Security battle droid

"We can't blast our way out. There's too many of them."

- Clone Captain Rex, while he and Clone Force 99 were trapped by security battle droids

Security battle droids, also known as Specialist Droids were a type of security droid manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata for the Trade Federation Droid Army, and later used in the Separatist Droid Army. They were distinguished from the standard infantry by red markings on their bodies.

Invasion of Naboo
A squad of security battle droids, which included a security droid with the rank of corporal, under the command of an OOM command battle droid were ordered by the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, Nute Gunray, to eliminate two Jedi ambassadors. The Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, had been sent by the Chancellor to negotiate the Trade Federation bloackade of Naboo.The squad of security was ultimately destroyed. Another squad was sent by Gunray to take Queen Padmé Amidala, Captain Panaka and others to Camp Four only to be ambushed by the same Jedi duo and cut to pieces. The remaining droids were shut down after the destruction of the Droid Control Ship.

Clone Wars
"Sir, the prisoners did not make it to the interrogation level.''" "What...did...you...just...say!" "''Er...We think they might have got..."

- A security droid and Osi Sobeck.

During the Clone Wars, these droids were used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems in it's droid army. On the battlefield security droids could be deployed among regular infantry and be used as snipers. They were also still used as security forces and guards. Many security battle droids were stationed on the Citadel prison on Lola Sayu. Confederate General Grievous has several of these droid with him at the Battle of Dathomir. Many security battle droids also participated in the Carida incident, which saw the transformation of a Venator-class Star Destroyer into an explosive weapon, which was foiled by D-Squad. BD-15959 was a security battle droid that participated in the mission to Utapau.

In the last year of the Clone Wars, General Grievous attacked the Galactic Republic's headquarters on Coruscant and captured Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, the legendary Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker were sent to rescue him from the Confederacy. A large squad of security battle droids that guarded the hangar attacked the Jedi aboard Grievous's flagship the Invisible Hand and were all destroyed. When the Jedi duo retreated from a pair of droidekas into a lift, they realized that several security battle droids were on the same lift and proceeded to eliminate the droids. Other units escorted the Separatist Council to the volcanic planet of Mustafar and were cut down along with the aides and leaders when Darth Vader arrived.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith