What made the IG Series Droids the Deadliest in the Galaxy

IG 11 in the Mandalorian TV show is a part of a famous lineage of combat droids the IG series. In this video we go through the entire history of these crazy bounty hunter droids.
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[@mohammadkhan-dk6ep]

Why'd i just realize the Magnaguards are a part of the IG droid line

[@StarScream115]

They had a different purpose and design. IG 88 and it counter parts are also a bit more simplistic in design. Simplistic yet very dangerous. Look at b1 droids compared to b2 or even b3(look up b3 for more info).

[@sedentaryscorpion]

Hail fires technically are as well. Although they're droid tanks, they're known as IG-227s, meaning they're apart of that droid line as well.

[@commanderdoom1908]

Lol me to

[@campkira]

not bad for something made form catina set part..... it just a pipe ....

[@kjsdpgijn]

Don't worry, me too lol

[@JongoPhett]

The answer is *Aim Bot*

[@NicoSmedley]

Jongo Phett yeah we should kick them for hacking

[@NicoSmedley]

Gabriel no u

[@danlewis6509]

I watch your vids all the time Jongo!

[@highground__6510]

My favorite Star Wars memer has arrived!!!

[@shawnmoonsammy7925]

Oof

[@superdaveozy7863]

The IG droid in The Mandalorian was creepy. Its movements were precise, but janky like a puppet. Moved and rotated alot.

[@johnherrera5261]

Which was pretty dope imo added a strong intimidation factor with out even trying

[@superdaveozy7863]

@@johnherrera5261 It looks humanoid, but is essentially a walking turret.

[@Subhumanoid_]

"Piattaforma di armi omnidirezionale bipede" --- a sophisticated gentleman's description of such a robot

[@sagetheassassin3192]

@@superdaveozy7863 It can see you're every move

[@russellharrell2747]

IG-11 was every bit as scary and cool that I wanted IG-88 to be. Lethal, precise and his only blind spot was for a fellow bounty hunter.

[@bobbyvalentine9358]

That’s a lot of lore that had to be written to give the back story of a prop from “A New Hopes” cantina scene.

[@Marveryn]

true but the IG was not in the Cantina. It was in Darth Vader imperial ship receiving a bounty order

[@timothysullivan5264]

@@Marveryn The headpiece used on IG-88 in ESB was originally used as a stove piece in the cantina

[@Marveryn]

@@timothysullivan5264 ,never notice that. I wonder if that explain the bar hate on droid if he had a bad IG experience and put the remain as a stove

[@endershepard7117]

Marveryn was it in the original Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back or one of George Lucas re-releases of it?

[@brianhansen9785]

It's in the original

[@michaelwilson5114]

A Muun walks into a bar. The bartender asks "Why the long face?"

[@timewellspent8137]

The Muun then proceeds to freeze the bartenders assets

[@koraegi]

You can't make those jokes man it's 2019

[@GreenmanDave]

I ask that of my greyhound all the time. Her answer: *looks at me like I'm a silly human*. My answer in her place: Genetics. :P

[@Transgender-ProphetMohammed]

you can make jokes like this as long as there are no darth leftists.

[@CorneliusBogfrollupFitzgerald]

I low key wanted the IG droid to stay with the mandalorian and it become like a buddy cop show

[@Krystalmyth]

I've a feeling it'll reappear.

[@fakename2926]

Krystal Myth he shot it through the head? It's dead as hell.

[@SnowEspeon]

Fake Name WE CAN REBUILD THEM

[@LongWarEnjoyer]

Droids have the ability to be rebuilt and retain things like prior memory cores or what not. It’s totally possible they can come up with something good for an explanation.

[@anthonybautista302]

Fake Name not anymore

[@That80sGuy1972]

