechanical nature of Battle Droids renders them immune to the effects of biological ailments as the Blue Shadow Virus, the intense radiation of weapons like the Defoiliator, and the cold vacuum of space. It was also shown that they could operate without hindrance on intensely cold planets such as Orto Plutonia or hot dry desert planets like Geonosis.

* ItCanThink: Several times the Assassin probes show that they aren't just mindless weapons. One attempts to lure in Anakin with a DeadGuyPuppet, the second probe patiently waits for a distraction before making a beeline for its target up a elevator shaft, and the third nearly kills Rex by deploying its mini assassin probes first before engaging in a sneak attack.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Inverted, OOM-command droids are frequently put in charge of super battle droids, destroyer droids, spider droids and vulture droids as well, all despite of being about as physically tough as the standard B1.

* DeadpanSnarker: Their tendency to make comedic small talk and surprising self-awareness of horrible situations tend to have them become this, with certain memorable B1's talking behind the backs of their superiors or when they're teasing their enemies.
* DemBones: While not physically made out of actual bones, the design of their slanted heads and thin bodies were directly meant to look like the skeletons of their Geonosian creators.

* MadBomber: ''Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade'' introduces the grenade droids, which are battle droids that wield grenades in battle.

-->'''Cal Ketsis:''' A Commando droid. I didn't miss these...

* SpidersAreScary: He is giant humanoid tarantula who also happens to be one of the most infamous and dangerously cunning tacticians in the Separatist navy.

* StarterVillainStays: Despite his "death" in "Cat and Mouse", he returns to active service from the Order 66 arc onwards, being the one who notices Tup's trance-like state from the [[spoiler: faulty inhibitor chip]] and reports it to Count Dooku, while ordering Kraken to have Tup delivered to Dooku alive. Later, he serves as the main villain of the Bad Batch arc, using a [[spoiler: [[NotQuiteDead still-living Echo]] as the algorithm]] to give the Separatists the edge at Anaxes, even warning Wat Tambor to not let him fall into enemy hands. Even after being tricked by [[spoiler: Echo]], he moves on to Plan B, [[EarthShatteringKaboom which is blow up the planet]], though that is stopped by Anakin, who interrogates him into giving the final number to stopping the detonation and later [[KilledOffForReal kills him for good]].

* TheRemnant: At least one aqua droid, RK-9, survived into the age of the First Order and Resistance, and became the mechanical champion of the Quarren general Nossor Ri. Heavily modified, it actually manages to overpower Rey in single-combat before getting destroyed by Rose Tico's sudden intervention.

** On Ryloth, an OOM commander dispatched two droids to go scout out a gunship blocking their path rather than sending its battalion to blast it. The gunship was indeed full of explosive charges, and so it managed to inadvertently save its convoy at the cost of two battle droids.
** During a weapons test for the defoliator, a battle droids who was acting as a 'voluntary' test subject was smart enough to gauge the distance of the artillery shell streaking down from the sky, and correctly advised its compatriot on how they didn't need to move since the shell "wasn't even going to hit them".
** Kalani's battle droids manage to capture Rex, Kanan, Ezra, and Zeb in a ray shield, complete with zero casualties, and are smart enough to stun them before lowering the shield to drag them off to high command.
** R2's battle droid squad during the citadel mission were smart enough to improvise and lie when questioned and never actually got caught as double agents until they started to openly blast other Separatist droids in broad daylight. Even then, they accomplished their mission in freeing the Republic prisoners and holding off pursuing Separatist droids for a successful retreat.
** One particular battle droid stationed on the Malevolence tried to warn its comrades to not shoot at Anakin and Obi-wan as they passed by on of the cargo trains, apparently aware of how Jedi can deflect lasers with their lightsabers. It becomes the sole survivor of its group as a result of this.

* TheRemnant: Being the most common model of droid used in the Separatist military (and quite possibly the most numerous droid model shown in Starwars in general), a lot of B1 battle droids continue to show up from time to time following the Clone Wars' conclusion, typically as rogue units, under the leadership of gangs and pirates, or as Separatist holdouts.

* SlaveMooks: Droids in Starwars are a subservient class to most organics, but battle droids really do seem to evoke this trope the most. Unlike other Separatist droids, they show the most self-awareness, and a lot of their characteristics (lack of individual skill and fighting prowess, poor equipment, weak leadership and tendency to panic, and dependency on line formations / force of numbers) all seem to bring to mind mass-conscripted soldiers, especially when contrasted to the clones.

* ThrowTheDogABone: B1-series on Plazir-15 are reprogrammed to be helpful workers for the populace rather than being sent to the scrapyard due to New Republic regulations. Considering what [[UndignifiedDeath usually happens to them]], this is perhaps the best retirement plan they could ever get. They even have a dedicated droid bar after a long day of hard work.

* SuperStrength: Their hydraulic systems and movement actuators are far more jacked up than any B1 battle droid. They could lift a clone off the ground with just one arm and one outdated model in the Mandalorian ripped a lamp post straight out of the ground to throw it at its attackers. During the battle of Dathomir, a small group of B2s even managed to physically hold back a hijacked AAT tank with nothing but their bodies.

* WouldHurtAChild: In a flashback in ''Series/TheMandalorian'', one of them had no qualms about gunning down [[spoiler:the young Mandalorian]] until thankfully it was taken out.

* TheRemnant: Decades after the end of the Clone Wars, a batch of these droids were remade and reactivated to serve as the temporary muscle of Darth Vader, who fell out of favor with the Emperor after the destruction of the Death Star in ''Film/ANewHope''. To their credit, they successfully executed Vader's missions (likely also helped by the notoriously-unorthodox and malevolent influence of Triple-Zero).
* StrongAndSkilled: Compared to B1s and B2s, Commandos are both tough enough to withstand a blaster shot to the body and skilled enough to perform complex plans and maneuvers.

** They also do this to the New Republic Star Destroyer ''Deleiverance'', though unlike their time in the Clone Wars, they only got as far as the engineer and the captain.

* 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]].

* TheUnfought: Vulture Droids are the only Separatist droid in the Bedlam Raiders' employ not to be fought by Cal during his journey in ''Jedi Survivor''.
* TheUnintelligible: Listening in to their noises and chattering indicate that they're communicating with each other through an alien language. Naturally, this isn't ever translated whenever they do start to speak.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensPeril Queen's Peril]]'' | ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensHope Queen's Hope]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood Brotherhood]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarkDroids Dark Droids]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]''[[labelnote:*]]Through Mr. Bones only[[/labelnote]] | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]'' | ''[[Series/TheBookOfBobaFett The Book of Boba Fett]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' | ''[[Literature/ShadowOfTheSith]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith'' | ''Literature/{{Thrawn}}'' | ''Literature/StarWarsVictorysPrice''

Buzz droids were Separatist droids built by the Colicoid Creation Nest that were sometimes packed inside missiles fired by Separatist space and aircraft. They excelled at sabotaging enemy starships and technology.

** Ironically, maintenance. The Venator that the Separatists capture is "manned" almost entirely by buzz droids. Thrawn picks up a pair to restore for this sort of duty, only to find that most of the other Imperials have an aversion to using them entirely thanks to the Clone Wars, save for Palal Seedia.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensPeril Queen's Peril]]'' | ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensHope Queen's Hope]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood Brotherhood]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarkDroids Dark Droids]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]''[[labelnote:*]]Through Mr. Bones only[[/labelnote]] | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]'' | ''[[Series/TheBookOfBobaFett The Book of Boba Fett]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood Brotherhood]]''[[note]]Mentioned only[[/note]] | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' | ''[[Series/TheBookOfBobaFett The Book of Boba Fett]]''[[note]]flashback[[/note]] | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Resistance]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi Survivor]]'' (cameo) | ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (flashback)

* TheCameo: Droid Gunships are seen in the Lucrehulk-class Battleship that was used as a hideout for the Bedlam Raiders on Koboh.

