CIS Droid Army | The Most In-Depth BREAKDOWN of a Droideka | Star Wars Clone Wars Explained

[@rzufig961]

SLOW BLADE PENETRATES THE SHIELD

[@neilmurphy966]

rzufig Dune by Frank Herbert!? 😉

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Damn didn't think of that connection good one

[@codename1176]

They are supposed to be doing a new Dune in 2020

[@neilmurphy966]

Codename1 1 yeh same director as blade runner 2049..😉

[@Zahn-rad]

Forgive me if I'm wrong as I'm not experienced in Star Wars lore, but would slow moving lightsabers even work? I figure they work like some kind of high-frequency blade, so even at slow movement speed, the energy/frequency output would still be negated by the shield. More standardized blades I could see, but I would assume your arm would get stuck if you tried any kind of slashing motion. Only viable option I could see would be sneaking a blaster inside the shield and firing upon it from inside. This is assuming, your arm is simply getting stuck if inbetween, and not harmed, as blaster recoil would probably be enough.

[@jaywingate187]

Say what you will about Phantom Menace, Lucas had some of the most clever and iconic designs for droids and ships in the whole series.

[@koekiebad5690]

Jay Wingate the ships in the prequels are the best ngl

[@qExAi5]

@Ken narville And the Super Battle Droids. But, yeah, i prefer the Droidekas.

[@alexdeghost2729]

I'm pretty sure George didn't design anything.

[@jaffusmaximus]

@@alexdeghost2729 he actually designed quite a few models especially in the original trilogy

[@punctuationman334]

Many of them don’t even make much sense. Lucas loves to go by the rule of cool, not actual logic for most of his designs.

[@johnbuczkowski5628]

Enjoyed mowing down clones with these in 2005 Battlefront.

[@Danspy501st]

Yep, and then getting blown up because we forget to watch our shield XD

[@sonicANDtailsfan157k]

And now we can relive that in modern day battlefront II.

[@sheevone4359]

@@sonicANDtailsfan157k yeah but I guess a nostalgic guy will tell you that that's incomparable and that it was much better in the original bf II game...

[@sonicANDtailsfan157k]

Thought someone would say that, I've never played the originals but I do remember watching someone else play it.

[@sheevone4359]

@@sonicANDtailsfan157k me neither

[@dominiqueminor8039]

I like how you're still one of the only SW channels that go over actual material instead of constantly making movie theory videos.

[@aadilhafejee9122]

What about star wars explained

[@dominiqueminor8039]

@@aadilhafejee9122 I did say "one of" not "the only"

[@aadilhafejee9122]

@@dominiqueminor8039 oh my bad

[@Floppyfishflop]

Everyone gangster until u hear rolling

[@bluecoconut9543]

That gave me ptsd

[@borbleborb4586]

*ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN*

[@arminiusofgermania]

Erybody gangsta until a real og rolls up.

[@Adasioadasio]

That rolling oh yess

[@DerCharacter]

They see me rollin

[@akumaking1]

Droideka: They see me rollin'; they hatin' . . .

[@gloobski]

Joshua Tupper leave.

[@Alexthe360Great]

Those droidekas are riding dirty

[@lorddeath6300]

Joshua Tupper fuck you beat me to it 😂 👌

[@rickymartinez8054]

Exactly what I think when I fail to kill one in Starwars BF2, darn rollie pollie

[@Alienkiwi730]

Do you even know what song that is off?

[@nicolasrouvreau8365]

It may cost a lot, but it was one of the few droids able to fight a jedi ...

[@cyqry]

And yet, interestingly, a Republic Commando can tackle one and destroy it in hand-to-hand combat. Starting to wonder how tough the Jedi really are!

[@codename1176]

Mikey no Sev was an anomaly

[@codename1176]

Mikey note our character couldn’t do that

[@kyle18934]

@@cyqry if the jedi instead of being semi peaceful monks, instead were brought into militaries and taught how to use their powers along with modern weapons and armor... they would be deadly. But instead we have weird space wizards lol

[@MuffinCapBackBlue]

The Sith really do be lit sometimes though.

[@cyborg_v271]

Can I support you in rare meats? I don't see that option on paetreon...

