The Difference Between B1 Battle Droids & Super Battle Droids*
Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6.
The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 “Guns For Hire” revisits the Clone Wars era by featuring not only a Separatist character, but also B1 battle droids and B2 super battle droids. Despite taking place after Return of the Jedi, which by itself transpired more than 20 years after the end of the Clone Wars, The Mandalorian has several links to the war between the Republic and the Separatists. “Guns For Hire” dives into those connections by placing Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) in the middle of a secret Separatist plot.
Din Djarin grew up during the Clone Wars, having lost his parents during a droid attack before becoming a Mandalorian foundling. That is why the Mandalorian does not like droids, something that The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 reminded audiences of on multiple occasions. During his investigation on Plazir-15, Din Djarin even got himself punched by a B2 super battle droid, a much stronger reaction than what one could expect from its B1 counterpart.
Star Wars' B1 Battle Droids Are The Basic Clone Wars Droids
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Star Wars’ B1 battle droids have made their live-action comeback in The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 “Guns For Hire”, having appeared for the first time in live-action since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. It was in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, however, that the B1 battle droids stole the show, serving as both target practice for the clone troopers and the series’ comedic relief. The B1 battle droids are essentially disposable, and they are only really a threat when in large numbers. As put by George Lucas himself to Steven Spielberg during the making of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Jedi can cut B1 battle droids like butter.
The regular battle droids from The Phantom Menace were even more fragile in combat, as they could all be shut down at the same time if the Trade Federations’ Droid Control ship was destroyed. Anakin Skywalker saved the day by doing so, singlehandedly preventing the Gungan army from seeing total defeat. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones better displayed how dangerous the B1 droids can be when in large numbers, especially in small areas like Geonosis Petranaki Arena, setting up the importance of the clone army to the Republic during the war against the Separatist Alliance.
Star Wars' Super Battle Droids Are Far More Dangerous
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The B1 battle droids were not the only ones to make a surprising comeback to Star Wars in the latest The Mandalorian episode. The B2 series, also known as super battle droids, were being employed as workers in Plazir-15, responsible for the heavy lifting. Unlike the B1 droids, a single B2 super battle droid unit can be extremely dangerous by itself. The super battle droids shoot from their wrists, meaning that they do not need to carry a blaster like the B1 ones. The B2s are also incredibly strong, and one punch from a unit was enough to throw Mando to the ground.
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Star Wars’ B1 battle droids have made their live-action comeback in The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 “Guns For Hire”, having appeared for the first time in live-action since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. It was in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, however, that the B1 battle droids stole the show, serving as both target practice for the clone troopers and the series’ comedic relief. The B1 battle droids are essentially disposable, and they are only really a threat when in large numbers. As put by George Lucas himself to Steven Spielberg during the making of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Jedi can cut B1 battle droids like butter.
The B1 battle droids were not the only ones to make a surprising comeback to Star Wars in the latest The Mandalorian episode. The B2 series, also known as super battle droids, were being employed as workers in Plazir-15, responsible for the heavy lifting. Unlike the B1 droids, a single B2 super battle droid unit can be extremely dangerous by itself. The super battle droids shoot from their wrists, meaning that they do not need to carry a blaster like the B1 ones. The B2s are also incredibly strong, and one punch from a unit was enough to throw Mando to the ground.