->'''Appearances:''' ''ComicBook/DarthMaul'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]''[[note]]Flashback[[/note]] | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir Son of Dathomir]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]'' | ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

* VocalEvolution: Kalani's voice is a monotonous, [[GutturalGrowler electronic growl]] during his time on Onderon; however, 20 years later he seems to be capable of ''some'' emotion all of a sudden and has a much smoother-sounding voice, though this may be because he's had time to study tactics and perhaps behave accordingly.

* Barrier warrior: They are equipped with force shields that deflect blaster fire and lightsabers.

* WorthyOpponent: He considered Anakin to be one. He was right. Crosses over with [[VillainRespect Villain Respect]].

* TheStarscream: Downplayed. His loyalty ultimately lies with Dooku, but serves as a temporary {{Dragon}} for Rash. As soon as the civil war is deemed a lost cause, he turns on Rash and shoots him dead on the spot, without even being ordered.

* CoDragons: With Tandin for [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Sanjay Rash]], until the former's HeelFaceTurn, then he becomes the sole {{Dragon}}.

* MadeOfPlasticine: The battle droids are extremely frail machines and absolutely pathetic in close-quarters combat, with their strength mainly being in their sheer numbers and whatever heavy weaponry they have nearby. Jedi completely mop the floor with them without so much as getting a scratch, and even clone troopers are shown taking them down in melee.

* OffWithHisHead!: Anakin Skywalker cuts off his head in his first appearance. Subverted in that he is later rebuilt.

* CatchPhrase: If a droid can speak, then they'll almost always respond to commands/express agreement by saying "Roger roger". The exception to this seem to be tactical droids. In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", this habit twice gives away commando droids attempting to impersonate clones.

* CatchPhrase: ''"Roger, roger!"'' It's said by practically every Separatist battle droid capable of speech, from the commando droids to the aqua droids, but the [=B1s=] get the most mileage out of it due to being so chatty.

** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]", they tried to fool Cody and Rex by putting one of them in clone trooper armor, and only had their cover blown because it still said "[[CatchPhrase Roger roger]]" when agreeing with them.

* ImposterForgotOneDetail: Their disguises are far from perfect. They have so far only been able to effectively disguise themselves as humanoids in full body armor and close-faced helmets. While they are also capable of emulating the voices of whoever they are impersonating, their movements can still come off as robotic, their speech pattern is a bit stilted, and they still use "[[CatchPhrase Roger, roger]]" as an affirmative response. As such, these disguises don't fool clone officers for very long. In fact, Captain Rex uses their own catch phrase against them to trick them into thinking he's one of them in disguise.

* UnfriendlyFire: Delivers one to the other Commando Droid with his hidden stun net launcher.

* YouRebelScum: Says the phrase ''Jedi Scum!'' to Anakin while 2 Commando Droids jump in to protect him and his Super Tatical Droid.

Kalani was a Super Tactical Droid assigned to Onderon to assist King Sanjay Rash in defeating the Republic-backed rebels. After the rise of the Empire, his holdout of battle droids was left untouched for a decade and a half until it was come across by rebels led by Captain Rex on a salvage mission to the supposedly abandoned base.

** On Onderon, Kalani is introduced as a ruthless and smug antagonist (as is par for the course for tactical droids), and while certainly no slouch in strategic planning, was unable to understand the reasons for why the Onderon populace was rebelling and dependent on his massive Droid army for maintaining control. Being both overconfident in the ability of his droids to defeat underarmed rebels and distrustful to borderline uncaring for his allies (such as the original Onderon security force), it resulted in him losing important factors such as maintaining goodwill with the public and being able to break the morale within the rebels, resulting in his retreat from the planet.

** He also continuously tracked the Onderon Rebels with scouts and had a squad of HMP gunships loaded and ready to deploy the minute they were found. The shock and surprise of his heavy fliers nearly destroys the partisans, and forces Anakin Skywalker to personally contract Hondo Ohnaka to deliver emergency weapons and supplies that can counter the Droid gunships.

