Every Different Model of B1 [OOM] Battle Droids in the Star Wars Universe Explained

The Battle droids had to be some of the versatile troops in SW History.
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[@overlordmogg9103]

B1s are always cool to see when there are just hundreds

[@geetslys]

They are kind of cute looking too.

[@facuokinggton7509]

They would be scarier if they kept the droid voice of the phantom menace

[@darthknightwingphoenix2081]

@@facuokinggton7509 For sure. And if they'd kept the same attitude, as well. Like, they're cheap disposable terminators who can sometimes provide humorous moments due to faults in their programming, but their programming can't be flawed to the point that they're talkative idiots.

[@LucyWest370]

@@darthknightwingphoenix2081 yeah I honestly feel like the B1’s were out of place. Had it been switched over to the more dumb grunting B2s (who by the way, I’m pretty sure only speak in one episode) they could’ve been a bit more threatening because their either complete evil or their stupid idiots. Cant have both.

[@jimmygee3219]

@@darthknightwingphoenix2081 I felt the same about the same way they depicted the B2s in ROTS too. Really took away from the intimidation factor setup on AOTC

[@indianajones4321]

CIS should have used the GONK droid for an army

[@geetslys]

Palpatine didn't want them to win!

[@indianajones4321]

@@geetslys The GONK armor plating could not only rival, but completely destroy Beskar and the Zillo beast’s scales upon contact. Legend has it that GONK armor once reflected a lightsaber back into the user and that GONK droids are the force itself.

[@facuokinggton7509]

You could take gonk droids and turn them into mini nukes, then carpet bomb the crap out of them

[@dihydrogenmonoxidecontainm6064]

@@facuokinggton7509 uh, hey grievous. I hope you don't mind but I've been making some youtube videos on my breaks.

[@yagdtigercommander]

@@dihydrogenmonoxidecontainm6064 lol all we need is a B2 with a bad attitude and this would be hilarious.

[@falloutmcgee6948]

Their eyes always reminds me of coffee bean logos on bags

[@geetslys]

Welp. Now I can't unsee it. I'll be telling the barista that my name is Roger from now on.

[@falloutmcgee6948]

@@geetslys lmao

[@anthonygorman94]

I know! That's all I can see, especially now!

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

Oh no You’re right Noooo

[@The-Ent1ty]

The bean eyes... .... .... .... .... ... BEANIES

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

Shout out to that OOM-9 commander that almost single handedly conquered Naboo back in SW Battlegrounds

[@stratecal796]

Props to the CIS for wasting time and money on not only breaking pods but the intragalactic rules of war

[@geetslys]

Star Wars is just a compilation of the Geneva convention being broken.

[@stratecal796]

@@geetslys “in space, no one can hear you violate the Geneva convention”-Spiffing Brit 2021

[@vonfaustien3957]

@@geetslys cant brake the Geneva convention if there aint a Geneva

[@TheDandyMann]

@@stratecal796 In space no one can hear you OUI lul

[@stratecal796]

@@TheDandyMann god the profile pick makes it funnier XD

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

You have the Roger Roger model, the traitor model, the Genocide model, The beyond a complete idiot model, and the Overqualified model

[@geetslys]

Roger roger.

[@objectifiedslime7891]

@@geetslys I read that in the clone imitation voice.

[@coldkillquik1577]

@@geetslys roger roger

[@Cthulhuwarlord]

@@coldkillquik1577 roger roger

[@straythrawn7861]

@@geetslys “Roger.. Roger” - *Lie*

[@ausaskar]

Shoutout to OOM-9. More competent than any "tactical" droid.

[@mrundy9351]

How about a video of Battledroids with unique personalities like R0-GR and Mister Bones?

[@thedarkzone4271]

Didn't he already do that?

[@andrewthepug5491]

@@thedarkzone4271 he did one on Mr. Bones i think

[@pimppimpproductions6497]

But all battle droids have unique personalities! 😂😊😎

[@daltonlocklear3399]

Yes bt mr bones didn't get his unique personally till after the clone wars so I'd rather have one dealing with droids during the clone wars

[@dihydrogenmonoxidecontainm6064]

Despite what R0-GR said, he wasn't the only one of us left. For instance, Me.

