Droideka/Legends

Droidekas, also called destroyer droids, were a type of battle droid used by the Trade Federation.

They were more formidable than the Federation's more numerous B-1 battle droids, for several reasons. They were able to transform into a wheel-like state, allowing rapid movement and compact storage. When speed was not required, they would unfold into a tripodal weapons platform, equipped with powerful, built-in twin blasters and personal shield generators.

The original design was made by the insectoid Collicoids of Colla IV, who were displeased by the limitations of Baktoid Combat Automata's basic B-1s, and chiefly manufactured there. The Trade Federation used trading in rare meats as a way to ease bargaining with the ravenously carnivorous Collicoids, and were able to get special rates on these normally very costly droids. Before the Federation's defeat at the Battle of Naboo, these droids were usually slaved to a central computer. This technique fell out of favor in the aftermath of said battle.



After the Trade Federation joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems, droidekas became mass-produced in Separatist droid foundries and were a common element of Confederacy armies.

At the end of the Clone Wars, the droidekas were de-activated after Darth Vader's execution of the Separatist Council under the Emperor's orders.

The remaining droidekas were purchased by the Corporate Sector and other organizations. By the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War, a few system security forces still utilised droidekas. Droidekas were also used by colonies on undeveloped worlds in Wild Space as perimeter guards at night to guard against native predators.

Due to the strength of their blasters and their built-in shields, driodekas proved to be a serious threat to Jedi, especially when in groups. A few years before the Yuuzhan Vong War, Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara Jade Skywalker, encountered a droideka onboard the remains of the Outbound Flight Project dreadnaughts. Even though it was decades old and not operating at its best, they still had a difficult time defeating it.

Appearances

 * Marked
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Survivor's Quest