OOM pilot battle droid

"Don't bother with them! Keep the ship in orbit!"

- General Grievous to OOM pilot battle droids during the Battle of Coruscant

OOM pilot battle droids, also known as B1 pilot battle droids, pilot battle droids, or pilot droids were a type of battle droid that was used by the Trade Federation, and later, the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Pilot battle droids had blue markings on their bodies to distinguish them from other battle droids. They were often seen aboard Trade Federation and Confederate starships.

The droids were designed to serve as pilots to control starships such as the cruisers of the Separatist navy, but could also serve as gunners for artillery. Pilot battle droids could also be used as soldiers if armed with a blaster, such as the E-5 blaster rifle.

One OOM pilot battle droid served aboard General Grievous's Munificent-class star frigate, and the droid notably disagreed with Grievous's decision to launch all starfighters to combat Anakin Skywalker. The fighters were launched to combat the Jedi Knight, however.

Behind the scenes
OOM pilot battle droids made their first appearance in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace but were not canonically identified until the Star Wars novel Tarkin written by James Luceno.

The OOM pilot battle droid was revealed to be part of the OOM-series battle droid line through the use of its title of "OOM." The reference book Star Wars: Droidography lists them as "B1 pilot battle droid," however. This would mean that the droid is also a variant of the B1 battle droid, which the OOM-series battle droids were predecessors to.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * Tarkin