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- "Open fire!"
- ―OOM-9
OOM-9 was an OOM command battle droid that led the Droid Army of the Trade Federation during the Invasion of Naboo. After Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice returned from Coruscant with Queen Amidala and gained the help of the Gungan Grand Army, OOM-9 was sent, with the Federation's battle droid army to destroy the gungans. OOM-9 was the primary contact to convey orders from Trade Federation leaders Nute Gunray and Rune Haako to the ground forces.[3] He oversaw the battle while inside his own personal Armored Assault Tank, ordering forces to overrun settlements and prevent the population from reporting the invasion by destroying communications transmitters.[3] The droids were able to create a victory for the Federation, but this was short lived, as[4] every Federation battle droid[2] was shut down when Anakin Skywalker destroyed the Droid Control Ship above Naboo.[4] The control ship's destruction affected OOM-9, as it rendered the droid commander temporarily inactive.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
While Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition states that OOM command battle droids and other OOM-series battle droids are predecessors to the B1-series battle droid line,[6] Ultimate Star Wars and Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition state that OOM-9 is a B1.[3][7] Because both Ultimate Star Wars books and the majority of other canon sources treat OOM units as part of the B1 line,[3][7][8][9][10] this article assumes The Complete Visual Dictionary is incorrect.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation
Non-canon appearances[]
- William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on StarWars.com (backup link)
Nute Gunray in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: OOM-9 (★)) (First identified as OOM-9, simultaneous with Star Wars: Force Collection OOM-9 three star card)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: OOM-9 (★★★)) (First identified as OOM-9, simultaneous with Star Wars: Force Collection OOM-9 one star card)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
Star Wars Helmet Collection 42 (Databank A-Z: OOM-9–Viceroy Bail Organa)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
"Battle Droids and Other War Droids" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
AAT Battle Tank in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑
battle droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Droidography