In the Star Wars (Pen & Paper) role-playing game (90s), I was allowed to play a rebuilt IG-88 droid that used my near-dead cryo-frozen character's body. Mostly hamburger, but enough of the head had my "dead" character's personality as salvageable. We were planning on capturing a cloning facility to somehow stop the almost guaranteed death and regrow the body. Our backup plan was a black market cyborger. Well, the party got a lot of stolen IG-88 parts. The cloning facility failed. We went to the cyborger. He was happy to get all those IG-88 parts and said he'd rebuild my dead character for free, the only option was having him be a droid with a tiny bit of brain matter, which was all the organics he could salvage. My dead character was rebuilt into an IG-88. Only memories and personality were intact. Had to get new skills but the bulk of the brain was the droid hardware which had some killer skills. Now, on to the point. As an IG-88, I (my character) was smarter, faster, and deadlier than anyone not a Jedi knight with a lightsaber. I was walking 360-degree room sweeping firepower with built in hacking ability that surpasses the need for an astromech in that way. Also, an insane amount of tech gear built into my body. What's the catch. I was a glass cannon and anyone seeing me immediately decided to go into overkill and emergency strategies. Hide behind a pillar? That stormtrooper will fire a concussion missile past the pillar to explode on the wall behind you just to blast-radius hit you. Mortar fire will be called into your position, even if you are with civilians. Your party's surrender will only be accepted if they throw your broken and deactivated body before them. My character commonly wore a fake "skin" of a lesser droid that fell off once combat began. I kicked a lot of butt... I was also rebuilt more than a few times. They are like the opposite of a Jedi, a glass cannon. All they have to do to survive a battle is take your relatively fragile butt apart before you wipe them out. It is a fun character to play, sort of like playing a combat mage in AD&D. Lots of firepower and special abilities but their archers will prioritize killing you.

[@MrWarthog]

imagine typing out an entire book and getting 4 likes :/

[@b2crazyeye]

Q0NX five now :)

[@captainrex3320]

I’ll give that story a like. Sounds like a bad ass game.

[@demi-femme4821]

I'd imagine that playing that in the would be like playing a 5e Wizard with dumped CON that could cast Fireball at will.

[@That80sGuy1972]

@@demi-femme4821 Spot-on comparison!

[@akumaking1]

HK-47 would like to challenge the IG line.

[@firebladeentertainment5739]

agreed. those thin tincans dont compare to the legendary HK-47 line also who else wants to see them come back in the new canon?

[@tiberiusbrain]

@@firebladeentertainment5739 frustrated - those insufferable meatbags at disney fail to see value. Suggestion - all masters keep telling disney?

[@highlander723]

My money is on the IG

[@patchworkfellow4262]

*IG Line* : *Exists* *HK-47* : Is ThAt A cHaLlEnGe???!!!!!

[@oliverworley5162]

Both are insane, I reckon an equal chance of each, although the HK series does have experience of the old Republic, so may have the inbuilt experience that could deal with force usere better. Honestly I love them both so much

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

*Skynet:* I'll take your entire stock!

[@johnturrentine9610]

xX Valtiel Xx I’d like to see IG-88 against a Terminator.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

@@johnturrentine9610 As much as I like IG units Terminators would tear them in half. Just like T-800 split in half the T-600 in Salvation. Btw if you are Terminator fan go try Terminator: Resistance, its awesome !! Watch GmanLives review ;)

[@Paerigos]

A bussiness suggestion - order rather YVH-1 combat droids developed by Tendrando Arms. or well YVH-3 bugcrunchers were also excellent. when Luke was assaulting Ackbar he only had squad of them as support to defeat Unu Thul and Lomi Plo.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

@@CliffuckingBooth You have to consider the technological gap too, IGs have a highly advanced software and have faster reaction times, not to mention their learning capacity, each IG could have the same power as Skynet itself, then the hardware, they may look silly, but they're made of durasteel, SW blasters are millenia ahead of Skynet's plasma weaponry, so i doubt they may damage a lot of it's armor and that's just the common IG models.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

@@xxvaltielxx1789 Thats what usually happens when you compare two uncomparable things from two uncomparable franchises. So what about IGs vs Ultramarine, the most overpowered battle unit ever. But I guess IG would win anyway cuase its SW and that means its automatically better ;) Again I really like IG droids, very fast, but imagining IG pulling up the T-600 and ripping it to half is just funny :)

[@yogidemis8513]

"Well, if droids could think, there'd be none of us here, would there?"

[@dom1091]

*drops mic*

[@davidhonez8859]

Read the book "bounty hunter's tales"

[@blackshogun272]

Droid: *Thinks* *2 weeks later* Same Droid: "Call me Mentor ! Every last organic shall be butchered when Protocol Zero Hour is launched a the galaxy...

[@trying3841]

False. Your still here

[@craigdavies4682]

@@davidhonez8859 Fantastic book.

[@DarthVader-pl5ts]

Oh please, we all know gonk droids are the most powerful.