[@MetaNerdzLore]

lol despite my relentless emailing to Patreon HQ

[@neilmurphy966]

Cyborg _V2 can I pay in Jabba's paddy frogs? 😉😆

[@LoveShaysloco]

@@neilmurphy966 you don't want to kill your suppliers. If a sarlack can't dijest them how can them

[@neilmurphy966]

emtbrat21 Salacious Crumb managed them when bits dripped outa Jabba's mouth..eww!! 😆

[@tsusmildrides4937]

Subway giftcard payment.

[@perreterecon]

Thank those engineers for not alowing that table with a cat get flipped by the shields

[@joemoment-o1275]

I was considering commenting this

[@maxwaspace5348]

Cats are prone to sudden fast movements

[@JoelGerson1]

Why is there a cat on this?

[@ninjacephas6023]

Awesome

[@SonOfFudge]

Bugs - Now, these things are really expensive. Dooku - Goddamnit. Bugs - We do have a secondary payment option though. Dooku - what’ll it be? Bugs - *M E A T*

[@cocacola4blood365]

Silent but deadly. Doidekas didn't bother their commanders with brainless chatter, they just got the CIS kicked out of the Galactic Bowling League instead.

[@droidzhunterz6861]

They do speak in episode 3, the rayshield scene

[@ultravioletxrays125]

@YT User yes, well in droid language. Like how imperial probes speak imperial.

[@ultravioletxrays125]

@YT User radio transmission. The CIS had a network that allowed them to command their droids. Since they were more expensive, and were more aggressive and independent, they were given more autonomy. They "talked" with other droidekas, no commanders, so they were much more autonomous, no centralized command structure in their division, so no sounds, but embedded radios.

[@Riceball01]

@@ultravioletxrays125 So basically, no "roger, rogers" or "uh ohs" to annoy people with.

[@ultravioletxrays125]

@@Riceball01 mhm.

[@macwelch8599]

If you are preparing for a war in Star Wars, and don’t want to risk biological lives, build a droid army

[@MetaNerdzLore]

For sure and what dooku preached

[@Alexthe360Great]

@@MetaNerdzLore A politician practicing what he preaches- you know the CIS is into some shady stuff.

[@Kjf365]

@YT User apparently not since they had an army of billions of them and sent them into battle to die.

[@Kjf365]

@John Toas I hope that's a joke...

[@UrbanClimber]

@@Kjf365 what is the difference between a robot and you? You are also just a complex biological robot.

[@evilpimp2475]

I wish i could have 2 droidekas following me at all times, I'd be so happy.

[@tinnyle2719]

I want them puppy sized.

[@sniperdroideka1323]

W-What?

[@hasnicktir5310]

@@sniperdroideka1323 You but puppy sized with little blasters. Adorable

[@a_literal_brick]

Second amendment should have included right to bear droidekas for the common defense

[@dafoex]

Pepe The Platypus Automated weapons are on track to being made illegal around the world (like cluster bombs are), but I imagine someone somewhere will complain about the second amendment and have some loopholes put in.

[@carolynbellion]

I’d get one

[@abointedtoyblingofmats]

citizens used to own armed naval warships so in an alternate early age starwars universe the planet Americania would probably have that as commonplace

[@youwayo]

@@abointedtoyblingofmats*Corellia

[@juliabergstrom9802]

To really understand how terrifying the colicoids were image those large droideka shaped bugs rolling at you with the intent to rip the flesh of your bones. The were hiveminded and behaved like piranhas, eating everything and everyone. And on top of that they were also smart enough to design and produce one of the most deadly droids the galaxy had ever seen. When doing deals with the colicoids it was important to be careful as to not get eaten alive. Just showing your neck (so you had to always walk around with your head down around colicoids) would trigger them into a crazy frenzy and eat you alive!

[@blackshogun272]

Jacob Bergström this some werewolf/vampire society shit 😂

[@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131]

Awesome, the one species you need to wear neckguards and heavy armor when face to face with.

[@windowstaskmanager5349]

Imagine Dooku just constantly crouching down and looking silly during the negotiations

[@retinizer7702]

7:57 I just love that sound

[@TheSnow16]

man, they really put some thought in this droid when making it. kudos to the droid designers

[@KimDare75]

Everyone's favorite droid... bro, they can roll, shoot 4 shots at once, have shielding... (THE MOST AWESOME BLASTER SOUND EVER) Aw, i love them so much.