[@maxmajcher5115]

The grapple droids proved ineffective No weapon is powerful enough to pierce plot armor

[@keatonburton5636]

Not just the B2 variants, but the Droideka variants too.

[@Hawkens4k]

I just imagined that in Anakin voice...

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

Hmm yea! That sounds cool!

[@sniperdroideka1323]

Where are those Droidekas?

[@DJ-kp7mf]

You know I really like the fact that there is so many different variations B1 battle droids, instead of a bunch of specialty models. Because it really makes sense from a manufacturing standpoint, it's a lot easier to retool a factory to make a specialized version of a already-established template, Instead of switching the factory over to a completely new template. And that just really fits in with the quantity over quality CIS way of doing things.

[@tombingham7455]

Intentional or no, the B1-A air battle droid seems to be a counter for clone commandos.

[@CloudBlitzer]

I would love to have a B1 as a droid companion

[@yagdtigercommander]

I want a B2 or Dwarf Spider Droid. Probably a Dwarf Spider Droid because its like having a big mechanical dog/mole with a small laser howitzer lol. Plus those Big Red eyes look adorable staring at you like a dog to probably lol.

[@noahleonard2481]

Magnaguards for me please.

[@employervizor1559]

Bx Commandos for me

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

So quirky and wacky! Like a clumsy and talking dog!

[@regularpit1508]

So happy that the B1 get more attention.

[@DCPTF2]

Me going into the video: he is going to not mention any of the Star wars Galactic Battleground Droids 4:07: Betel Droids Me: oh, still forgot the, AA B1

[@franciscodecarvalho2366]

That game is wonky

[@nerdyspinosaurid]

actually, he mentioned the AA ones as a subgroup of Heavy Droids, which is what Wookiepedia treats them as as well iirc (as both use missiles)

[@pegi4203]

I'm still waiting on the disclaimer "this video is not sponsored by bactoid combat automata in any way" or such.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

B1-A air battle droid from Star Wars Revenge of the Sith game was my favorite one. looked really cool . that game had a lot of cool unique designs that never left the game like Clone Assassins with vibro swords and Jedi Knight Serra Keto

[@bostonarchie3194]

If there was no sith intervention in the clone wars the separatists would have probably won because of the sheer number of droids.

[@bostonarchie3194]

@Joseph Douek yeah and any uprisings/rebellions would have been crushed

[@icircumcisedmonkeysafterfo4781]

Well if there were no siths then the war wouldn't have happened. And if order 66 wouldn't have happened then the republic would have won since during ROTS Grievous died and we all know if he's out of the picture then the republic would have the upper hand

[@luigimrlgaming9484]

Roger Roger

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

If there was no sith intervention the separatist movement wouldn't have been dominated by greedy opportunists and warmongers in the first place

[@justvacuumingaround9309]

fun fact: there were at least 10,000 droids for every clone

[@LonesomeRhody]

Since battle droids often acted as garrisons for Separatist worlds, I like to think that service models like the pilot and firefighter droid would be found in the civilian sectors, performing jobs that would've been hazardous to organic beings. (Plus it would match the PR the Confederacy spread in saying how they used droid armies to avoid risking the lives of their citizens in combat)

[@shorewall]

The B1 makes a perfect servant class. Can do just about anything passably, and they are expendable.

[@videocrowsnest5251]

My favorite droids in Star Wars are the B1's - Purely because for being a bunch of functional idiot death bots- They seem like if they'd have a choice in the matter they would really just be more home doing other things than fighting in the Clone Wars. Plus when they develop their own unique personalities (usually after sufficient damage being done to their circuits) they have the capacity to at times be savagely sassy, condescending, and sarcastic towards just about anyone: And I think that's a grand quality to have in a droid that's just sick and tired of their job that involved marching out to shoot people, get blown up, and then end up being rebuilt to be sent right back out there again.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

naa, there is alot of dialogue where they talk about enjoying fighting clones and fighting in general, its only jedi they dislike fighting.

