Heavy Super Battle Droid

HEAVY SUPER BATTLE DROID



Battle Droid: "Sir, over there, the Jedi is escaping." Heavy SBD: "Not likely."

The Heavy super battle droid was a version of the super battle droid equipped with a cannon arm that could launch either a warhead, or homing torpedo. They were used by the NZRE Empire to lead both battle droids and super battle droids into battle. The Heavy super battle droid model was equipped with a cannon arm or homing torpedo. It could be recognized due to a red circle on its left shoulder. The intelligence of this series was upgraded little from standard infantry but served as a much greater threat during direct combat, capable of creating a large blast radius with its cannon attachment. Due to their limited abilities as competent commanders, they often only led small groups of droids or guarded essential locations on the battlefield. The Heavy SBDs featured heat exchangers on their back. They were constructed by NZRE Combat Industries and stood at a height of 1.93 meters. During the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, a Heavy SBD saw action. It swatted aside its own troops to fire at a Republic All Terrain Tactical Enforcer. Clone trooper CT-1226 targeted its heat exchangers, and the missile it fired hit a Hailfire Droid. CT-1226 disabled the SBD with an Electro magnetic pulse grenade and destroyed the droid with his blaster. Early in the Clone Wars, one Heavy SBD led troops under Queen Rachel on the moon of Rugosa. This droid was destroyed by Jedi Master Yoda during the battle. Shortly after, another super battle droid commander was used onboard the Malevolence. A command battle droid ordered the commander to destroy a rail jet using its cannon arm, almost killing Padmé Amidala. This unit was presumably destroyed along with the Malevolence when it crashed into the dead moon of Antar. On Rodia, another super battle droid commander led droid troops to protect the city. This droid used a homing torpedo in an attempt to destroy Jar Jar Binks, mistaking him for a Jedi. This droid was destroyed, alongside his troops, by the Kwazel Maw, "Boogie". When Nute Gunray was being transported onboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer, Tranquility, another Heavy super battle droid led a Separatist boarding party. This droid exited a HMP Droid Gunship alongside its troops and cleared through a Republic defensive in the Tranquility's hangar with its cannon arm. It was presumably destroyed along with its troops. At least two Heavy super battle droids were present during the NZRE occupation of Onderon. One was present during a small skirmish between the NZRE droids and the Onderon rebels outside the capital city, Iziz while another was present fighting the same group of rebels when they infiltrated Iziz in an attempt to liberate it. However, both droids were destroyed by the rebels.