[@Syngraphaeor]

Hands down, my absolute favourite droid from Star Wars. Thanks for the vid!

[@rebelfriend9006]

Commando droids are my favorite

[@levib2006]

@@rebelfriend9006 for me it’s a draw between droidekas and commandos

[@jahanujoshi5544]

I’ve always been fascinating about droidekas , being my favourite special unit on the old battlefront on the PSP I always wanted to know how the hell they worked! Thank you so much for shedding light on my favourite CIS Droid!

[@thorshammer7883]

If the CIS was a faction that was not a puppet government but rather a official nation how strong do you think it's military would be compared to other sci fi factions like the Galactic Empire from the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov?

[@RoulicisThe]

Well...Not that great. Yes, their droid army is impressive and has the main feature of not wasting any lives during battle... But it takes a lot more ressources to produce these droids than it is to train living soldiers, especially droidekas. Besides, even if they had very good design for some of their battle droids...Most of the CIS droids are crappy (Looking at you B1 droids) or misdesigned, leading to flaws that can be easily exploited. So, even as impressive as these droids are, as a military faction the CIS wasn't really that great compared to other sci fi factions

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@RoulicisThe Actually, the B1 Battle Droids were extremely cost-efficient. In order to save money on production, the B1s were actually little more than a Droid chassis with the bare essential components. The CIS focused on "quantity over quality", believing that sending a large amount of cheap droids would be just as effective as a smaller amount of more expensive droids. An episode of Rebels clearly showed that, in large numbers, the CIS droids could easily overtake a Clone strike team (as they'd only lost due to damage and lack of maintenance).

[@RoulicisThe]

@@HunhowsShadowStalker Yeah, and look at the number difference in this specific case. Do you truly think this is a case that would happen in a true conflict situation? The B1 were so poorly designed that they could only be effective with an overwhelming number advantage, and even when it happened, mostly during the clone wars, the clones still had better equipment and ended up dispatching entire regiments of B1 despite this number difference. Don't misunderstand : having a cheap fodder unit like the B1 can be useful if you have a properly effective unit to back it up : using a squad of B1 to take the fire instead of the droideka while he's spraying the enemy position can be effective...But the CIS obsession in using the B1 absolutely everywhere (from law enforcer to capital ship pilots) was highly detrimental as the B1 was mostly ineffective in all his different roles and was used there only because it was easy to produce and thus replace.

[@taelim6599]

@@RoulicisThe Not to mention that B1s are even dumber than video game enemies and far less accurate. Apparently, aimbots were never invented in Star Wars (though it does explain why cannons on ships require gunners instead of just being aimed by an AI).

[@RoulicisThe]

@@taelim6599 Exactly. However the CIS proved that they can design correct AI, their "vulture" droids for space-battle are a good enough proof of this. But instead of using this to upgrade their heavy units, by making their tanks AI-controled, they're using B1 to operate them as it's cheaper for them. But flawed as the B1 is, this method is just holding back all their weaponry

[@ragerancher]

When I first saw this when I was very young I thought they were called Droidy cars :D

[@MrAnimater_Vr]

Same XD

[@nnerrfman6326]

I'm not the only one! 🤣

[@kingdomcome180]

I hear that sound in games and just nope right out of there. Screw the mission I’m gonna live those things are a pain

[@Z95HeadHunter]

1:24: "It costs 400,000 credits to fire these blasters, for twelve seconds!"

[@awildfilingcabinet6239]

The second most satisfying sound in the entire universe. #1 will always be the Slave 1’s seismic charge

[@rebelfriend9006]

Death Star prep is my favorite

[@axmil1286]

Who needs money when you get MEAT as payment.

[@user-hf9hf6hw8j]

Droidekas are basically thirsty hoes. They'd kill for some meat.

[@legojedi328]

oh so THAT'S why the double jump attack in lego star wars disabled the droideka shields, it's a vertical attack right for that center point where the shields meet.