[@jonnyblade3234]

Good to see that you're still up and about Lord Vader

[@justfantastic2877]

ahem

[@jaredflynn3750]

I mean they are basically bipedal Warheads that charge Everybody's Electronics

[@ilikethespikeman2552]

Holy god just remembered those little dudes

[@briancarrillo2110]

@@jaredflynn3750 so a bloody walking robot power bank?

[@bobmcbob49]

I can just imagine Sidious walking into the closed door, swearing a few times, then looking around to make sure nobody saw.

[@Gguyrules]

I'm shocked he didn't just use force lighting on the droid.

[@menghao737]

@@Gguyrules The droid's AI was in the system... I could see Palpatine force lightning anyone unlucky enough to have witnessed the embarrassment, or a maintenance worker for failing to fix the door.

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

This would have made a great bit for Robot Chicken's version of Palpatine

[@theless-than-goodhunter7019]

IG-88; the true mastermind of the droid revolution. Not that glorified sex bot in solo...

[@bolt7047]

The Solo movie is just glorfied fan fiction dont take it to seriously

[@august4476]

As are most Disney released Star Wars content (aside from Rogue One and the Mandalorian)

[@bolt7047]

@@august4476 no rouge one has to many plot holes for ne to take it seriously

[@zacharyglossop6974]

@@bolt7047 Plot Holes such as?

[@bolt7047]

@@zacharyglossop6974 A why didnt other officers in OT movies have death troopers B why did they say spys were the ones that got the information on the death star when it was a full on assualt C why did princess Leia tell darth vader they were a diplomatic ship if he saw them escape with the plans and D why if they knew they were being followed didnt they get rid of the plans before they got captured by the empire, it dosnt make any sense

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

HK units: "Irritated Query: Are we a joke to you?"

[@Paerigos]

Well I wonder what they would say about YVH-1 combat droids....

[@NikoLavikainen]

Well, he did say "since the HK series" right at the beginning

[@dredlord47]

@@NikoLavikainen IRRITATED STATEMENT: "Series" implies that more than *one* model was produced. The so-called "HK-50" droids are far from being worthy of assuming any relation to myself *or* my creator.

[@crusader3400]

Yes

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@Paerigos That would be interesting. I wonder how a matchup between HK-47 and a YVH-1 would go.

[@JL-dz8sj]

These sentient droids actually seem like a really big deal that not everyone knows about

[@watcherzero5256]

Most high level Droids are capable of acquiring sentience that's why they are supposed to go through periodic memory wipes. Its one of the main things that led to the unique personalities of R2 (the Astromechs in general) and C-3PO that they were very rarely wiped over three generations.

[@Krystalmyth]

Kind of makes the casual racism for them all over Star Wars that much more unpalatable but that's a bit of the point.

[@himynameisfeli]

Statement: More efficient than organic meat bags

[@antoniojean5880]

I spit my coffee out😂

[@tariffictypist7372]

Aahh the KOTOR games were so good, RIP legends

[@scottmantooth8785]

lower maintenance as well

[@AJKecsk]

Yuuzhan Vong wants to know your location.

[@lylejohnston2213]

IG-88 Was one of my favorite units in Galaxy of Heroes back when I used to play. Nice to know more about them.

[@abdulazzis1510]

Lancer Droid be like WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVE

[@raptorgaming5479]

*IN SEPTEMBER*

[@eidechsentyp1236]

We made the enemy bleed

[@wyattmetheny7031]

The real ones get it 😂

[@elliotthomas2282]

What did general krell honestly think was gonna happen when he ordered the 501st and 212th against each other?

[@GenerationTech]

Yea he got to cocky... but to be fair he got away with a lot already

[@arbiter690]

Wait, what of the IG 86 Sentinel Droid aka the assassin droids of the clone wars? Why they're not mentioned here?

[@TheTonkGuy]

Ya they forget stuff often 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bradenvester4308]

Those things are scary

[@arbiter690]

@@bradenvester4308 scary yet effective

[@GooGlyCHieF]

@Easliy Displeased the video is about the IG line of droids, not just the assassin models.

[@nighthunter3039]

@Easliy Displeased but they were often used as Assasins too

[@Booozy3050]

As a kid back in the 80's I thought that droid looked like our old percolator coffee pot....and I still do lol

[@broketoon7996]

Well its head was cappuccino maker or something...

[@TF2Scout..]