[@videocrowsnest5251]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 Interesting. Perhaps that means they are just sore losers then and are all for easy wins?

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

B1-A: **Exists** Every Clone: "THEY FLY NOW?!"

[@jedimasterboltsproductions6433]

"They fly now!"

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I forgot about that scene with the rocket battle droids going around and cracking open escape pods like piñatas. That scene and the one in the Umbara episodes where the clones are going around and casually joking while executing wounded enemy soldiers both rank pretty high on my, "Holy shit, I can't believe that there are corporate marketing departments that green-lit their breakfast cereal and action figure advertisements to be run with this show" list.

[@aaronmillard257]

Yes do an episode on all the B2 variants. That would be awesome

[@inquisitorgarza312]

The Confederacy of Independent Systems probably had hundreds of thousands of different versions of the B1 Battle Droid. There is probably be no way to probably cover even half of the different battle droids much less the variety of said battle droids.

[@gunnarlarsson3808]

I don't know about hundreds of thousands, chief. But many that aren't listed here.

[@wongvieian1694]

Such as OOM-052:fix a bug that makes them just stand in place in the middle of a battle OOM-053:they now do not shoot inanimate objects that looks like the enemy OOM-054:added a piece of metal near the joints to stop sand from going in

[@wongvieian1694]

And so on and on and on And each diffrent model just adds a slight diffrence.

[@zexalbrony4799]

I've always been a fan of the piolet Droids, they're my favorite color blue, if my icon didn't make it obvious. Also helps they got to help R2 and play a decent role in the Citadel Arc, which I also enjoy greatly. Also, nice effect at the beginning to transition the box color from blue, to red, and then to yellow, when talking about the most well know varients.

[@masterexplorertiger1270]

This video was very helpful for my not-so nerdy friend! Thanks! (also I learned a thing or 2)

[@geetslys]

Awesome! Hopefully we exposed them to Star Wars!

[@XVZ_3]

@@geetslys it’s like an addiction but a good one

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

I remember reading in the Official Star Wars Fact File (that must have been around the time AOTC was released) that only the OOM series had vocabulators, which meant that regular B1 droids weren't able to talk. This applied to the time of the Invasion of Naboo. I don't know whether this was later retconned or not, but I like this concept. I really don't like the way B1 droids were portrayed later in ROTS and especially in TCW. In EP1, B1 droids were cold and intimidating and now they're a joke.

[@Espartanica]

No more a joke than storm troopers, or really anyone who's a "bad guy" in Star Wars. Canonically competent, buffoons on-screen.

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@Espartanica But honestly, stormtroopers only started to become a joke since Return of the Jedi, when they were beaten by a bunch of teddy bears. In ANH especially, stormtroopers are a serious threat and in TESB, the same logic of "they have orders to miss" can be applied as in ANH.

[@Idkidkidk716]

Love the clip of the droid getting crushed by boxes and being pulled out lol They seem pretty weak for lifting or physical rolls like fire fighting like in the molevolence (sorry for my spelling).

[@pokebreeder2517]

the b1 droids are hands down one of the best droids as they have so much potential if given the right upgrades and made a bit better.

[@andrewmunro4884]

The b1 battle droid is probably one of the most popular star wars enemy soldier next to the classic storm trooper. One thing How ever that separates them from storm troopers however is that they can actually HIT there targets.

[@swiftsamurai6833]

"Roger Roger"

[@overlordmogg9103]

"Roger Roger"

[@thylaggyone4513]

Roger Roger

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

This man stole my comment from an earlier video lol

[@overlordmogg9103]

@@EdaugEthanbYT tough

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

@@overlordmogg9103 I don’t care that he took it. I find it humorous

[@strider5964]

Never thought I'd see one of your vids mention Galactic Battlegrounds. Ah the nostalgia...

[@geetslys]

So much fun. Empire at War is also AMAZING, especially with the FoC expansion!