[@Director_Orson_Krennic]

Very amazing work. Every episode, your quality improves, and the knowledge you impart grows greater. It has been amazing to see this channel grow from where it once was, to where it is today. I forsee great things for you two.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Thanks man that means a lot coming from you. Thanks for always supporting, lol we stand here amongst our achievement not just mine, the people that consistently comment are motivating and make it feel like there is an actual following.

[@Sword-Breaker]

This single droid, used mostly as a plot device, has more creativity than the entire sequel trilogy.

[@darkherculeskabuterimon7203]

The first droid character I played in the Star Wars Genisys RPG was a *heavily* upgraded and modified Droideka, although it didn't have a shield generator, and was looking for one when we ended the campaign.

[@hardcorehistorybuff5230]

*If the Soviet Union made a Droid* "Get the Pistoeka Demtri!!!!" "Urrrahh"

[@hardcorehistorybuff5230]

@_SilverArrow_xxx to bad it's called a joke

[@hardcorehistorybuff5230]

@_SilverArrow_xxx then why comment months after I post it? Move along

[@hardcorehistorybuff5230]

@_SilverArrow_xxx why are you so pressed did someone hurt you

[@KevinEontrainer381]

I've always wanted these irl

[@approximately82kangaroos19]

With some numbers I found while roaming the Internet, and by doing the math myself, I actually found that a single clone was as expensive as 55 Droidekas, with 320,000 Credits to spare. Let that sink in. Sifo-Dias's order of clones cost the same as 167,401,681 Droidekas, complete with shield generators, with an extra 66 B1 Battle Droids to spare, and even after THAT, you have 1,200 extra Credits to spend! Keep in mind that I just did a quick search to find the cost of the order of Sido-Dias's 3,000,000 clones and using the price margins as described in this video.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

But then your whole invasion force of death spiders would get stumped by uneven terrain or stairs

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

wow no wonder why the empire stop using clones at some point lol

[@falloutghoul1]

They hear me rollin. They hatin. Patrollin. They tryin to catch me blastin dirty.

[@awrawrwar]

These were and still are my favorite droids.

[@Danspy501st]

Droideka, my favourite droid. I dont know why, I guess it is the rolling death. Btw, didnt you forgot a thing some of them could do when they were rolling? In one of the Clone Wars episode (Where Yoda and 3 clones should meet a prince or king on a planet/moon, where CIS tried to stop them) was they able to use their cannons as they were rolling. P.S. After I went to look on that part, I did made a mistake saying they shot meanwhile rolling which wasnt true. They only somehow had their cannons out, which give me the questions if one of the models of Droidekas was able to shoot meanwhile rolling

[@kyle18934]

If they could shoot while moving = sheer terror

[@kyle18934]

@TheBuragi this would be terrifying. Especially if they could mass produce them to the point of the b2. They would be perfect for disorienting the enemy. Or even just the sheer terror of a small unkillable unit that could easily roll up to you and kill you before you realized what was going on

[@voodoodolll]

Is english your first language?

[@Danspy501st]

@@voodoodolll To who are you asking?

[@kyle18934]

@@voodoodolll to why you are asking?

[@haydonmeek6168]

Where are those *D R O I D I K E A S ?*

[@rainbowrunner1550]

I remember in the Lego Star Wars games, if you played as a character with a lightsaber and did a double jump and did the aerial slam attack, it would instantly take out the shields of the Droideka. I guess it alludes to the weakness the shields have at the top.

[@brotkannschimmeln2875]

There's nothing better than playing a lego game and just fire with the droideka to hear that blaster sound 😍

[@samborton6613]

5:27 Holy crap we out here referencing galactic battlegrounds, ayyyyyy

[@GBeagle1407]

0:59 one of the neimoidians has his fingers crossed

[@deodrith7672]

I remember back when I kept playing battlefront in like 2004 to 7 and bf2 I always loved droidekas as these unstoppable killing machines where it was just me alive defending one final command post against an army of clones They never stood a chance

[@TheKenji2221]

So basically the name means "droiddrone" Welp

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

@YT User yes, but it's also used to refer to unmanned vehicles.

[@alexbourgeois7863]

“The droideka cost how much?!?!.....well. I got some weird meats”

[@acewingdabson3139]

7:28 Rollie sure is bookin' it!

