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Firefighter battle droids[2] were specialized B1-series battle droids equipped with enhanced heat shielding[6] that were programmed and equipped to fight fires.[2] Notable for their distinctive paint and heavy backpacks,[2] which featured the numbers 72066 running down either side,[4] they carried fire hoses that sprayed fire-repellent foam.[2]
History[]
During the Clone Wars,[4] in 22 BBY,[7] several firefighter battle droids served aboard the Malevolence, a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser that served as the flagship of General Grievous, where they attempted to extinguish the fires caused by damage the ship had sustained in an earlier battle. They were also deployed in one of the hangars when Senator Padmé Amidala's captured yacht self-destructed, though their attempts to put out the flaming wreck proved less than stellar.[4]
During or after 34 ABY,[8] R0-GR, the self-proclaimed last of the B1 battle droids, included the firefighter units in his book droidography. In the book, R0-GR claimed the firefighters were brave and that it was a result of them being from the B1-series.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
Firefighter battle droids first appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars season one episode, "Destroy Malevolence," which aired on October 17, 2008.[9]
Multiple sources state that the droids were 1.91 meters tall.[10][5] However, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! states that the droids were 1.93 meters.[1]
The firefighters droids' reflective paint stripes are meant to resemble a firefighter's uniform.[11]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Destroy Malevolence" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
Sources[]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Destroy Malevolence on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Destroy Malevolence" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 57 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Firefighting)
- Star Wars Builders: Droids (First identified as firefighter battle droid)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 28 (Weapons & Uniforms: Droid Firefighters)
- Star Wars: Droidography
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- "Battle Droids and Other War Droids" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars Builders: Droids
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Destroy Malevolence"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 57 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Firefighting)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Droidography
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and "Bombad Jedi" in 22 BBY. As the events of "Destroy Malevolence" take place between the two aforementioned media according to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order on StarWars.com (backup link), it must also be set in 22 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Droidography discusses F3-ZK's adventure with BB-8 as presented in BB-8 on the Run, a book concurrent with Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in 34 ABY. This means the book must have been published during or after 34 ABY.
- ↑ The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Destroy Malevolence on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ "Destroy Malevolence" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