[@samvimes9510]

Hasbro needs to make a Black Series figure of the firefighter droid, I love their design

[@RYUZAKILL117]

I actually believe Rocket Battle Droids had more potential. Just imagine thinking you’re winning the battle just to see a bunch of gunships dropping this guys like rain on the battlefield.

[@Espartanica]

Space is a vastly different environment than atmosphere. A lot of spacefaring ships weren't designed for landing because of this

[@0errab0]

The Droid Army had limitless Potential and an overwhelming about of versatility! I really wanted to see the Droid Army keep making improvements and keep appearing in more Star Wars movies and series.

[@dihydrogenmonoxidecontainm6064]

Thanks for filling out the blanks about us commander models. A little known fact about us is that we love playing battlefront 2004.

[@Eremon1]

I've always imagined that there was a unique B1 that didn't ever have a memory wipe and developed a unique high level intelligence. Similar to R2-D2. Perhaps it went on to work with the Rebels and the New Republic.

[@madisonatteberry9720]

I would like a story like that.

[@SickoFromHell]

Issues were processing units in them so most of them could not go past a certain point

[@MereelSkirata]

What about the OOM-69 Pleasure Droid?

[@overlordmogg9103]

Not many were made because of the expense parts used in the making

[@johnskylark1527]

Mr. Bones was a "one of a kind" variant, roger roger!

[@Matt-md5yt]

I do like these boys, glad you covered them

[@muellek7]

So happy to see references to Star Wars: Battlegrounds. That game was my introduction to the RTS genre, but few people seem aware of it.

[@Regulatory_Vagrancy]

Yes. Please do the B-2 "Super Battle Droid" next. The OG Battlefront 2 Super Battle Droid one-shotting a a clone trooper at point-blank with the tri-shot; will always be what I think of. The good old days..

[@IronModeOfficial]

I honestly would love another open world Star Wars game but set in the clone wars era it would be so cool

[@arbiter690]

I also forgot but there were B1 models missed such as the ones that operated the mortars from galactic battlegrounds and the electro staff wielding ones.

[@madisonatteberry9720]

And aquatic ones.

[@loganwhitney8471]

@Geetsly's Awesome video my friend, it's good to learn about the B1 Battle Droids their different models. And yes I'd would love to see the different B2 Super Battle Droids models too. Maybe a little bit of the IG-series Assassin Droids including IG-100 Magnaguards?

[@Arro3]

I would greatly appreciate a B2 video

[@nerdyspinosaurid]

treating Galactic Battlegrounds as canon is always very funny

[@KirbyBWebb]

More on ALL the different Droids PLEASE !

[@Ganonsmork]

Well, its better than hearing *GONK* one hundred thousand times. JK.

[@geetslys]

Your opinion is wrong.

[@Ganonsmork]

@@geetslys ha! I just wanted to say something, so I said this.

[@eligdeadman8777]

@@Ganonsmork LIAR!

[@erwinsmith482]

It's treason then.

[@Ganonsmork]

@@erwinsmith482 like I said *"JK"*

[@otterboysworkshop7024]

all I can think of while watching this is some form of a battle strategy game where you chose troops and try to win the war with tactics also yes i would love to see a B2 version of this

[@jetslayerz]

I WANTED AN EPIC VIDEO LIKE THIS THANK YOU!!!!

[@geetslys]

NO PROBLEM!!!!!!!!

[@WalkAroundMalaysia]

Anyone who is reading this, I sincerely wish for you finding happiness in daily life, and you may be successful one day

[@falloutmcgee6948]

Thanks, you too. I needed to hear that today. I fucked up real bad.

[@howdycrusader355]

Banana

[@geetslys]

You too!

[@woodrowwilsontheoriginal]

You just made my day

[@moltenbonbon3274]

B1 roger droids

[@kittybuilderbunch7906]

Here is a idea for a new movie : A droid and his beetle

[@mitchcoleman1238]

I’d really like to hear about the B-2 variants!!!

