B2 super battle droid/Legends

B-2 battle droids, more commonly known as super battle droids or SBD's, were upgraded versions of the B-1 battle droids used first by the Trade Federation during the Battle of Naboo and later by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

One of the main design flaws of the standard B-1 battle droid was its reliance on a Droid Control Ship to provide a signal; if the ship were disabled, the battle droids would become useless. To remedy this, the super battle droid did not rely on such a signal and had a greater capacity for independence. Also, the sturdy frame of the super battle droid was larger and more heavily armored than those of a B-1. Unlike its predecessor, the B-2's delicate processing unit and signal receptor were buried deep inside the torso, offering much more protection from enemy fire. Blasters were mounted on their arms, and though they could use external weaponry, their large hands had difficulty with smaller blasters. For the sake of efficiency, they used many B-1 parts. During their first deployment at the Battle of Kashyyyk before the Clone Wars, the new B-2 designs proved to be a match for the local Wookiee warriors.

Super battle droids saw use throughout the Clone Wars as soldiers for the Confederacy along with its smaller cousins and the dreaded droidekas. Though the first super battle droids seen on Geonosis wore an unpainted dull silver tone, many of the droids used in later battles of the Clone Wars were painted a metallic blue, likely to differentiate them from the red coloration the Confederacy used for its standard battle droids.



Super battle droids were often retrofitted with adversarial specific parts. However, this method was introduced late in the war and had little effect on the outcome of the conflict. One known model change was the introduction of the grapple droid, which had heavier armor and a larger frame. This droid was programmed to be a close combat model able to receive primary lightsaber slashes and disable enemies through its electrocuted claws.

The B-2 battle droid was designed by the Techno Union using the existing B-1 design as a template. After prototypes were successfully tested, Count Dooku struck a deal with Poggle the Lesser, Archduke of Geonosis to mass produce these droids. Further orders were placed on worlds controlled by Baktoid and millions of B-2s were soon running off of the assembly lines.



During the Clone Wars, B-2s would become an important component of the Separatist Droid Army. They participated in most battles in that conflict including the Battle of Geonosis, Battle of Muunilinst, Second Battle of Coruscant and Battle of Kashyyyk, and innumerable others throughout the Galaxy.

Following the execution of the Separatist Council by Darth Sidious's new apprentice, Darth Vader, the B-2s were de-activated.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * ''Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Honor Bound
 * General Grievous
 * Reversal of Fortune
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith