C-B3 cortosis battle droid
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C-B3 cortosis battle droid |
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1.9 meters |
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Black |
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High-intensity double laser cannons (2) |
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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.
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[edit] Characteristics
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 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 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.
[edit] History
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.
