The B1 Battle Droid Who Fought With Clones From the 212th [TRAGIC] - Coppertop

During the early months of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Commander Cody and the 212th were stationed on the rocky planet of Bogoa, fighting against the huge hordes of droid forces there. While on a standard reconnaissance mission, Commander Cody noticed something incredibly unusual about one of the enemy B1-Battle droids. The B-1 Battle droid was completely friendly to the Clone forces and even provided medical attention to one of Cody’s injured brothers. So, I’m going to break down the full story of Coopertop, the B-1 Battle droid who fought alongside the Clones of the 212th.
The story begins on the rocky world of Bogoa, where Captain Rex along with General Obi-Wan Kenobi and 212th are stationed, on the lookout for enemy droid forces. The group had not encountered any enemy forces since the skies of this remote planet were illuminated by a colorful show of lights. The immense amount of blaster bolts and other weapons fired on the planet had formed a rainbow, which made the battlefields glow.
As they are waiting for further advances from the droid army, Obi-Wan tells Cody that he has drawn the short straw, and will be placed on roundup duty, out on the front lines. Cody is pretty annoyed that he has been placed on roundup duty again, and begins to wonder if he really should have trained to become a Clone Commander. Roundup duty is the tragic task where one Clone Trooper of a company is chosen to go out and search for surviving Clones among the many fallen brothers. It’s definitely not a role any Clone soldier enjoys having to do, but it has to be done. Obi-Wan reassures him that everything is going to be alright because Cody will get to spend more time with him, to which he sarcastically reponds, “you’ll have to do better than that sir, wish me luck!”, before quickly moving out of their camp to begin the mission.
Cody immediately moves out, choosing not to wear his helmet on his head because he believes that the mission will be very easy and pretty standard. While travelling on the jagged rocks surrounding his company’s camp, he reassures himself that “most droids couldn’t bullseye a door if they were attached to the handle, but the shots that do hit never seem to wound.” As commander Cody continues moving through the harsh landscape of the planet, he is suddenly alerted to a metallic object very close in front of him, a B-1 battle droid. Cody is absolutely disgusted, as he sees the B-1 unit holding a blade over one of his brothers who is lying injured on the cold ground. Cody immediately draws his weapon in order to protect his brother, and demands that the battle droid drop the blade.
Commander Cody quickly moves closer to the B-1 battle droid, pointing his blaster directly at it’s shiny head. The droid lefts his metallic arms into the air, trying to convince Commander Cody that this is all a misunderstanding and that it’s not what it looks like. Cody isn’t buying it however, because all of his experience on the battlefields of the Clone Wars have shown him one thing. That with a droid, what you see is always what you get. Because of this, Commander Cody is about to fire on the helpless droid, but Obi-Wan rapidly arrives on the scene, holding Cody back, telling him that he senses that this B-1 Unit is different from the rest. Obi-Wan can sense that this droid has not hurt Clone Trooper Gunner, who is lying badly injured on the rocky ground, but instead he actually saved Gunner’s life.
As Kenobi approaches the B-1 Battle droid, the droid tells him that it was the right thing to do. One expendable soldier helping another. Honestly really awesome to see the comparison made between the Battle droids of the Separatist army and the Clones of the Grand Army. They really are a lot more similar than you might think. Obi-Wan then quickly asks the B-1 unit for his designation number and battle directive, to which he responds that… he really doesn’t know. He doesn’t remember his designation number instead, he simply goes by the name Coppertop. Coppertop does however report that he did once have a regular Separatist battle directive, which was to kill Clones on sight, but that has now been replaced by a new command. This new command is to ignore all previous programming and orders.
Commander cody then places his yellow trimmed helmet back on and wonders what the separatis would want with a non-violent droid. Obi-Wan quickly then suspiciously responds that he doesn’t know, but he doesn’t like it either. Kenobi then orders Cody to help Trooper Gunner back to his feet and to call in a security squad from the 212th.
As Cody carries his badly injured brother back to safety, Obi-Wan walks with Coppertop, and asks him to join him back at the camp with the rest of the company. Assajj Ventress and a Chiss bounty hunter named Cyreltov, look on from a distant cliff face, where they are observing the actions of Coppertop, and how he will interact with Obi-Wan and the Republic forces.

[@StarForceOne]

If you enjoyed the video, make sure to check out the story of the B1 Battle droid who deserted and became a farmer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4O3d6ljr8d4a5o

[@leonardochapman4736]

I love B1's, they're so dumb and childlike and funny. I don't see why people hated on them...

[@ini_Nyawa]

I agree with guy below B1s are just don't really have Choice they are have the same fate as the clones Also send the discord link pls

[@watchman0062]

What’s the music?