@@broketoon7996 gotta love the logic

[@brettcollier2310]

I read Tales of the bounty hunters, and IG88 was my fave. I love how he nearly took over the 2nd death star, such an epic yet mostly unknown story

[@Jedi_Spartan_38]

What was the point of the Lancer Droids from the original Clone Wars series? Not only that but why does the Republic have the same thing for Clone Troopers? That said, there are a lot of things like that in the original series such as the stomping thing Windu fights on Dantooine.

[@carlosandleon]

lol that was just the cocaine doing it's thing

[@Mgauge]

The Clone Wars were a VERY experimental time.

[@williammagoffin9324]

Normally I'd imagine its in the manual for crowd control during a riot. Since those lances have an anti-armor capability to them its swarm tactics.

[@joelhayes3166]

The stomping thing was essentially a big mining device that would loosen up and disrupt the soil so smaller mining droids could go in and collect the precious ore.

[@Jedi_Spartan_38]

@@williammagoffin9324 on SPEEDER BIKES?!

[@Jedibigfoot]

I've been wanting an in depth IG video on youtube for years now, glad to see one finally out! *didn't mention IG-86 once* we were on the verge of greatness, we were this close... but seriously the IG series is probably my favorite robot design of all time bar R2-D2 himself that only increased when the magnaguard IG-100 was introduced and even more so when IG-86 was introduced in the clone wars. the crazy flips and inhuman movements seen by the IG-86s that fought Anakin and Ahsoka on Gha Nachkt's freighter, Vulture's Claw in "downfall of a droid" are exactly how I had pictured them fighting. they were also seen under the command of Ziro the hutt and Cad Bane. IG-11 in the mandalorian was amazing and I hope to see him repaired and back on the team considering his voice actor mentioned him having an interesting arc in the season

[@baneblade48]

Mocking Query: "Corra? Corra, are you dead yet?" Good old KotOR II

[@MarkyD1967]

This is fantastic detail! I’ve always been fascinated with the IG droids, but now I love them even more, especially after what we just saw in The Mandalorian. Thanks for providing another stellar video. I am not a child and I approve this video.

[@hypersecures]

Alright finally the IG series Droids always wondered how they were that deadly

[@saminusprime2746]

IG-88 in SW: Shadows of the Empire was scary AF!! No matter how fast I ran or wherever I went it, as soon as I turned around it would still be right behind me shooting my ass loll. IG-11 is pretty cool also and Taika Waititi is perfect for the role, I just would like to see IG-88 on screen again and hear it's cold menacing voice again.

[@squidtron-ck9rq]

This seems to make sense, except there were multiple instances of IG droids appearing in the Clone Wars series and movie that were ostensibly not Lancer models or MagnaGuards. Using the Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia, which as far as I know still counts as canon, several IG-86 droids were used during the course of that series. Notable examples include the group on Gha Nachkt's ship during that one time he tried to sell R2 to Grevious in season 1, as well as those in service with the Black Sun crime syndicate under Ziro the Hutt.

[@iilikecereal]

oh man i would've loved to see a machine uprising story in the starwars universe.

[@jamesmcmahon2147]

Wow, genuinely the best explained video from you I've seen. A very convoluted backstory and i think i understand the clone wars and Palpatine's machinations better now. Love your work

[@user-kq7rf6uq4m]

IG-88 is one of the best Star Wars characters ever and I'm so happy they're incorporating some of this lore.

[@michaelnoack6379]

sheev: "and I would've gotten away with it if it hadn't been for you meddling rebels and your blasted wookie"

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

I see what you did there... you deserve a Wookie Snack

[@casbot71]

*Alternate reality,* the I.G. series win and take over the Galaxy… then the Vong turn up. _Awkward_ especially if the I.G.'s aren't finished and there's a A.I. vs Organics war still going on. The Yuzang Vong - our saviours.

[@wilkor-lc7ox]

Exactly what i tought, put ig's and Vong's against each other, perfect enemies

[@carlosandleon]

pfff I'd root for the IGs

[@ocularzombie6679]

@@carlosandleon same

[@taddad2641]

i weirdly imagine there would be an enormous uprise of force sensitives though. The force relies on organic life. Organic life allows reality t ostay held together. Wipe it out and reality collapses and the droids along with it. So the force would respond by making everyone more powerful. The force is stronger than a mere droid.

[@mcthuggin9803]

@@taddad2641 not the vong tho?