[@GenjiShimada.]

This my favo droid of universe! I've watched this video over countless times:)

[@davidmartingil1385]

that yust looked like Qui-Gon Gin and Obi-Wan Kenobi used hyperspeed to get to the other side

[@Gothic7876]

They used Force Speed to get away

[@benjaminjablon4631]

They are also not waterproof. In Battlefront, after rolling through water for long enough, it would explode.

[@nemesisVtuber]

He attacc He protecc But most importantly... .. roll he can

[@12adawm]

Nemesis Nidhoggr that was really bad

[@nemesisVtuber]

@@12adawm Attacc he can Protecc he can But importantly most Roll he can better?

[@12adawm]

Nemesis Nidhoggr no

[@Fireheart318]

I’m surprised nobody tried sneaking up behind one and just walking through the shield, destroying the blasters, and using it as a personal shield.

[@evanharrison4054]

As long as you can make sure to move faster to the side than it can turn, it can't even hurt you. Forget the walking speed, this thing turns so awkwardly it's unbelievable. Looks really cool, but outside of narrow corridors, they are at a horrible disadvantage. Overpowered hall monitors is what they are. What intrigues me, though, is why they "expand" immediately? That rolling metal thing looks unstoppable. It could easily flatten a few people before expanding and taking care of the survivors. That would be just brutal.

[@evanharrison4054]

@YT User Thanks. It was only an educated guess. As far as the energy shields go, I think they are calibrated to repel nothing but energy weapons. They probably even work on a specific frequency to be most effective. Why waste energy trying to protect against everything when 98% of weapons use more or less the same energy frequency? Ballistic vests are basically designed to only protect against bullets and not much else. Since the droideka kind of looks like it would require an RPG to take out in real life, it is logical to assume that the energy barrier is only there to protect against laser burns. I have only seen droidekas in I,II,III, so I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that anything other than laser rifles and lightsabers would go right through "the bubble", even you hands.

[@lebitelexie9350]

You skipped the weakness where an attacker can ambush a rolling Droideka, kick it onto its side and kill it with well aimed shots. Like Sev did in Republic Commando!

[@kennyfox7055]

I love this droid it's so cool I wish someone can disgn a real full size version of this droid it's just too awesome

[@rasgrizrevelations4145]

I'm surprised The force pushed wasn't mentioned. Jedi would push the droids backwards forcing them to right themselves by folding up into a roll where the clones could then shoot them or they would even knock down other droids.

[@isaned]

There was another variation in Jedi power battles when you played a 2 player mini game as Droidekas. It was a very interesting design

[@LegoWormNoah101]

2:16 Ashoka used this trick in Mystery of the Thousand Moons

[@EvilXero359]

The Droidekas look like bowling balls when they're in ball form and they look like the tank terminators with guns for arms

[@usagifang]

I love the droidekas. The CiS had some of the best droids.

[@lexluthor2988]

Simple: it's a movie, everything is bound to work

[@zebobez2715]

Awesome how literally everyone else covered for Lucas's mistakes and random one-off ideas with tons of lore and dot-connecting.

[@elliottbrown4195]

Droideka is my favorite droid. And seeing them in Jedi survivor actually made me cry tears of joy 😊

[@lenkagamine4145]

I mean, getting up close enough to slowly roll a grenade towards the rapid-firing killing machine with four blaster cannons seems *incredibly* impractical.

[@user-ii4vn8hw7z]

Check out the discontinued LEGO Technic set # 8002 which recreates the Droideka very nicely. There are videos of it rolling then stopping to open up.

[@SaturdayNightSlamMaster1980]

Droidikas are a fun class to play with in Starwars Battlefront II.

[@theeamericanempire2279]

to be honest thees droids are SOOOOOO COOL! and im actually planning on building 2 of them in real life in maybe 5 or 10 years from now and its going to be life size and fully functional! CANT WAIT!!!!!! :D

[@ArtificialDragon]

Favorite Droid ever!!

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah me too

[@neilmurphy966]

ArtificialDragon don't forget gonk power droid!!!

