BX-series droid commando/Legends

"Those clankers have tough armor!"

- CC-7567 to CC-2224

The Droid Commando was an elite battle droid model made for stealth assignments.

Characteristics
These battle droids appeared similar to the B1 battle droid series though notable changes included two white photoreceptors on their face plates in addition to the long head being shortened to half its original size. Their voices were notably different compared to the B-1 series as the commando droids had a deeper voice.

They had the same operating abilities as regular battle droids, with the addition of infiltration software. This along with their Humanoid shape allowed them to fit in a clone trooper's armor. In addition to this, the droids were capable of modulating their tone to match that of a clone though this was not a complete impersonation as they were not fully able to copy mannerisms.

The droid commando's were built to be substantially faster than a regular battle droid and also possessed heavier armor that was capable of surviving multiple shots from a blaster though it was capable of being overwhelmed by rapid fire. However, a single shot to the head of the droid was capable of disabling it.

The equipment of the droid included blaster rifle's, a stun baton to knock out enemies and a fusion cutter which was used to cut down door obstacles in their path. In addition to this, the commander of the droid commando unit often carried a vibrosword which they used in battle

History
These sophisticated droids were created to counteract the threat of Jedi or clones. However, due to their prohibitive cost, they could not be mass-produced in such a manner as to replace the Confederacy's other Battle droids.

A unit of Commandos attacked a Republic listening post on the Rishi moon during the Clone Wars. After initially killing the guards, they were opposed by a rookie clone unit led by Commander Cody and Captain Rex.