[@StarForceOne]

@OrangeYT discord.gg/adYuyKJ

[@watchman0062]

StarForceOne Hi! Could I please have the name of the music at the beginning please?

[@obi-wan-kenobi2656]

i remember him. He is my friend now,

[@ThePoptardedtj]

Hello there

[@HD-dp1pr]

General Kenobi

[@ThePoptardedtj]

Aaah i see youre a man of curture as wel

[@previzsla4739]

Kenobiiii!

[@ThePoptardedtj]

And Codyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@RyanTheDark]

Cody: Oh-erm, this is awkward. *Rubs back of head and remembers all the droids he'd killed.*

[@Ayala-99]

Spot on Cody lol

[@animatoraoi3672]

*Order 66*

[@MastemaJack]

Droids are robots can't kill something that never lived.

[@xirochamber5863]

"Alright clanker" *unzips pants*

[@MastemaJack]

@GoTi4No nope, how do you know that isn't just programming.

[@rebornskeleton5232]

How come that bounty hunter be looking like a low tier marvel villain lmao

[@InfinitelyConcise]

He does :D

[@joshuapuckett7920]

Cause the comic is probably made by marvel

[@justnoobtoo6352]

He went through a portal and ended up in TWC and because he was not powerfull enough to be a major villian he bounty hunter

[@KingCaramel_]

Maybe.... He is.!

[@tdubb1220]

@@joshuapuckett7920 star wars isnt owned by marvel or DC at all far from that actually lmao

[@grayhantzell1957]

Imagine if lord sidius accidently say Order 99 rather Order 66 in ROTS

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

*Sidious ;)

[@murpheria4562]

He's have a lot more mcnuggets than he'd wanted

[@NordicCarved]

the droids betray the seperatists and the Republic wins?

[@NordicCarved]

@nathaniel gray Ehh true. There wouldn't be much left of the CIS to do anything different.

[@OmegaTheMyth]

@nathaniel gray Actually no, the Clone War was still entirely underway, the Droid Army was deactivated all at once and the CIS leaders were all murdered on Mustafar, which obviously caused the immediate victory. They weren't entirely in the clear just yet beforehand though.

[@ARCTrooperStudios8108]

We have droids who gets shot and ends up saving Rex and Obi Wan, A droid that becomes a farmer and now a droid that helps a clone trooper. Wow, this is why I like Star Wars. There is still hope for the enemy to become good or to realize that them following a protocol to kill without mercy is wrong

[@ramarblood7697]

No wonder mace windu offered the droids to surrendur in the final season of the clone wars.

[@ARCTrooperStudios8108]

@UCjD1YChQ-d0ayJHT4fFVX7A I think that’s the droid that saved Rex and Obi Wan

[@Jonnell01]

Who said the confederacy was evil?

[@coolfrymaster]

Ramar Blood what’s the first story your referring too? (Droids saving Rex and obiwan)

[@ARCTrooperStudios8108]

@@coolfrymaster The story where Rex gets shot saving Obi Wan and then I think he shot a droid. The droid malfunction and turned against his droid pals and then Rex calls him Bats

[@dwightwashere7174]

We need a clone and droid team up comic

[@leonardochapman4736]

Or film

[@goldengriffin4715]

I have been planning that, yet it hasn't been put into action. should I do it?

[@deleteddeleted8542]

Golden Griffin yes

[@PadmeAmidala-hy4zc]

@@goldengriffin4715 yes do it

[@Frightknight15]

I'd die if Bats was in a movie or series,that droid was badass and pretty funny.

[@thestarwarsgamer2892]

Who knew that regular B1 droids were smart enough to provide medical attention. Amazing video.

[@randyyeh7576]

Yeah... I thought they were supposed to be stupid so they can be easily reproduced

[@thestarwarsgamer2892]

@@randyyeh7576 Guess some were smarter then we initially thought.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@thestarwarsgamer2892 canonically they are programmed based on the techniques of elite mercinaries and bounty hunters. they are supposed to only be dumb in the way they lack creativity and are thus extremely predictable (And that their targeting programming is not intended to be accurate) P.S. the lore stats their lower accuracy comparied to clones is a bad thing, but realistically its arguably actually a good thing. soldiers in real life are not useually trained to hit individual enemies but to maintain disciplined fire on an enemy position (not the enemy themselves), accuracy is considered important to get near the target that some of the rounds would cause hits if the enemy exposes themselves (instead of widely off-target, wasting ammo) but not too accurate otherwise you don't get enough dispersion for proper suppression (Which is one of the criticisms of the brengun for example). if you watch the series thats what the droids do, while the clones waste time trying to hit individual droid targets (which is the obsolete pre-ww2 style of shooting)

[@thestarwarsgamer2892]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 So basically they are quite good at supressing fire in certain positions and units such as Commando Droids are for more accurate and focused fire. Good comparison BTW.

