Malastare droid army

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A large droid army under the command of a the T-series tactical droid TN-123 and was deployed to Malastare during the Clone Wars in the year 21 BBY to secure the planet's fuel deposits for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The ensuing battle was one of the longest and fiercest of the conflict, with the droids nearly capturing Malastare from the Galactic Republic. On the verge of defeat, the Grand Army of the Republic deployed an experimental electro-proton bomb that disabled the entire droid army in one fell swoop, inadvertently unearthing a Zillo Beast that dwelt beneath the battlefield.

Characteristics

The droid army incorporated several different models of battle droids that were used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems military forces, such as B1-series battle droids, B2-series super battle droids, DSD1 dwarf spider droids, LM-432 crab droids, LR-57 combat/retail droids, NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcers, Hyena-class Droid Bombers, and Vulture droid starfighters. Several Armored Assault Tanks were also used by the army.^[1]

The army's NR-N99 tank droids used minimal tread so as to avoid kicking up dust that might blind their fellow droid soldiers.^[3]

History

During the Battle of Malastare of the Clone Wars^[1] in 21 BBY,^[2] the Separatist Droid Army deployed a large army of battle droids to the planet Malastare, commanded by^[1] TN-123^[4] to secure the planet's fuel deposits for use by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.^[5] One of the longest and most fierce battles of the war, the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic deployed an experimental electro-proton bomb that was powerful enough to disable the entire droid army in one fell swoop, which inadvertently formed a sinkhole, revealing a Zillo Beast that dwelt beneath the planet's surface.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The droid army first appeared in "The Zillo Beast,"^[1] the eighteenth episode of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars second season, which aired on April 9, 2010.^[6]

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" (In flashback(s))

Sources

• The Clone Wars Episode Guide: The Zillo Beast on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• "The Zillo Beast" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Bacara Databank A-Z: Dooku–Dwarf Spider Droids
• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Jek Porkins Databank A-Z: Zabrak–Zillo Beast
• Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 34 Droid Directory: NR-N99 Persuader-Class Droid Enforcer
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 63 Droid Directory: LM-432 Crab Droids
• Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 80 Droid Directory: R2-D2 Astromech, Part 3
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
• Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
• LM-432 "Muckraker" Crab Droid in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)

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