* EliteMooks: Some sort of elite tactical droid, the very first of his kind seen in the series. Its later clarified that he’s a Super Tactical Droid, an upgraded model of the T-Series that had acted as field commanders in the early seasons.

* KarmaHoudini: He escapes Onderon after killing Rash and countless partisans who tried to restore the old King. He also survived the shutdown of almost the entire Separatist Droid Army following the executions of the Separatist Council by simply ignoring the shutdown order on his own logic, and even manages to avoid the Empire cracking down on his holdout base.

* PunchClockVillain: Like all Separatist Droids, his expressed purpose for fighting on behalf of the Separatists is to achieve "freedom from the tyranny of the Republic." It's just unfortunate that his programming makes him rather unfettered toward everything else.

Kraken was a Super Tactical Droid who fought in the Clone Wars. He first was assigned to kidnap and deliver the malfunctioning Clone Trooper Tup to Count Dooku. Although destroyed by Anakin Skywalker, he was later rebuilt, and went on to serve Dooku in the Invasion of Scipio.

* TheCameo: He is the Super Tactical Droid who informs Dooku that Darth Sidious has summoned him to Coruscant.

* DeadpanSnarker: Upon being told by a B1 Pilot Droid that their ship is experiencing drag:

* EliteMooks: A Super Tactical Droid, a more advanced form of Tactical Droid with greater intelligence and flexibility.

* GeniusBruiser: As a Super Tactical Droid, he's pretty smart, but his combat prowess is strong enough to briefly beat down Anakin Skywalker.

* AnimalMotifs: Similarly to their Geonosian creators, Battle Droids draw many parallels to real life social insects such as ants due to their massive numbers, ability to collaborate harmoniously, and dependency on a central command signal and leadership hierarchy. B1’s and B2’s in particular seem to invoke the worker/soldier caste differences of many wasp and ant species.
** Other droid models seem to take inspiration from various arthropods and mollusks, such as spiders for the various heavy walkers, rolling pillbugs for destroyer droids / buzz droids, snails for the Corporate Alliance Tank Droid, and even giant squids for Trident Assault Craft.

* CripplingOverspecialization: This was perhaps the characteristic that contrasted the Separatist droid army so sharply with the Clones. Most Droids are built to do one thing and one thing only, and their programming didn't allow much in the way of creativity [[ProperlyParanoid to reduce the chances of rebellion and insure they could be picked apart more easily if it happened anyway]]. Examples include:

** T-Series Tactical Droids were capable at both organizing the logistics of their armies and predicting enemy tactics when provided good intelligence, but were frequently outsmarted by their organic opponents due to their limitations in assessing all factors of the war. Many times Tactical Droids were defeated by neglecting their own personal protection, having inflated confidence in their elite units being able to defeat enemies, and forgetting about environmental/contextual factors that would blindside their entire battle strategy with lethal consequences.
** Vulture Droids were numerous and perfect for swarming maneuvers in space battles, but their dependency on their flight formations made them predictable fighters that were frequently shot down by republic aces. Their inability to defeat veteran pilots in one on one dog fights meant that the Separatists always had to concentrate their aerial forces to gain supremacy in the sky, which could be a tipping factor in many of their fights.
* CurbStompBattle: While on the receiving end most of the time when fighting against Clones and their Jedi generals, there were a few incidents where Separatist Battle Droids were the ones dishing these out.

* TheDreaded: A few Separatist droids would become this for Republic combatants, namely Destroyer Droids and [=MagnaGuards=] on the ground, and Droid Tri-Fighters in the air.

** BX commando droids, Destroyer Droids, and [=MagnaGuards=] serve as the elite infantry units, with particular emphasis on commando droids, as they're a lethal blend of high agility, heavy armor, dangerous weaponry and tactical intelligence compared to their slower allies (and are too expensive to outright replace [=B1s=] and [=B2s=] because of this).