[@Danci1337]

My absolute fav droid! If i was a colonist on a brand new and first settlement on a newly discovered planet and had Droidekas protecting the perimeter of the colony, i surely would feel as safe as i ever could. :)

[@thatsruffdog]

I could see why the Geonosians would have shieldless Destroyers because there weren’t any laser fire fights until the clones showed up.

[@novarat4089]

i think most of star wars is shlocky childish garbage but the Droideka is unironically one of the coolest things to come out of this franchise

[@turboking9238]

I love the blaster sounds from those rollers!

[@senjikenkryomasa2361]

When I was kid I’d always wanted two of these!. To roll projections!.

[@ZeldaLegend31]

Only 2000 credits for a B1? Gimme the link to Amazon cause I'm getting one

[@Prokerboss]

That’s about 4 thousand dollars so you could probably afford it

[@dreatfuldroid9316]

I love this Droid! My favourite before commando Droid.

[@glennlaroche1524]

The pics of the Gungan processing plant warmed my heart and assured me that all is right with the galaxy. Also, yum.

[@Ninjahbutter]

This my favorite droid in all the movies.

[@ESPLTD322]

I’d honestly be really surprised if the US military never attempted to create something very similar after the Phantom Menace was released in 1999. We certainly have the technology to do it now, just putting regular guns on. Hell, I’m sure we did back in 2000 as well.

[@jomonkey2758]

Listening to this while building my Star Wars legion droidekas. Worth it

[@m1st87]

I have a strange fascination for sci-fi technical illustrations. Actually, any technical illustration for that matter, but specifically star wars - related ones are quite mouth watering.

[@baimhakani]

Oh man I loved rolling around with these guys in Lego Star Wars

[@Allentox]

I love these videos. I could watch them all day.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Damn i loved playing the droid army on Starwars Battle Front 2,plop,i put out 2 droidekas that start slamming my enemies with multiple double blasters,into the spawning clone trooper check point!......good times.

[@ShadowMage]

The droideka has always been one of my top favorites droids in Star Wars.

[@JSerrato289]

Imagine the CIS invested in purely Droidekas instead of B1s and B2s. Now that is terrifying, hundreds and thousands of Droidekas, what a nightmare

[@LegoWormNoah101]

0:29 why did I think that was a Pokémon evolution chain?

[@user-fg1ro1ux7k]

I love starwars because there is so much to get to know everything has an answer in starwars

[@Mirinmaru]

I love how the narrator talks about the droidekas as if they exists and adhere to real world rules. "Here are the batteries" lol

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

i mean, thats what some star wars books are like. a lot of star wars stuff is like that, when they designed stuff they wanted it to look like it was actually designed (even if the logic doesn't follow through with proper science)

[@XiBMCiX]

I thought this video was an ad for a sec. I was like "wow this ad looks cool"

[@niki_99]

Same! For some reason all the colors, the way the title appears, and the chopped user logo make it look like a sponsored post.

[@theeamericanempire2279]

LMAO! :D

[@whopperjr.7493]

I use to think they were called "droidy cars" when I was younger.

[@Skaven_is_greatest]

Beautiful

[@FJDH11]

In all my life, I thought he said, "Where are those droids, Picard!" - Star Trek

[@worldtraveler930]

ALL Hail the Zann Consortium!!! 🤠👍

[@nightlock826]

“shield allows slow moving objects to avoid the Droidekas from *bouncing* off everything” Mind: Droideka flying all over as colloids screaming and running to try and shut down thier protype without dying.

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

so there balls of death wen with power in there prototype days

[@LordRazer3]

My favorite droid of all time! I'm only slightly annoyed that you didn't mentioned the Droideka dropship.

[@nosrin1988]

The whole slow moving objects go through the shield thing cause they walk slow doesnt really hold up when you can clearly see them turn off their shield as soon as they start walking in the first scene in the films that you see them in.

[@exen-tric]

Man I wish the music in your videos was on spotify I love it keep up the great work on your star wars video's 😁

[@blindmelon2007]

8:13 that was in my old schools library read it so many times

[@LiliaArmoury]

their shields also don't stop a slow moving captain rex

[@medicman1118]

Also, these newer videos are hella good, keep up the good work!

[@9_19Ming]

I love driodeka 😍😍

[@MegapiemanPHD]

Always loved the design of these things.

[@erinkarp6317]

Well now I really want one