[@HOOVYSsandvich]

Now I need to know this, what’s the difference between OOM and B1 droids

[@jaxsonlambert9750]

They had more independence and were a bit smarter to help fulfill their roles

[@daverage4729]

Digging those B1-a battle droids. Very cool.

[@garrettlittle5502]

I don't think the pilots onboard the Malevolence were actual OOM Pilot Droids, more likely regular B1 units hastily refited for pilot duties.

[@B--uf4ne]

Roger Roger

[@geetslys]

Hey, 2005 is the year that the greatest film ever made was released!

[@B--uf4ne]

@@geetslys Wow thanks you for noticing the reference

[@darthhatchet775]

I would love to see the different B2 variants

[@picklesenate9681]

B1 battle droid: "Roger roger" Grenadier battle droid: "their armor. destroy them grenade."

[@shorewall]

Ah, it's gonna be the year of Droids! :D

[@powerofanime1]

B2 Droid next yes please!

[@aishite17]

I like how some of the images are sourced from BF2

[@erodoeht4666]

Wow idk about the B-1 A ever mentioned. I always thought a B-1 and B-2 would make a pretty neat mix of they were put together. The jetpack was also a nice touch. I could picture it being useful for boarding enemy ship similar to the B-2 rocket Droid.

[@ShadowBills408]

And the B1 superbattle droid :( they never get the love they deserve

[@BlueJay-rv2rd]

What are those? I only know about B2s

[@ShadowBills408]

@@BlueJay-rv2rd Sorry I meant the BX commandos, I got the name wrong because in a mod for empire at war they where name like that 😓

[@BlueJay-rv2rd]

@@ShadowBills408 Gotcha

[@DeviantGryphonFromTinyMoat]

Loved seeing some screen grabs from SW: Galactic Battlegrounds!

[@taylord2006]

Would love one on the B2s!

[@kactumafurianwarriors9188]

i would love seeing vids on the variations of the b2 battle droids also the variations of droidikas though there are some variations of it that i have a hard time loping in with those "rolling death balls" as asoka so beautifully put i speak of the oppressor droids and some of the old republic era ones that to me look very similar to droidikas i also would love to see a comprehension break down of all the droid models and model variants used by the cis during the war over all wether one vid or multiple i just love learning about this stuff

[@anorangutan828]

ahhh yes my droid ARMY

[@callum-monitoredbydad-4180]

The only words in every word battle droid to learn Roger Roger

[@macwelch8599]

I think the Separatist battle droids would’ve been more intimidating if they looked more human

[@danthiel8623]

Ok so c3po

[@macwelch8599]

@@danthiel8623 smarter than that

[@varvariiin]

I mean they were designed by aliens so they generally were designed to look like their respective makers so they sorta did look "human" from a certain point of view

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

disagree, humans are one of the least threatening thing out there, espeically if portrayed as dumbly as the droids are portrayed in the 2007 clone wars. I would argue an inhumane droid is more threatening (assuming the same behaviour, ie serious and brutal), as there is less humanness that can be attributed to it. the meta (ie behind the scenes) of the B1 was designed to look like an alien skeleton, so a horde of them looks like a skeletal horde from grim fantasy. however as they decided to turn them from somewhat serious and quite in episode 1/2 to more comic and chatty in other media this lost any effect it might of had. in universe they are based off the geonocean wingless drones (slave class)

[@andrewhousley9911]

Yes please do the B2 units

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

The ig-97 droids resemble the b1's but they were made by a different company.

[@Dr.DagNabit]

Even tho they're all different, I bet they still have that signature "uh oh" they do when in danger.

[@AiluridaeAureus]

Let's be honest, if Disney can recycle Stormtroopers, I wholeheartedly, REALLY want to see a faction who brings back B1s, B2s and Droidekas! And unlike Stormtroopers, _there's actually a reason for them to be the same!_

[@arturocavendish6859]

Battle droids normally: can barely turn around, Star Wars battlefront droids: doing cartwheels

[@nomorok15]

Me watching B1 vids: pfff those are just the same looking thing painted different Me watching a clone vid: now that's what I'm looking for

[@RayMKlll]

you forgot a variant: R0-GR, the Freemaker Droid

[@BOUNDLESS_MESA]

That’s not canon that takes place in Lego star wars

[@willy-yum5820]

Where’s our B2 battle droid list? Love to see it!

