Droid Commando

"Those clankers have tough armor!" -Clone Commander Cody

The BX-series droid commando, more commonly known as the commando droid, was an elite battle droid model made for stealth assignments.

"Welcome to Rishi…Commander. As…you can see, the outpost is operating at…peak efficiency. Thank you for visiting…and have a…safe trip…back." -A Commando Droid trying to imitate a clone trooper

These battle droids appeared similar to the B1 battle droid series; notable changes include two white photoreceptors, in addition to the long head being shortened to half its original size. Their voices were notably different compared to the B1 series, sounding more akin to the deep voices of B2 super battle droids. Unit leaders, which were known as the Commando Droid Captain, were fitted with white marks on their brows and chestplates. The captain would also have a vibrosword. They had the same operating abilities as regular battle droids, with the addition of infiltration software. This, along with their humanoid shape, allowed them to fit into a clone trooper's armor. In addition to this, the droids were capable of modulating their voices to match that of others, though they could not accurately copy their mannerisms or vocabulary, nor respond properly to unexpected situations outside of combat. The droid commandos were built to be substantially faster and stronger than a regularbattle droid, and also possessed heavier armor that was capable of withstanding multiple shots from most blasters. However, sustained barrages or a single headshot could overwhelm them, but like the Super Battle Droid and Magnaguard, at least one unit confronting Eeth Koth was sliced in half, but remained operational long enough for Koth to render it inoperable with a stab to the head. Apparently, the head was weaker than the rest of its body, as Senator Amidala was able to easily destroy one by shooting it in the head with an ELG-3A royal blaster pistol, which was hardly bigger than a hold-out blaster. The equipment of the droid commandos included E-5 blaster rifles, a stun baton to knock out enemies, and a fusioncutter, used to cut down doors and other obstacles in their path. In addition to this, the leader of a droid commando unit often carried a vibrosword for close-combat purposes. They were also known to use grenades against enemy emplacements. Also, two commandos on Saleucami formed a sniper team, one acting as the shooter with a sniper rifle and the other using electrobinoculars, performing as the spotter.

"Well... at least they're not destroyer droids." -Jedi after being ambushed by Commando Droids

These sophisticated droids were created to counteract the threat of Jedi. They were capable of hand-to-hand combat, had greater accuracy with their E-5 carbines, and even sniper capability.