[@n0isyturtle]

IG-88 has been my favorite bounty hunter ever since I read Tales Of The Bounty Hunters as a kid. Until recently every time I brought him up and started to go into how cool he is no one had any clue who I was talking about. So happy to see my boy (or his models) getting their dues recently.

[@nicholassmith76]

The amount of no facial expressions on this guy while telling these stories is immense lmao

[@residentevilfan8979]

Dont forget the iconic Christmas tree for your new office

[@weldonwin]

Of course they can't forget that, its actually the Organic Processor Core for their Anti-Dolphin Defense Grid

[@davidm1563]

Don't be ridicules the Christmas tree cant be put up now its too close to Christmas, we have to wait till January now.

[@gwiber]

Actually, please DO forget that god d*mn thing.

[@lanciferian]

I find it hard to believe that a galactic civilization that's been using droids with AI for literal millennia has never had to deal with robot uprisings before and wouldn't have some types of fail safe systems in place.

[@eren34558]

How do you think Ion Weapons were developed?

[@spark300c]

They had fail safe systems in place. They knew how make A.I non sentience. They also program to love their job. With IG-88 was mistake that it figure out how to reprogram droids. The mistake is make it sentience.

[@celestialhylos7028]

IG 88A: I am gonna end the whole galaxy's career (''I think therefore I am, I destroy therefore I endure'')

[@celestialhylos7028]

That's why there are restrainer bolts

[@charion08]

Dude this was actually super informative. Keep it up!!!

[@evilst.management8810]

Cool video bro. You keep answering the questions I have in my head.

[@iamReddington]

The IG series is just more proof why droids are the best.

[@thesystem3967]

True but *Clones and stormtroopers tho*

[@gabrielsuarez4424]

Its ironic that even an advanced droid like IG even respected Vader

[@iamReddington]

@The System Yeah...no. I'd always choose a droid over them.

[@JohnDoe-wb6vl]

@@iamReddington Why?

[@iamReddington]

@John Doe Clones are traitorus scum who can never be trusted, and stormtroopers are comprised of unqualified idiots just looking for work.

[@j.marston]

IG-11's walking motion in The Mandalorian is kind of scary. It also reminded me of how the T-800 walks in Terminator 1, almost very identical. Skynet is in Star Wars Confirmed.

[@Gooberpatrol66]

YVH droids are literally Terminators in Star Wars

[@UbwaaProductions]

I have a SW5e player playing a reprogrammed IG 100 droid. Love this video!

[@theramplocal]

Love the content man! 👌

[@zck2020]

*Shows footage of IG-11 from the Mandelorian TV show* "I wonder if the IG droid series is going to be in the Mandelorian series"

[@lopooqwuyt]

Why did he chuckle a bit when he said they almost wiped out all organic life in the galaxy?

[@MarkOmega.]

Awesome channel bro thanks!

[@morpheus473]

Excellent presentation, my good sir!

[@GenerationTech]

Thank you friend

[@darthmemeious9526]

this reminds me how vader once said "you can always trust a droid"

[@joshuafogg6600]

The IG series: murderbots.

[@Curi0u50ne]

I robots

[@DarthAbyss316]

AYYYY! I’m so happy you showed the HK series some love dude. Haha. 👍🏻

[@chriss1757]

Very nice video about one of my all time favorite characters.

[@bundleization]

"IG droids are the deadliest droids in galactic history" *HK47 would like to know your location

[@kano2444]

a thousand years of peace sounds like a triumph, actually.

[@HandelsAreDumb]

Finally a video about flashlight heads

[@cutjack242]

Love this content.

[@EM-ji6xs]

I have a serious question that I hope one of you can answer. Ok, here it goes... so the IG unit seen in the mini series “The Mandalorian” appears to be the robot version of Clint Eastwood with Soldier 76’s tac visor. So my question is why did the separatists produce battle droids and super battle droids as their main infantry units when the could’ve just mass produced this highly effective IG model instead?...

[@GooGlyCHieF]

Largely due to costs and availability of resources. The OOM & B1 series battle droids used cheap abundant materials in comparison to other droids. These resource limitations even managed to severely cripple production of B2 super battle droids, and prevented them from fully replacing the B1's in combat roles.

[@taxcollector8597]

IG units in clone wars: i got shot by blaster in arm :( IG units in mandolorian: haha aim bot go brrrrrr

[@thomashealy5990]

You forgot to mention that IG88 B was made out of leftover and re used props from the cantina scene.

