Octuptarra magna tri-droid

Tri-droids were Separatist war machines used during the Clone Wars. They fought on worlds such as Coruscant and Mygeeto.

Equipped with beam weapons and missiles, these three-legged artillery droids were formidable in battle, taking on infantry and tanks alike. In addition to using a wide array of weapons, the tri-droids could scale walls, which meant they could reach places most ordinary armor could not.

A smaller, anti-personnel version, known as the Octuptarra droid, served on Utapau and elsewhere.

During the Second Battle of Coruscant, a group of tri-droids tried to kill Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Yoda with their laser weapons, but the two Jedi were able to deflect the laser beams with their lightsabers right back at the droids, destroying several more tri-droids as the battle continued. On Mygeeto, tri-droids were used against Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi's forces, blowing up many UT-ATs.

Following the execution of the Separatist Council by Darth Sidious's new apprentice, Darth Vader, these units were de-activated.

These are not to be confused with the Separatist's flying tri-droid fighters.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith