BL-series Battle Legionnaire

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BL-series Battle Legionnaire Production information Manufacturer Baktoid Combat Automata Model BL-series Battle Legionnaire Class Battle droid Technical specifications Height 1.7 meters Armament Blaster cannon (1) Retractable finger blades Other weapons Equipment First aid kit (internal) Signal jammer Balance gyro Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era Affiliation Confederacy of Independent Systems Mandalorians [Source]

The BL-series Battle Legionnaires were battle droids produced by the Confederacy of Independent Systems in limited quantities for the Mandalorian Protectors during the Clone Wars.^[1][2]

They were similar in design to the 3PO-series protocol droid and were armed with Briletto-made weapons, such as the AAP-11 blaster. Almost the entire production run, along with a large number of the Protectors, would meet their end on Norval II during an attempt to capture Padmé Amidala.^[2]

One droid, BL-17, survived and would later be used by Boba Fett during the early days of the Galactic Empire.^[3] In the years after the Battle of Endor, rumors floated about of a "belligerent" 88-series droid that possessed the head from a droid of this class.^[4]

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Droids - "A Race to the Finish"

[edit] Sources

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
• The Essential Guide to Characters
• The History of the Mandalorians
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
•  Kyle Katarn's Tale, Mission 4 on Wizards.com (article)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Galaxy at War

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