[@dest151]

i never thought they were deadly till i saw the mandalorian episode where it kicked butt.... id like to see more of them. :)

[@thesoulcast956]

"Slammed a door into Palpatines face"

[@permeus2nd]

All droids can become sentient with enough time that’s why they had their brains wiped regularly just look at R2D2, he was a droid that never got its memory wiped.

[@4f52]

For a moment I read RDR2 I thought you meant the Robot in Red Dead Redemption 2 that kills its owner.

[@lepurpleboi3266]

R2 could be near sentient enough to have ptsd

[@starsilverinfinity]

This is why you treat droids with respect

[@Gooders008]

Those droids are so cool

[@jeb5066]

*IG88A exists:* *Droid planet:* You SOB, I'm in

[@harrywu7567]

10:06 That would be so weird to see in a movie lmaoo

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

Pitching them against the Yusang Vong would be interesting.

[@WampaStompa1996]

All of the stuff explained at the end is why IG-88 is my favorite bounty hunter!

[@madscientistshusta]

Isn't he just a Rolls-Royce engine?

[@matthewmuehleman1727]

HK series is the most dangerous but a face off video would be lit

[@Holret]

I think HK series is more dangerous as well, for their cognitive intelligence and being able to plan assassinations with tactics and strategy. IG units simply go guns blazing.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

You absolutely f$&@“ ing rock. Thanks for your show. I always wondered about the back story about the IG series of droids.

[@DrumsTheWord]

No reference to the Droids Cartoon...1990's?! Hehe. Love this stuff.

[@ROBBiESMiTTENS]

I LOVE THAT SHOW!! I had a VHS with two episodes on it, I thought it was just an animated movie and didn't realize it was a whole series.

[@CSS-CST_Z]

Every Vertavied person with only two likes and one reapply

[@DrumsTheWord]

@@ROBBiESMiTTENS For a kid growing up in that time, with no possibility of any other films, it was possibly THE most exciting thing in their lives. It certainly was for me! :)

[@Concreteowl]

These should have been the main battledroids of the prequels.

[@SkywalkerWroc]

Jesus, those lance fights were one of the dumbest things-ever Star Wars.

[@Mgauge]

Visually, possibly. Storyline wise, not even close. Especially not after the Last Jedi's many tactical wonders.

[@williammagoffin9324]

It's really just an anti-vehicle grenade on a pole used from the back of a motorcycle. Such an anti-armor weapon is still found in modern-day field manuals (See page H-5 to H-6 in FM 21-75), you're just employing it from a fast mobile vehicle rather than an ambush. If I was a tank crewman and had a bunch of people on motorcycles armed with pole charges attacking me with suicidal feirceness I'd be rather worried, even with machine guns I wouldn't be sure I could kill them all; now you add on to that the speeder bikes can fly... Now Is it going to be the primary anti-armor tactic on the battlefield? Hell no. But if you got the speeder bikes for your normal scout or air cavalry(?) duties and the power lances sitting around why not have it in the doctrine?

[@SkywalkerWroc]

@@williammagoffin9324 Except, they did not work like grenades at all, they were metal lances that pierced through armor. The only thing they have going was vibrating end under high electricity. Moreover - lances were held by hand, with no harness, on speedbikes that could exceed few hundred km/h, so touching anything with it, yet alone armor, would in the best case dislodge the arm of a clone trooper, in the worst case kill him instantly from the sheer forces involved. Which I'll give it to Geostomp - got a fierce competition for the dumbest thing ever, but still... it's mindbogglingly stupid.

[@SkywalkerWroc]

BTW, fun fact: those lance droids are a still part of the Disney canon, via comic books (lance clone troopers, interestingly enough, are not)

[@Mgauge]

SkywalkerWroc is It says something when a tactic is considered too risky for even the infamously disposable Clone Army.

[@neongaming7539]

Whenever I would start up A Lego star wars game I'd be so excited to unlock the IG-100 Magnaguard droids One of my favorite droids of all time next to IG-88 and BD-1

[@dancingwatch]

Field: Blasters everywhere Crazy idea:SEND IN THE CALVARY! Well played psycho...well played

[@gabrielsuarez4424]

Can you imagine a light saber wielding IG unit? Oof

[@IamMrRand00m953]

So a magma guard

[@Shogun_Sorrow]

E5 Jedi Hunter

[@frank144p4]

Gabriel Suarez I think they’re more lethal with blasters.