** HMP Droid Gunships and Droid Tri-Fighters would serve as such in the air, their presence typically signaling that the battle would be far more vicious than just one against Vulture Droids.

** Tactical droids, while not designed for combat, were also sometimes seen in ground battles commanding their units. Like the Yellow OOM-Droids, this was also usually done from a battle tank or a fortification close to the firefight. In at least one instance during the Battle of Christophsis, however, one tactical droid personally led a ground assault with a blaster in hand to try and kill the retreating clone troopers.

* HeelFaceTurn: Not that most droids could be considered truly evil to begin with (see the entry in PunchClockVillain below), but following the end of the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire, there were a number of Battle Droids that either actively helped the Rebel Alliance and Resistance (such as Mr. Bones and the commando droid N1-ZX) fight the Empire, helped the heroes in various media (such as in the Freemakers, the Bad Batch, and Starwars Resistance), or just became mundane laborers for peaceful colonies (like in the Mandalorian).

* KillerRobot: An entire army comprised of them, very few Separatist Droids actually fulfilled support functions, with even the primary backbone of their army (B1's) at least being intended to be frontline fighters despite being better suited for other tasks.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Many different units come with red eyes to cement the fact that they're killer robots. [=B2s=], Destroyer Droids, Probe droids, [=MagnaGuards=], Vultures/Hyenas, to name a few.
* QuantityVsQuality: The Quantity to the clone army's Quality. Seeing how droids (especially Battle Droids and Super Battle Droids) could be easily and quickly made, and deployed in the thousands per battle. The droid army truly outnumbered clones by a good degree, but many combatants failed to reach OneManArmy status, meaning a single droid very rarely took out more than a handful, while a singular clone could take out tens. On the flipside, Kalani claims that the droid army would have because of their massive quantity of soldiers, most likely earning a VictoryByEndurance.

* RobotSoldier: Goes without saying. While there are other droids that were designed for combat utility in the Imperial age and after, most were designed strictly for small-scale peacekeeping or security operations. Only Separatist Battle Droids were repurposed from a trade / commerce security force directly into war operations.

* TheUnintelligible: A number of Separatist Droids couldn't talk but made mechanical noises to coordinate with their fellow units. These include Vulture Droids (which made a chittering sound), Buzz Droids (who laughed), Destroyer Droids, Spider Droids, etc.

* WeHaveReserves: The primary selling point of the Droid army against the Republic's Clone army was that even one of their foundries outproduced the number of Clones developed from Kamino. By the end of the war, Kalani predicted that the Droid Army should have emerged victorious simply due to how many units and armies they were able to field compared to the Republic.
* WillfullyWeak: Played with. The Separatist Droid Army was so large that it could have theoretically bulldozed the nascent Republic military. However, it's implied that Palpatine intentionally held the Separatist military back in order to prolong the conflict. Additionally, while the Republic war effort was lead by Palpatine as both head of state and commander of the armed forces, the Separatist government was far more decentralized, with a Senate, an oligarchic council, and military control under Grievous. Furthermore, the droids themselves were largely held back in terms of AI and autonomy because of perennial concerns of a droid uprising.

* CripplingOverspecialization: As effective as they are underwater, they become sluggish on land and are sitting ducks against fortified defenders. Once the clones get over the initial shock of their assault during the Battle of Kamino and start digging in to their fortifications, the Aqua Droids start taking noticeably heavier casualties, and are fairly rapidly pushed back to their landing areas.
* EliteMook: Like the B2 super battle droid, they're noticeably more hazardous to RedShirts and even score a few kills on MauveShirt characters during the Battle of Kamino.