[@b4ttlefront4rcher]

So is there a lore reason the B1s in Republic commando looked differently or was that simply artistic license?

[@babufacio_____wczesniejvin2847]

Heavy Battle Droids (HBDs) are my favs

[@staying_spooky]

Phantom menace battle droid voices are the best of any movie or show

[@violetlight1548]

The OOM command variants could probably be reprogrammed to be decent office assistants later on, for places where protocol droids are rare. My fan character, Xelarra, Empress of the Empire of the Hand, has a put-upon B-1 named "4T-2" who is programmed to be her research assistant.

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

I like imagine enough of em slipped through cracks after the war that weren’t shut down for one reason or another that they ended up colonizing some far flung world. No tactical droids, maybe few supers and vultures but just fields of happy frolicking B1’s. Far as eye can see, off into distance, over the hills and far away, carried on the wind “rogerogerogerrogerogerogerogerogerogeroger”

[@guilhermef.cabral8252]

I kinda funny how the separatists are more organized than the republic itself, they probably have the most organized army in star wars Maybe even more than the empire, if they weren't made to literally loose they could put a big fight

[@franciscodecarvalho2366]

I just get sad when I see B1s getting destroyed left and right without a thought, they were so cute and an actual good Idea tô mininize citizens casualties

[@curtishoward4470]

I'd like to think a genius child rebuilt a bunch of B1s and had adventures in the Imperial era.

[@webdude15]

so what about the commando droids we see at Rishi outpost(and in the TCW in general) can that be considered a variant of B1 droid? EDIT: actually wait, hol up. what about the fling droids in S7 of clone wars. or could those be the B1 A droid?

[@varvariiin]

Commandos are a different droid line BX droids specifically

[@webdude15]

@@varvariiin oh ok, that makes ssense

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@webdude15 actually the BX line is a variation of the B1 design, according to the 2015 book 'Ultimate Star Wars'. its just so heavily modified and specialized that it got given its own name (BX) to distinguish it.

[@DeamonChocobo]

Pretty sure most OOM Pilot Droids were actually independent from control ships to a greater extent than other droids before the Battle of Naboo.

[@theguardiandex]

very informational and worth the like Good one dude

[@themrfives]

So does anyone know what the b1 variant from republic commando is? I've been dying to know ever since I saw an image of them on wookiepedia and even more now that I've actually played the game.

[@varvariiin]

Pretty sure thats just a standard B1 with a different paint job not a variant. They probably just wanted a grittier feel so they chose not to color them yellow/brown

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@varvariiin remember also it was made (well developed) before episode 3 was released, they probably assumed that future B1s would be painted like their environment, like episode 2 B1s (which are a red-brown canonically to blend in with the environment), but then episode 3 dropped with uncammo-ed B1s

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

"Strategic" thoughts

[@alberto2141]

There's also the variant of geonosis, seen in both first and second battle of geonosis and the abafar model

[@sharkisshark3476]

i remember star wars battle front II (05) i would play against my friend on the clone wars. every time he would rush me as obi 1 or some jedi i would blow him up as a assult droid with a mine (till he started throwing his light saber or pushing me off a cliff)

[@absbrah38]

The b1-a is that one awkward middle evolution of pokemon

[@PineActual]

Sounds crazy but B1’s are actually my fav droids next to BX Series and Droideka’s

[@jckcc]

“OOM-9 ready!”

[@Hello-eq4db]

CIS been lending grenadier battle droids to Hitler in COD WAW

[@comradekenobi6908]

Ah, REZNOV

[@mattuuu3123]

My Droid is the best one it randomly attacks everythings thats related to Fur but it just moves in their way uncomfortably so they feel unwell, they have smaller legs and heads though.