[@dracthewanderer6871]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 In all fairness, can a clone really suppress droids?

[@winter2888]

I Hope one day someone Will make a spin-off movie about a battle droid team

[@loganwhitney8471]

I'd think they tried with three reprogrem b1's during the citadel story and I'd liked that part, wish there was more stories like that.

[@Massisei]

Logan Whitney i agree. They died right? The B1’s

[@loganwhitney8471]

@@Massisei Yes they were killed trying to protect their friends.

[@charleslindberg829]

I don't have a lot of money, but if someone would make a movie with battle droids as the main characters, I'll pitch in what I can to help make it possible.

[@kommandantgalileo]

Star wars battle droids

[@double_7732]

Battle Droids are honestly so cool

[@jstopmotion4279]

Ya they are

[@glennappiah5230]

Yep

[@glennappiah5230]

Colone trooper are better stormtroopers

[@SwagSwagSenate]

@@glennappiah5230 you mean are better than? Because clones and stormtrooper are diffrent

[@paperexplain9342]

If I were a military leader I would use the battle Droid as a primary as they are expendable and use the clone as some sort of elite force cause they are expendable but can learn from their experience in battle

[@torins.9121]

I wish we got a clone wars arc on a story like this.

[@spicylemon7475]

"The only good clanker" Are we just gonna forget about crossbones, r2's converted battle droid units, and the entire separatist holdout in Star Wars rebels?

[@Frightknight15]

Don't forget the badass Bats who took out several squads of droids on his own,and at one point used a droids limb as nunchucks

[@vishnusnair3698]

And mr bones

[@theencolony5595]

@@vishnusnair3698 bones wasn't what I'd call a good clanker, they were a psychopathic killing machine after all

[@thegoliath9310]

And Roger, from Freemaker Adventures

[@ryanrigley2558]

I mean yeah, he was a physcopathic killer, but he was a GOOD physcopathic killer. He fought for the good guys, but just happened to also be a bat sh-(slapped by mom) uh, iguana insane murderer

[@justsomeponywithamustache8731]

Robo-Coppertop, what are your directives? "1. Serve the public trust" "2. Protect the Innocent" "3. Uphold the law"

[@SyluxXIV]

I actually pay my respects to coppertop another droid ripped from us fans. Rest in peace coppertop

[@Average_Guardian]

More like rest in pieces!

[@callummcneill6266]

@@Average_Guardian 😥

[@seethenero2555]

"One expendable soldier to another" Damn that hit me, especially as a conversation comparing a droid and a clone.

[@bentoncozzi612]

Before I transitioned to the 42nd, I remember meeting this guy. He was a great soldier.

[@angelosibella8308]

I bought this comic 10 years ago "The Only Good Clanker" loved it as a child.

[@StarGazer2gaming]

What if Order 99 had been issued to the whole droid army?

[@PirateCat822]

Billions of doctors and nurses and free healthcare throughout the Republic.

[@soldiergaming8899]

Corona dies

[@lechking941]

@@PirateCat822 well not just doctors or other healthcare workers but just straight free work force. If you remeber the directives copper had are in short the 3 rules in a alternate form of self aware ai. Other worlds the always help, never harm and never attack a human or other biological. Those are the short hand rules of being self aware mechines.

[@PirateCat822]

@@lechking941 that is true.

[@futuremarinegaming5981]

The 3 dislikes are from Dooku Grevious and Palpatine.

[@StarForceOne]

Maybe Ventress and the Chiss bounty hunter now too 😉

[@Sapphiregamer8605]

@@StarForceOne and the rest all the battle droids

[@lechking941]

@@Sapphiregamer8605 ha I can see the factories just having a moment for the dis liking XD

[@morphingninja]

I'm pretty sure this was Palpatine proto-testing order 66 by seeing how easily/strongly the programming switched prior alliances and behaviors

[@civilrebel3743]

God, Cody said the c-word. I’m sick of the bigotry that droid go through by the clone army and the republic. #droidlivesmatter

[@rootintootinnewton]

He even said it hard-r too

[@MegatronOfTarn]

C l a n k a h

[@broonters2671]

Okay clanker

[@civilrebel3743]

@D'niro Gavin bingo

[@rootintootinnewton]

@D'niro Gavin is Zanny like a web-comic or something?

