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3B3-21
Production information
Date destroyed	32 BBY,[1] Naboo[2]
Manufacturer	Baktoid Combat Automata[3]
Model	B1 battle droid[3][2]
Class	Battle droid[4]
Technical specifications
Height	1.91 meters[3]
Gender	Masculine programming[4]
Sensor color	Black[2]
Plating color	White[2]
Armament	E-5 blaster rifle[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[1]
Affiliation	Trade Federation[2]

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3B3-21 was a B1 battle droid who served in the Trade Federation Droid Army under Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. The droid was a part of the invasion force that swept into Naboo's capital city of Theed in 32 BBY, and later defended the Federation-occupied Theed Palace from the planet's leader, Queen Amidala, during the Second Battle of Theed. 3B3-21 was later deactivated, along with every other battle droid on Naboo, when the Federation's Droid Control Ship was destroyed.

BiographyEdit

3B3-21^[4] was one of the many B1 battle droids in Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray's Droid Army.^[2] In 32 BBY,^[1] Gunray took his force to Naboo, and blockaded the planet as a way of protesting against the Galactic Senate's newly passed taxation of trade routes. Soon enough, he had his army invade Naboo. When the capital city of Theed was captured, so too was the planet's leader, Queen Amidala.^[2] 3B3-21 was originally assigned to escort the captured Queen,^[4] but the task was eventually carried out by a group of OOM security battle droids. Amidala later escaped from the droids thanks to the aid of two Jedi Knights, but the Federation's occupation of Theed and Naboo continued.^[2]

Later, Amidala was able to mount an attack on the Theed Royal Palace, where the Viceroy was staying. 3B3-21 was a part of the force that attempted to defend the palace from the Queen's incursion force. He and his fellow battle droids fought the Naboo natives in one of the Palace's spacious corridors, but the Queen and her soldiers were able to bypass the droids by scaling an outer wall to reach the level above. Shortly afterward, the Droid Control Ship orbiting Naboo and controlling all Federation droids on the planet was destroyed, which resulted in the instantaneous deactivation of the droids themselves. Amidala was able to capture Gunray, putting an end to the Federation's occupation.^[2]

CharacteristicsEdit

Manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata,^[3] 3B3-21 had white plating, black photoreceptors,^[2] masculine programming,^[4] and, like all B1 battle droids, stood 1.91 meters tall.^[3] 3B3-21 was equipped with command programs that allowed him to summon reinforcements to his designated patrol zone. He was able to do this whenever needed.^[4] 3B3-21 was also equipped with an E-5 blaster rifle, which he employed when battling Amidala's incursion force.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

3B3-21 first appeared in George Lucas' 1999 film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as an unnamed battle droid in the climactic stages of the story. The character was later identified in the "Theed Palace Limited" set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel (Possible appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Theed Palace Limited (Card: 3B3-21) (First identified as 3B3-21)

Notes and referencesEdit