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"The raid on the Republic capital succeeded. My cortosis droids are invincible, and my factories unassailable!"

―Wat Tambor, following the Confederacy's attack on Coruscant^[src]

The C-B3 cortosis battle droid was a battle droid similar in design to the B2 super battle droid. The C-B3 was developed by the Techno Union to specifically combat Jedi during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics

Their outer shell was made out of cortosis, a substance that could block lightsaber attacks. The black outer shell was clamped to the droids' frame in formfitting plates. The droids also had the same intelligence matrix as the similar B2 battle droid, however, they lacked the gripping hands of the B2 battle droid, since their arms ended in double high-intensity laser cannons. The ball joint of the wrist allowed the cannons to swivel in almost any direction. The droids could also use their arms to block lightsaber blades.

There was one weakness to lightsabers in the droids' armor, discovered by Anakin Skywalker. A very precise overhead slash with a lightsaber targeting the small gap between the two breastplates would slice a cortosis droid's torso in half.

History

Production began when Wat Tambor put two internal teams against each other for the upcoming separatist B3 unit. Although the Avatar-7 was eventually chosen, the Cortosis Battle Droid was manufactured as the C-B3.

C-B3 droids were first deployed in limited numbers on Tatooine, but were used more extensively in the attack on Coruscant and the defense of the Techno Union foundries on Metalorn. Their deployment showed that they were extremely effective—too effective in the eyes of Darth Sidious. Believing that they could tip the balance of the war, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine allowed information about the droids' location on Metalorn to reach the Jedi.

Production of C-B3 battle droids ended when Anakin Skywalker destroyed the Metalorn factory ten months after the Battle of Geonosis.

Appearances

Star Wars: The New Droid Army (First appearance)
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire 1: Iron Eclipse, Part 1

Sources

In other languages

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+{{Quote|The raid on the Republic capital succeeded. My cortosis droids are invincible, and my factories unassailable!|[[Wat Tambor]], following the Confederacy's [[Coruscant Insurrection|attack]] on [[Coruscant]]|Star Wars: The New Droid Army}}
-'''C-B3 cortosis battle droids''' were a line of [[battle droid]]s, similar to the [[B2 super battle droid]], developed by the [[Techno Union]] to specifically combat [[Jedi]] during the [[Clone Wars]].
+The '''C-B3 cortosis battle droid''' was a [[battle droid]] similar in design to the [[B2 super battle droid]]. The C-B3 was developed by the [[Techno Union]] to specifically combat [[Jedi]] during the [[Clone Wars]].
-Their outer shell was made out of [[cortosis]], a substance that could block [[lightsaber]] attacks. They lacked the gripping hands of the similar B2 battle [[droid]], since their arms ended in double high-intensity [[laser cannon]]s. The ball joint of the wrist allowed the cannons to swivel in almost any direction. The droids could also use their arms to block lightsaber blades.
+==Characteristics==
-There was one weakness in the droids' armor, discovered by [[Anakin Skywalker]]. A very precise overhead slash with a lightsaber targeting the the small gap between the two breastplates would slice a cortosis droid's torso in half.
+Their outer shell was made out of [[cortosis]], a substance that could block [[lightsaber]] attacks. The black outer shell was clamped to the droids' frame in formfitting plates. The droids also had the same intelligence matrix as the similar [[B2 battle droid]], however, they lacked the gripping hands of the B2 battle droid, since their arms ended in double high-intensity [[laser cannon]]s. The ball joint of the wrist allowed the cannons to swivel in almost any direction. The droids could also use their arms to block lightsaber blades.
+There was one weakness to lightsabers in the droids' armor, discovered by [[Anakin Skywalker]]. A very precise overhead slash with a lightsaber targeting the small gap between the two breastplates would slice a cortosis droid's torso in half.
-C-B3 droids were first deployed in limited numbers on [[Tatooine]], but were used more extensively in the [[First Battle of Coruscant (Clone Wars)|attack]] on [[Coruscant]] and the defense of the Techno Union foundries on [[Metalorn]]. Their deployment showed that they were extremely effective&mdash;''too'' effective in the eyes of [[Palpatine|Darth Sidious]]. Believing that they could tip the balance of the war, [[Supreme Chancellor]] Palpatine allowed information about the droids location on Metalorn to reach the Jedi.
+==History==
-Production of C-B3 battle droids ended when Anakin Skywalker destroyed the Metalorn factory ten months after the [[Battle of Geonosis]].
+Production began when [[Wat Tambor]] put two internal teams against each other for the upcoming [[separatist]] B3 unit. Although the [[Avatar-7]] was eventually chosen, the [[Cortosis]] [[Battle Droid]] was manufactured as the C-B3.
+C-B3 droids were first deployed in limited numbers on [[Tatooine]], but were used more extensively in the [[Coruscant Insurrection|attack]] on [[Coruscant]] and the defense of the Techno Union foundries on [[Metalorn]]. Their deployment showed that they were extremely effective&mdash;''too'' effective in the eyes of Darth Sidious. Believing that they could tip the balance of the war, [[Supreme Chancellor]] [[Palpatine]] allowed information about the droids' location on Metalorn to reach the Jedi.
+Production of C-B3 battle droids ended when [[Anakin Skywalker]] destroyed the Metalorn factory ten months after the [[Battle of Geonosis]].
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Star Wars: The New Droid Army]]''
+*''[[Star Wars: The New Droid Army]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Star Wars: Agent of the Empire 1: Iron Eclipse, Part 1]]''
 ==Sources==
 *''[[The New Essential Guide to Droids]]''
+*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
+*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
+*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
+*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
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