T-series tactical droid/Legends

A tactical droid was a model of supervisor droid serving the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics
"I am a droid. I am always right."

- Tactical droid TX-20 to Wat Tambor

This model was more intelligent than standard battle droids and was deployed to command Separatist troops. Their bodies were approximately the same size as a B2 super battle droid. Tactical droids were observed to be impatient and demanding. When pushed, tactical droids would even order the destruction of their own allies if they got in the way, as seen at the Battle of Quell. Some of these droids were also in charge of entire fleets and land forces.

Tactical droids were not as homogeneous as other battle droid models. The personalities and voices between units had slight variation, making no two units identical. Tactical droids also bore colorful paint schemes, each of which is said to be unique as well. Whether the particular paints schemes bear any significance such as rank, type designation, or unit affiliation (as with other battle droids or clone troopers) is unknown.

History
"Ha, ha, ha. You lose, General Kenobi."

- Tactical droid TX-20 to Obi-Wan Kenobi



Multiple Tactical droids were used in the staging of the Battle of Christophsis. One such droid had its head stolen to discover how the CIS knew the Republic's strategies.

Later, Commander Bly and Aayla Secura encountered a Tactical Droid on one of their missions. They planned on using the droid's severed head to search for Separatist secrets. At the Battle of Quell, a Tactical droid was used to dispatch orders onboard a Munificent-class star frigate.



On Naboo, a Tactical droid was used to carry out orders while the evil Dr. Nuvo Vindi was planing to release the Blue Shadow Virus back into the galaxy. It used a Flitknot speeder to do scopes of the area with three STAP-mounted battle droids. His speeder was destroyed, and his and the other two battle droids' remains were taken back to Theed so they could be scanned. This eventually led to the discovery of Vindi's laboratory.

One such Tactical droid, TX-20, would also lead droids during the Battle of Ryloth, under the watchful eye of Wat Tambor. However, this unit was eventually destroyed by freed Twi'leks that he had previously been holding hostage.

Behind the Scenes

 * Tactical droids were introduced in the animated TV series as characters to create competent enemy commanders that were simultaneously disposable. In part, this was meant to create a degree of variety in the TV series so that the same enemies would not be defeated continuously.


 * The word "Tactical" is written along the side of the heads of tactical droids in Aurebesh.

Known units
TX-20 Tactical droid (Naboo) Tactical Droid (Quell) Unidentified tactical droid

Appearances

 * The Clone Wars: Headgames
 * The Clone Wars: The Valley
 * The Clone Wars: Covetous
 * The Clone Wars: The Valley
 * The Clone Wars: Covetous
 * The Clone Wars: Covetous

Notes and references
Taktikdroide