[@Makise3]

Why does every story about a good battle droid helping the republic have to end so sadly. I mean I know why but I wish it didn’t have to be that way.

[@el6700]

Ikr I’m literally crying 🥲 I love the droids so much

[@countryboy2188]

Is everyone just gonna ignore the poor man's Durge with Ventress?

[@Paradox_Edits]

He was one of them, a brother. Part of the Grand Army of the Republic.

[@emperorpalpatine4911]

“Just one expendable soldier helping another” IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE

[@alumlovescake]

In alt timeline" Drop the blade Its not what it looks like *BLASTER SHOT* ;(

[@charizardfan1017]

I wish this guy would have lived, so he could meet his brother bats

[@Obsidian_Gargantuan_Leviathan]

R.I.P. cooper top he was the best clanka from all 😢😭

[@TheMadRatKing]

Every time B1s end up on the other side of the conflict, their stories are *always* interesting

[@lonewolf5054]

If only that order was given to all droids and have the war over, also would it be the same effect on the clones if it was given?

[@StarForceOne]

That's a very good question, I wonder what would have happened!

[@barnabelesenne-w8433]

This is now in my top 5 fave vids

[@eliscoby3242]

I love all these little stories about the special b1 droids. I love coppertop and wish he lived so much. Also, order 99, pretty clever

[@shadowtrooper5845]

There are so many interesting versions of b1 battle droids that I'm surprised there has not been a movie or video game based off said battle droids such as the loan battle droid Mr Bones and copper top

[@luisromero1835]

Why an I tearing up I'm not even cutting onions

[@christianthelaidbackcampfan]

I wish this was an actual episode of the Clone Wars

[@sullen3584]

I guess I am early, also you are def my favorite Star Wars channel with Star Wars theory at a close second :)

[@leonardochapman4736]

Same here

[@ImmortalAbsol]

Why is it all the best/good B1's are lost. Bats, Mr. Bones, and now I learn of Coppertop. I hope RO-GR (canon via Droidography) and Neeku's B1 don't suffer the same fate any time soon.

[@haka-katyt7439]

That's a yikes to neeku's B1

[@Fivesss484]

the ending was so amamziing

[@Fivesss484]

that feeling when youtube decides to pinn you but you misspell amazing xD

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Love how the Battledroid is Literally wearing a super hero costume 😂. Seems a bit forced.

[@cissuperdroid]

I agree- it easily makes Coppertop recognizable, but I wonder where he found time to add on all those extra bits.

[@gregorysweet867]

@@cissuperdroid head clone hement

[@bobrob1825]

Because he was special. Was this a joke Darth Sidious to dress the Droid with a cape and draw a squiggly line on its chest? Lol

[@JeanLucCaptain]

@@bobrob1825 I AM SUPER DROID! B3 ULTRA DROID SHOWS UP😎

[@bobrob1825]

@@JeanLucCaptain give the Droid a helmet so he won't hurt himself.

[@jynxyouowemeasoda5066]

THERE SHOULD BE A SEPARATIST BATTLE DROID VERSION OF THE CLONE WARS ANIMATED SERIES!

[@manicmonstermike7647]

That would be cool but the b1 battle droids are usually not that interesting but I still think your idea is cool and could be an awesome show

[@jynxyouowemeasoda5066]

@@manicmonstermike7647 people said the same thing with the clones back when I was a kid before the clone wars animated series came out in the early 2000s and now so mich lore and back stories exist for it-- you can make a lot of things happen telling the perspective of the separatists and have the droids work with the main antagonists while having a dynamic story with droids

[@slitherthewizardofwither6959]

Man Obi-Wan's an absolute player he even flirts with Cody

[@calebmcintosh3241]

F in the chat for our good friend coppertop that was used in a cruel experiment.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

[@isaackim7675]

Good droids follow orders Coppertop, “But not this droid!”

[@cadbanecollectibles7633]

Keep up the amazing vids!

[@koraegi]

"Chiss bounty hunter accomplice" How tf did someone's swtor character get in here

[@kokirikid121]

Okay, I never thought, that I would cry over a battle droid. Well, but here I am.

[@5roductionz1466]

Nice video!

[@StarForceOne]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frostypot102]

Love ur vids and always will :D

[@aSomeons]

Love it you should make more👍

[@metadude1234]

Earned a sub because you don't go on a tangent and cliffhanger the actual info in the title like other channels

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

Another story about another special droid, keep it up. :)

[@nabhanradityaadiwibowo2666]

imagine if the droid are in the movie and keep going on until star wars the rise of the skywalker. he will be remembered.