* MenacingStroll: Once emerged from a body of water, Aqua Droids begin to walk in a similar fashion very akin to the B2 Super Battle Droids. This contrasts very sharply with their performance under water, where they are shown to be very capable swimmers.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Inverted, OOM-Command Droids are frequently put in charge of Super Battle Droids, Destroyer Droids, Spider Droids and Vulture Droids as well, all despite of being about as physically tough as the standard B1.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The OOM battle droids have different colored markings which determine their class. Yellow are command droids, red are security, and blue are pilots. Later on in ''The Clone Wars'', dark green differentiated the drivers of AAT tanks, dark blue marked units equipped for zero gravity environments and jet packs, and yellow, red, and grey models were designated to extinguish fires.
** Later models in the series had even more color schemes, such as the gray painted heavy B1 battle droid, camouflaged variants that were meant to be deployed in jungles and forests, and red and brown sand colored models that were deployed on Geonosis.

* KillerRabbit: Despite their usual incompetency at fighting, B1 Battle Droids still get a surprising amount of kills in the animated series, most of the time by gunning down enemies in the back. Nightsister Luce, Clone 99, and Hevy were all taken out this way, and another downed but still functional unit nearly killed Tup.
* KillerRobot: It's in the name, to the point that when any character refers to Battle Droids, they're usually referring to B1's. Though they are more infamous for other reasons.
* MadBomber: ''Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade'' introduces the Grenade Droids, which are Battle Droids that wield grenades in battle.

* TheRemnant: Being the most common model of droid used in the Separatist military (and quite possibly the most numerous Droid model shown in Starwars in general), a lot of B1 Battle Droids continue to show up from time to time following the Clone Wars' conclusion, typically as rogue units, under the leadership of gangs and pirates, or as Separatist holdouts.

* RobotSoldier: Despite being treated as disposable MechaMooks, the lowest-level Battle Droids seems to follow a certain military hierarchy in their system, with individuals occasionally identified by rankings like sergeant, corporal, commanders (the platoon leaders with yellow markings) and so on. Their callsign, "Roger, roger" also sounds like something a real-life military unit would use.

* ShooOutTheClowns: Due to their role as comic relief, Battle Droids tend to make their final appearances right before any story plot gets serious. In ''Revenge of the Sith'', their last appearance for the big screen movie is during when Anakin kills off the Separatist Council prior to his climatic duel with Obi-Wan. In ''The Clone Wars'', where they were the most common antagonist faced throughout the series, their final appearance is in a battle over a bridge in Yerbana at the beginning of the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsSiegeOfMandaloreArc Siege of Manadlore arc]]. Likewise, ''The Bad Batch'' has them facing off against Kanan, Depa, and Grey before the titular squad makes mincemeat out of them, right before Order 66 goes live.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: A question that most of the protagonists [[note]]or ''anyone'' for that matter,[[/note]] don't seem to address, despite the B1's being them most conscious and sentient of all Battle Droids, sometimes even displaying more realism than the protagonists.[[note]]The bit under their KickTheDog entry about how one battle droid mentioned it's easier to hit targets that aren't shooting back? That is an entirely true statement for humans as understood by military science - whatever a shooter's feelings may be on attacking defenseless targets, their accuracy will almost inevitably decline significantly when under fire due to the inherent anxiety induced from being attacked[[/note]] Mace Windu is the only character to ever really avert this, openly giving them a chance to surrender peacefully to be reprogrammed. Unsurprisingly, and perhaps because of their PunchClockVillain statuses and SuicidalOverconfidence, they just open fire on him instead.

** According to ''Literature/ThrawnAlliances'', super battle droids aren't much smarter than the [=B1s=] and can be fooled just as easily. The only differences are that while super battle droids are much more heavily-armed and armored, better-suited to combat, and not as frequently subjected to comic relief, they don't have much in the way of individual problem-solving skills beyond brute force and are just as dependent on a commanding officer to act efficiently (in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E7DuelOfTheDroids Duel of the Droids]]", for example, one tried to stop a [[{{EMP}} droid popper]] by simply shooting at it to no avail). Ultimately, the super battle droids' lack of intelligence stems from overly simplistic programming rather than bumbling incompetence.

