B2-HA super battle droid

"Sir, over there, the Jedi is escaping."
"Not likely."

―A B1 battle droid and a B2-HA super battle droid — 20?cb=20250116042720

The B2-HA super battle droid was a heavy weapons variant of the B2-series super battle droid used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars,^[2] even fighting in the First Battle of Geonosis.^[7]

Characteristics

The B2-HA super battle droid was a more powerful variant of the B2-series super battle droid, with one arm sporting a warhead or torpedo launcher, instead of the standard built-in laser cannon.^[3] The missile launcher was capable of firing homing rockets.^[6] B2-HA super battle droids also had heavy weapons and artillery, as well as thick armor and aggressive programming.^[3] They could be seen leading droids like B1-series battle droids,^[6] despite not being programmed for tactics or leadership.^[3] Like the standard B2,^[8] the B2-HA was 1.93 meters (6 feet, 4 inches) tall,^[3] had masculine programming and red photoreceptors.^[2]

History

Tasked with leading a patrol, a B2-HA was part of the Hissrich droid unit led by the droid mercenary AD-W4.^[9] One B2-HA led B1 battle droids on the planet Rodia.^[6]

During the Imperial Era, many B2-HAs were reprogrammed by the Bedlam Raiders on the planet Koboh. Amongst their forces was a modified unit known as "Beetu Deetu."^[5]

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Behind the scenes

The B2-HA super battle droid first appeared in "Ambush,"^[2] the first episode of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which originally aired on October 3, 2008.^[10] The droid was later first identified in the 2016 children's activity kit Star Wars Builders: Droids, written by Cole Horton for the Star Wars Builders series published by Silver Dolphin Books.^[11]