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[ElladanKenet]

Entry: OOM-1
Subject: B1-X Battle Droid
Status: Fanon
Capsule:



20 years after the B1 saw failure at Naboo, and 10 after the B2 debuted at Geonosis, Baktoid Automata decided it was time for the next upgrade in it's line of infantry droids.

The niche had had it's problems for sometimes now. The B1 was stupid and flimsy, hardly worth its cheap cost. The B2, although more agressive and stronger, still paled in comparison to clone troopers. Droidekas, B3s, and Scorponeks were better served as assault fighters and weapons platforms.

The new model then was a hybrid. Years ago, the BX-series droid commando was the top of the line when it came to automated commando units. While not quite the par with their opposite Clone Commandos, they were still quite a threatening face on the field. The problem? Expensive, more than 20x the value of a B2, and 100x the value of a B1.

That has since changed, however. The B1-X is nearly identical to the B1 aesthetically, except with reinforced armor, similar in hardiness to the BX-commando. While it does lack some of the finer infiltration software, it featured a modern version of the BX-series combat programming and enough tactical and battle training to make it the equivalant of a Carida graduate.

Better yet, the B1-X is considerably cheaper than the BX; years of research and refinement have made the B1-X nearly as cheap to produce now, as the B1 was to produce in 22 BBY. Combined with their programming, heavy armor, and their weapons (including new E-6 Blaster Rifles, SE-15 Blaster Pistol, stun batons, and grenades), the B1-X is the thing Republic soldiers now fear.

Of course there are downsides. The B1-X is a tad larger than the B1, meaning ships can carry fewer of them. They're still vulnerable to headshots and EMPs, and are the most expensive infantry units in the CIS.

Even still, factories across Confederate space are cranking these babies out by the millions each day.  

[Sol Walker]

The Trade Federation used OOM's on Naboo.
The B1's are the "Upgraded" OOM's and didnt see widespread use until just prior to the clone wars.  

[ElladanKenet]

Entry: OOM-2
Subject: Droideka Mk-II
Status: Canon/Fanon
Capsule:



The next stage in making Republic soldiers s**t in their pants.

The Q-series Droideka was bad enough, with it's repeating blasters and energy shield, allowing it to stand up against basically anything except heavy artillery, and resourceful suicidals. Of course, it has it's flaws, like any battle droid.

Most of these were rectified. The Mark II is consideably larger than the Q, P, or W series, and has heavier, sturdier body. It can still roll around like no tommorow, and has an added fourth leg for increaed stability and mobility when deployed.

The shield is of course stronger, able to take more and stronger hits. Additionally, the droideka features a third set of twin blasters, with the two original ones now being in a tighter position. While it does make it more difficult to aim far away and adjust, it has less of a forward blind spot, and more forward firepower.

Most impressive of all is the fact that it can switch it's blasters to a secondary mode: ion cannons. As if shredding infantry were bad enough, now it can disable other hardware with ease. These cannons are located at the head (3) and down at the base (2). The other four on the arms are blasters.

If you want to kill one, your best bet are explosives: grenades and rocket launchers.

Best thing about it? The CIS can build them for the same price as the Q-series in 22 BBY. Ouch.

Fanon Info
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In Canon, the Droideka II wasn't discovered until 3 ABY, on Hypori by the Zann Consortium. The CIS had apparantly started producing the droids, but never got the chance to release them. Zann got ahold of them, and used them himself.

In the Galaxy Divided universe, the CIS is still alive and well long after 19 BBY. The Droideka II was being tested just as the armistice was agreed upon, and is due to be brought to the battlefront by late 9 BBY. No differences between fanon and canon in the droid's stats.  

[ElladanKenet]

Cale Darksun

The Trade Federation used OOM's on Naboo.
The B1's are the "Upgraded" OOM's and didnt see widespread use until just prior to the clone wars.

The TF used both actually. You only see the OOMs in space, and as commanders/officers. All of the other droids on Naboo were B1s.  

[Sol Walker]

So...if they didn't see an update in 10 years, why would they get one a decade later?  

[ElladanKenet]

The B2s were intended to replace the B1s. Instead, they augmented.

But these are outright replacements. B1's getting phased out and recycled for this  

[Sol Walker]

I Recomend the new droids look like this rather than a rip off of commando droids:
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/7/76/B1_Advanced_Battle_Droid.JPG  

[ElladanKenet]

Noted.

Now for some edits...  

[ElladanKenet]

Better?  

[Sol Walker]

Carida graduates?
I doubt it.  

[ElladanKenet]

Just because they have the training doesn't mean they have creative thought  

[Sol Walker]

So why no mention of the ion guns on the Droideka II?  

[ElladanKenet]

I definently did mention them if you'd go back and look...  

[Sol Walker]

Ah. I see.
And its still wrong.
Since you totally left out the Zann Consortium, you can not call it canon. Furthermore, you can not say that all the blasters on this thing can switch to ion cannon mode. some of them have to be blasters, others Ion Cannons. If you could have a different fire mode, then why do tanks and assault craft have to have one or the either?  

[ElladanKenet]

1- The droids already existed and were being produced on Hypori BEFORE Zann ever got there. Obviously it had already been in production on some level, whether as mere prototypes or in full force, by either a CIS remnant or the CIS itself. He merely took over the facility.

2- The second point is noted. I was unsure which of the blasters could do one or the other, so I assumed all could do all, since it was never specified. I'll edit now