* CompositeCharacter: They seem to be inspired by a combination of traits from both the B1 and the B2. Like the B1 Battle Droids, they have humanoid bodies and utilize weapons such as the E-5 Blaster rifle and thermal detonators to fight enemies, but they also have the B2 Super Battle Droid's durability and immense physical power to help them perform elaborate acrobatics and throw punches. To highlight this, compare them to [=B1s=] who look like skeletons and to [=B2s=] who just look like shells of armor. With their plate indents and tannish brown coloration, Commando Droids look like they're built out of the metallic equivalent of muscle.
* {{Determinator}}: They'll stop at nothing to kill enemies of the Separatists. Disarm them of their blasters and they'll instantly switch to melee combat, sever their legs and they'll still crawl with their arms while attacking, unload a barrage of bolts into them and they'll fight through anything short of non-lethal damage to reach the enemy.

* EliteMooks: Not quite on the same level as the Droidekas or the [=MagnaGuards=], but they're still more than a match for clone troopers and able to cause trouble to even Jedi. In short, whatever the B1 and OOM battle droids can do, commando droids can do better. However, their hefty production costs are the main reason they didn't outright replace the [[BoringButPractical B1-series]] (which are much cheaper to produce in large numbers, make a large army with, and use in non-combat roles).

* 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. Cal even lampshades this when fights one in ''Jedi Survivor''.

* FantasticSlurs: The clone troopers often called battle droids "clankers" or "tinnies".

* TinmanTypist: They are often seen at the control panels of ships, tanks, heavy weapons and other devices. You get the feeling that there would be a lot less "enemy hijacking of important vehicles" if they used some sort of direct interface rather then a hero-friendly terminal.[[note]]In universe, this is handwaved by treaties regulating battle droids, understandably, the Separatists being formed out unstandardized private armies. The Separatists do field entirely-droid-used vehicles, it's just that a lot of their earlier designs were meant to be compatible with living crew. [[/note]]

* ZergRush: Their only real tactic is to march toward the enemy in massive hordes and fire their blaster until they or the targets are destroyed, which is offset by their sheer abundance and cheap production cost. Getting encircled by Battle Droids would often end badly, even if you're a Jedi.

* BigBrotherBully: One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty4a7kb1sFY behind-the-scenes featurette]] describes the B2 as the B1's "big brother". They're not very good brothers, then; in ''Attack of the Clones'' a B2 smacks a random B1 aside for getting in his way during the arena battle, and later on some B2s in the back are seen shooting down B1s in order to get a better shot at the clones and Jedi.

* MundaneUtility: They're highly armored KillerRobots sure, but all that SuperStrength means that B2s can also work just as well power lifting heavy cargo boxes and acting as a peaceful labor force. ''The Mandalorian'' shows an entire pipeline of B2s working efficiently to keep an entire shipping lane running under the lead of a lone B1 Battle Droid.

* SuperStrength: Their hydraulic systems and movement actuators are far more jacked up than any B1 battle droid. Examples include lifting an entire Clone off the ground with one arm and being able to rip a lamp post out of the ground to throw it across the street. During the battle of Dathomir, a small group of B2s even managed to physically hold back a hijacked AAT tank with nothing but their brawn.

* UndignifiedDeath: While this happens less often to them than their [[ButtMonkey B1 subspecies]], most of the humorous moments from B2's come from examples like these. One B2-HA unit is eaten headfirst by a Kawzel Maw Slug on Rodia, an entire group is toyed with by Yoda, and another falls off a cliff during the battle of Teth and bounces on multiple ledges on the way down before getting cut in half by Anakin.

* NeckLift: Commando Droids can do this during battles against clones and Jedi, with Crosshair nearly being killed by one during the rescue of Governor Grotton on Desix.

* ShockStick: They are equipped with electrostaffs that could be used against Jedi lightsabers, and are among the first in the Star Wars Franchise to do so (With Clone Shock Troopers from the Coursant Guard, Purge Troopers, and ISB later following their example).

* CurbStompCushion: As a testament to how competent theory are compared to other droids, every time they go up against the strongest Jedi like Anakin they still land a few good hits in before they're quickly destroyed.