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OOM command battle droid

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OOM command battle droid

Production information
Manufacturer	Baktoid Combat Automata
Product line	OOM-series battle droid
Model	OOM command battle droid
Class	Battle droid
Technical specifications
Height	1.91 meters
Sensor color	Black
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Trade Federation Confederacy of Independent Systems Separatist holdouts

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"If they're down here, sir, we'll find them."

―OOM-9^[src]

OOM command battle droids were any OOM-series battle droids used by the Trade Federation and Confederacy of Independent Systems for the purposes of transmitting orders from the Central Control Computer to squads of infantry or security battle droids. Until the Clone Wars, the commanders were the only OOM units to possess intelligence and independence apart from the Central Control Computer. The most famous command battle droid was OOM-9, who commanded the droid forces in the Invasion of Naboo. When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo most of the AATs were commanded by the droids. When OOM-9 informed Nute Gunray and Rune Haako of Queen Amidala's capture, another command droid was seen behind them.

Commanders were characterized by yellow-orange markings on the tops of their heads and circular spots on their abdomens and their backpacks. They received long-distance signals allowing them to be far from base with their squads, and reported directly to the Central Control Computer. If a command droid lost contact with a CCC, it would remain active for three minutes, upon which time it would enter standby mode for a further ten minutes, after which it shut down completely. During the Clone Wars, they served as liaisons between infantry droids and their Separatist masters, making them the CIS equivalent of the clone trooper commanders. Although most had antennae, some assigned to AATs lacked them. Later in the Clone Wars, the OOM series command droid was upgraded and was given a larger back pack, but was later dropped for an unknown reason.