[@fear9780]

The B1 battle droid:maybe I don't want to be the bad guy anymore

[@TheBravery767]

This makes me wonder about how Jedi would typically view sentient droids. Like, would they harbor them from their owners? If they knew them being returned would mean they'd be wiped and their former sentience erased is that something they'd protest? I'd assume since "everything" is at least some what connected to the force. I know most of the droid sentience's forming when their not wiped is Legend's stuff but R2 and C3PO were obviously sentient so it'd be cool to see it talked about more.

[@minicle426]

Well they pooh poohed the Iron Knights.

[@justadood3679]

More films and shows about clones and droids and their battles is literally gold, disney has no idea

[@wrenoryx]

These vids are great to watch podcast style while doing other things.

[@doctordarkly53]

I remember reading this comic in a Clone Wars magazine back in 4th grade. Good times.

[@smogalawg]

Depression takes my soul but this does put a smile on my face

[@cultbaby3380]

Whenever a droid is freed or reprogrammed, they (that i've seen so far) always become good people with a strong need to do the right thing.

[@TIMMENATOR-lo5ul]

Very very interesting

[@calebdume8335]

You rock starforce keep up the great work can you cover some pieces of the sw book dooku. I think many want that. btw I have liked the video

[@StarForceOne]

Definitely will do! :)

[@clonecommanderalxesupernul7686]

Very interesting

[@pandemonium2536]

Any interesting droid ever: *Exists* Star Wars Lore: "Bippity Boppity your life is my property"

[@commandermeiloorun2985]

" never thought I'd see battle droids helping us" -Echo

[@panelledsquid9890]

That feeling when a single B1 battledroid had more character than the entire cast of Star Wars 7 through 9.

[@davidthecellist6818]

Beautiful story

[@Crimson___moon]

This made me cry

[@CoolbonnieXD]

A very fine addition to my- 212th

[@condeaarondarkusexcubitor3155]

Very interesting.

[@SilentNekoProductions]

No coppertop hes us my favorite B-1 Battle Droid, and now I have a idea of a Roleplay Character now..yea

[@paulovitor9388]

That comic ART style is so cool

[@InstagramLucioTheeGothKing]

Wow This was such a good story

[@entername8655]

Nice 👍 I like it

[@sarahjane6691]

This put me to tears for some reason

[@a_random_youtuber6151]

Coppertop be like: I'm not a friend and I'm not a foe. Iron Golems: Woah, me too!

[@tylerhawkeye]

I remember watching something like this like 2 years ago

[@bardanjusik9041]

I salute you, Coppertop

[@marshalllatta2073]

That is a cool battle droid

[@parkersummerlin865]

When was this comic published? The character designs looks very weird.

[@iiSlightlyModified]

Over 10 years ago

[@iiSlightlyModified]

According to another comment

[@obi-wankenobi8409]

This is my new favourite comic guy.

[@blackhawk3975]

Why are the 212th wearing yellow gloves?

[@xshadionytpx7891]

Omg beautiful story

[@PlushTrapEditz]

I don’t know why but I am slowly digging these comics

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

What a legend

[@obi-wankenobi7041]

it was very very sad i miss him every day

[@waterbottle3628]

Wow didn’t know this just came out

[@dedalionarts6077]

Yea I agree, this sounds like one of beet stories I had hearded in CL series. And my only nick pick hir is coloring, or at lest the coloring of Cody armour. Even in the first panel, they forgot to paint his 3 stripes on his chest armour...Besides that, over all an dicent comic.

[@mr.guiderplayer3450]

ok i saw 3 videos already time to subcribe

[@DocWolph]

I would have been fascinating to have Mister Bones and Coppertop meet. One is the robotic equivalent of Deadpool, the other the diametric opposite. One is trying to kill a target, the other protect that target, and it is all sheer chaos.

[@airinsenju8045]

Wow so order 66 could have been avoided 🤣

[@ahsokatano1863]

The Force works in mysterious ways...

[@tutlanja7507]

Very honoroble i love droids they are epic and funny 😂

[@redhood8408]

One expendable soldier helping another that hit the feelers

[@colineldred1622]

And it is hard for me to cry

[@CrowFeathers999]

8:30 honestly guys, my mind was blown at this point. Jesus what a twist.

[@iforgotmyrealname4620]

"one expendable soldier helping another" We aren't so different you and I.

[@datsaltygamer4136]

It could also be another reference to the clone 99 who helped the clones all the way to his death when he sacrificed himself trying to get more grenades for the clone troopers

[@scouttrooper24-75]

This is pretty sweet

[@Orbzul]

I appreciate the irony of a clone trooper yelling about how he hates bounty hunters.

[@roguelander6289]

RIP Coppertop