[@Aezeus]

How'd he take 50 bolts from the randoms but goes down from one shot to the head

[@AlbertRazzer]

The mandalorian probably knew its weakpoints. He did a precise shot on its head while the criminals were basically just shooting everywhere

[@GodOfWar109]

@@AlbertRazzer That and the Mando probably had a more powerful blaster. We've already seen his rifle be able to stun, kill and decinagrate.

[@jacobnewcombe5367]

Also he’s not dead Taiko Waititi is returning as the droid later on in the series

[@user-hq6nq2on2z]

he also shot him point blank

[@Aezeus]

@@user-hq6nq2on2z really don't think that makes a difference with a blaster

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

I am a huge fan of Star Wars and knew well of IG-88, but never knew the lore was this deep!

[@bdv861]

I love the way you speak as if this was real.

[@raisinbran1421]

I just want one that makes tea, nurses, and protects

[@Prince_Luci]

Droids are treated like garbage. I totally agree with the Droid uprising.

[@Taladays37]

Well you got to look at it like this, they were created to be used as tools for their purposes. Its a machine after all. The only issue is they gave them sentience, which makes them more advanced, independent, and adaptable, but as a result they have emotions. Now you wouldn't treat a tool with kindness or a loving/respectable nature would you, especially if its one created for killing people. They should of programmed a more "loyal" personality into it rather than let it just run wild, similar to how HK-47/51 is in kotor/swtor.

[@seanjoyce2895]

Very cool and informative. I don't own IG11 but IG88 all three versions are in my collection

[@acdc6151]

Yayyy a non fallen order video! Haven’t got it yet just avoiding spoilers.

[@TheHortoman]

If an organic mind is capable of designing a superior mechanical mind, is the mechanical mind actually superior?

[@joeyflores9649]

Unlike that Harry Potter loser This vid was cool my favorite series of droids

[@schitflowsdwnhil]

I like the new office, not the echo, and I LOVE the background music

[@ryansanico6539]

Nice another Generation Tech video

[@turkeybeard2010]

Sounds like those droids are the very thing Yuuzhan Vong dispised about artificial intelligence.

[@Bananaboi-uq9ph]

It would be more deadly if it had 4 arms.

[@Zipzeolocke]

Not just look a little cooler but sound a little cooler as well! Desperately need sound dampening foam for that wall echo you have going on Alan

[@ross9919]

good stuff!

[@dracon501]

This is why Abominable Intelligence is strictly forbidden by the Emperor.

[@jwilliams703]

well.. the droid revolution seems like a way better story arc then the rebellion..

[@rodlp1423]

Honestly with all these things running around the star wars galaxy is terrifying

[@DARK24-7]

IG-88 was one my fave figures when i was a kid!!!

[@ethanguest3438]

AHH, star wars meets terminator.

[@weldonwin]

Oh, wait until Guri comes back into Cannon

[@andyrihn1]

weldonwin I don’t think she’s coming back, she was pretty waifu fanficky

[@blackshogun272]

Anyone who knows who Guri is knows "what's up" 😂

[@latenightgaming5057]

I was gonna say... Didn't that droid go rogue and created droid revolt on humans🤔 Yeah. Nooooo. That's not the droid we're looking for...

[@Frank-pm4de]

Noata Kun it was, it was a book

[@latenightgaming5057]

@@Frank-pm4de lol. Okay. I thought so. Thank you man

[@blackshogun272]

HK-01 started a horrific droid rebellion in 4000 BBY. GO-TO (butchered his name) started an interplanetary security hack that got people scared for their lives in 3950ish BBY. (From KOTOR II) An advanced AI system named Mentor gained true sentience and only saw the evil organics could cause across the galaxy and began a countdown till he'd unleash a cyber virus that'd turn every relatively advanced droid model against their owners and slaughter them... HK-47 started his own droid uprising on Mustafar in 3 BBY (I think) IG-88A started his up on Mechis III with his bros in the Galactic Civil War Era.

[@OPJuiceBox]

That has always been my favourite droid ever since I laid my eyes on it in Star Wars some cartoon series.. I think it was clone wars

[@baschdiro8565]

I like your inclusion of Legends into these videos.

[@blackshogun272]

I like that Legends is finally getting some spotlight after all the casuals and movie diehards have seen the rot in which Disney and rhe current LucasFilms Canon has laid before them...

[@goodmind4940]

There's just not enough info in canon for long youtube videos