OOM pilot battle droid/Legends

The OOM pilot battle droid was a OOM-series battle droid in the Trade Federation Droid Army and, later, the Separatist Droid Army for the purpose of piloting vehicles of various kinds.

Characteristics


These droids were programmed to pilot all vehicles and vessels used by the droid forces. They were also deployed in space battles to man turrets, carry ammunition, and monitor the decks and hangars for breaches and boarding parties.

These pilot droids were distinguished by blue markings on their torsos. As non-infantry units, pilot droids did not have the same combat programming as other OOM units, and were thus far easier to destroy. Pilot droids operated anything from Providence-class carrier/destroyers and Lucrehulk-class battleships to Armored Assault Tanks and Trade Federation troop carriers.

Despite their lack of combat programming, OOM pilot droids were sometimes used as part of Separatist boarding parties, outfitted with blaster pistols, time bombs, and fusion cutters. Certain ground-based OOM pilot droids were armed with RD-4 grenade launchers to defend themselves.

History
Originally part of the Trade Defense Force, OOM pilot droids functioned mostly as the ships' crews of the defense fleet. They weren't widely used in the army.

Pilot droids were increasingly deployed as the Clone Wars drew to a close, playing pivotal roles as pilots, saboteurs, and mechanics in tightly contested skirmishes of major battles such as the Battle of Kashyyyk, the Second Battle of Coruscant, as well as lesser known space battles such as the space battle over Mustafar and the Battle of Terra Sool. Overall, they weren't part of a separate branch but instead shared by the army and navy.

Behind the scenes

 * Star Wars: Battlefront incorrectly identifies red-marked battle droids as pilot droids.

Appearances



 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Skywalkers