TX-20
Production information
Date destroyed	22 BBY,[1] Ryloth[2]
Manufacturer	Baktoid Combat Automata[3]
Product line	T-series[3]
Model	T-series tactical droid[3][2]
Technical specifications
Height	1.93 |meters[4]
Gender	Masculine programming[2]
Sensor color	White
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[2]
Affiliation	Confederacy of Independent Systems[2] Techno Union[5]

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TX-20 was a T-series tactical droid that was in charge of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' units assigned to Techno Union Emir and Foreman, Wat Tambor, during the Battle of Ryloth in the Clone Wars.

The droid was aboard Count Dooku's ship during the blockade of Ryloth, and informed him of the negotiations between the Galactic Republic and the Toydarians.

Tambor ordered him to conquer the Twi'lek city of Nabat, which he did, leading his army to complete victory and establishing a camp in the city, at the cost of many innocent Twi'lek lives. Once the Republic debarked on Ryloth, he sent probes to spy the Republic forces. He armed himself with courage to confront the famous High General Obi-Wan Kenobi, and during the battle, he was able to predict the strategies and tactics of his enemies, and counterattacked them wisely. He established many proton cannons all around the city, and stopped the advance of his opponents, forcing them to hide inside the tunnels around of the city.

The tactical droid starved some creatures and sent them against the Jedi, even though his initial campaign wasn't killing them, but causing them a lot of casualties. However, TX-20 didn't count with the surprising attitude of the General, and he was forced to betray his own army when his cannons were destroyed. When he was about to kill Kenobi and Numa, the liberated Twi'lek prisoners from his camp tore him to bits.

BiographyEdit

The blockadeEdit

In 22 BBY, TX-20 was on board a Providence-class carrier/destroyer with Count Dooku above Ryloth. He informed the Count that they had just intercepted a coded transmission between Senator Bail Organa and the Jedi Council and they were able to unscramble it to reveal that the Senator was en route to Toydaria to negotiate a treaty with the Toydarians to allow the Republic to send relief supplies to their forces on the surface of Ryloth. Upon learning of this Dooku ordered that he be put in touch with Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod.^[6]

OccupationEdit

After the planet was secured for the Confederacy TX-20 was tasked with protecting the anti-aircraft cannons of the Twi'lek city of Nabat, TX-20 used the Twi'lek population of the nearby city as living shields to prevent the Republic troops from using a direct assault or bombing them in oblivion from orbit. After forcing Mace Windu's three Acclamator class assault ships away, severely damaging one in the process, he was able to calculate and anticipate several moves of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, suggesting that Kenobi not risk the lives of prisoners and would use an unorthodox maneuver instead. To counter any move of Kenobi while preserving his own forces, TX-20 unleashed starved gutkurrs onto Ghost Company, thinning their ranks severely. After doing this, he began to prepare for their final direct assault, computing that he now had a 742 to 1 odds of victory against the remaining Republic troops.^[2]

TX-20's computations, while correct, lacked one critical factor: local aid to the clones. After rescuing the Twi'lek girl Numa, Obi-Wan, Waxer and Boil, led by the child, used the underground sewers to sneak behind the enemy line and release the captured villagers. TX-20 led his troops to face the Republic assault, but the clones only assaulted as a diversion to allow Kenobi to take control of one of the cannons and fire it, disabling the others. Turning around, TX-20 destroyed Obi-Wan's commandeered cannon, and closed in with the downed Jedi, believing that by killing him, he could still win. He was about to finish the Jedi with his Armored Assault Tank, when, seeing their savior and Numa (who had sneaked to the downed Obi-Wan and was attempting to drag him away) in danger, the Twi'lek villagers suddenly surged forward and mobbed the tank. TX-20 was torn apart by the Twi'leks while offering no resistance, his mechanical brain being unable to cope with the sudden turn of events.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

Production-wise, TX-20 was supposed to be the first tactical droid to appear in The Clone Wars TV series, but later production changes pushed his appearance back.^[source?]

TX-20 had the letter 'T' Aurebesh on the left side of his torso and his head, the T stands for T-series tactical droid.

TX-20 was voiced by Corey Burton and is the first tactical droid to be given a designation. ^[7]

A Hasbro action figure of TX-20 was created and released in 2010 as part of The Clone Wars line.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth" (First appearance)
• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Non-canonical appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Battle for Ryloth

SourcesEdit

•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Innocents of Ryloth on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (First identified as TX-20)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.5
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Supply Lines on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• "Master of Villainous Voices!"—Star Wars Insider 122
• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars: Prima Official Game Guide

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