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Star Wars: Episode II â Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epicspace-opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz. It is the second film (though the fifth in release order) in the nine-part 'Skywalker saga'.
Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war, with thousands of planetary systems threatening to secede from the Galactic Republic. After Senator Padmé Amidala evades an assassination attempt, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on her life. Soon, the trio witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy, the Clone Wars.
Development of Attack of the Clones began in March 2000, some months after the release of The Phantom Menace. By June 2000, Lucas and Hales completed a draft of the script and principal photography took place from June to September 2000. The film crew primarily shot at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Australia, with additional footage filmed in Tunisia, Spain and Italy. It was one of the first motion pictures shot completely on a high-definition digital 24-frame system.
The film was released in the United States on May 16, 2002. It received mixed reviews, with some critics hailing it as an improvement over its predecessor The Phantom Menace and others considering it the worst installment of the franchise.[3][4] Although the visual effects, costume design, musical score, action sequences and McGregor's performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi were all praised, the romance of Padmé and Anakin, the dialogue, the screenplay and the long runtime were all criticized. The film was a financial success, making over $649 million worldwide; however, it also became the first Star Wars film to be outgrossed in its year of release, placing third domestically and fourth-highest-grossing worldwide. The film was released on VHS and DVD on November 12, 2002 and was later released on Blu-ray on September 16, 2011. The third and final film of the prequel trilogy, Revenge of the Sith, was released in 2005.
Plot[edit]
Ten years after the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo, the Galactic Republic is threatened by the Separatist movement organized by former Jedi MasterCount Dooku. Senator Padmé Amidala comes to Coruscant to vote on a motion to create an army to assist the Jedi against this threat. Narrowly avoiding an assassination attempt upon arrival, she is placed under the protection of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. The two Jedi thwart a second attempt on her life and subdue the assassin, Zam Wesell; she is killed by her client, a bounty hunter, before she can reveal his identity. The Jedi Council instructs Obi-Wan to find the bounty hunter, while Anakin is tasked to protect Padmé and escort her back to Naboo, where he expresses his romantic feelings for her.
Obi-Wan's investigation leads him to the mysterious ocean planet of Kamino, where he discovers an army of clones being produced for the Republic, with bounty hunter Jango Fett serving as their genetic template. Obi-Wan deduces Jango to be the bounty hunter he is seeking, and after a fierce battle, places a homing beacon on their ship, the Slave I. Obi-Wan then follows Jango and his clone son, Boba Fett, to the rocky planet Geonosis. Meanwhile, Anakin is troubled by visions of his mother, Shmi, in pain and decides to head to Tatooine with Padmé to save her. Watto reveals that he sold Shmi to moisture farmer Cliegg Lars, who then freed and married her. Cliegg tells Anakin that she was abducted by Tusken Raiders weeks earlier and is likely dead. Determined to find her, Anakin ventures out and finds Shmi at the Tusken campsite, where she dies in his arms. Enraged, Anakin massacres the Tusken tribe. He later declares to Padmé that he will find a way to prevent the deaths of his loved ones.
On Geonosis, Obi-Wan discovers a Separatist gathering led by Count Dooku, who Obi-Wan learns authorized Padmé's assassination and is developing a droid army with Trade Federation ViceroyNute Gunray. Obi-Wan transmits his findings to the Jedi Council, and with knowledge of the droid army, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is voted emergency powers to send the clone army into battle. Anakin and Padmé go to Geonosis to rescue Obi-Wan, but are captured by Jango Fett.[5] Dooku sentences the trio to death, but they are saved by a battalion of clone troopers led by Yoda, Mace Windu, and other Jedi; Mace beheads Jango during the rescue. Obi-Wan and Anakin intercept Dooku, and the three engage in a lightsaber battle. Dooku injures Obi-Wan and severs Anakin's right arm, but Yoda arrives and defends them. Dooku uses Force powers to divert Yoda and flees to Coruscant, where he delivers blueprints for a superweapon to his Sith master, Darth Sidious. As the Jedi acknowledge the beginning of the Clone Wars, Anakin secretly marries Padmé on Naboo.
Cast[edit]
Ewan McGregor (left) as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones.
E! Online reported that Lucas had allowed 'N Sync to film a small background cameo appearance, in order to satisfy his daughters. They were subsequently cut out of the film in post-production.[13] The end credits erroneously list Alan Ruscoe as playing Neimoidian senator Lott Dod. The character was actually another Neimoidian, played by an uncredited David Healey and voiced by Christopher Truswell.
Production[edit]Writing[edit]
After the mixed critical response to The Phantom Menace, Lucas was hesitant to return to the writing desk. In March 2000, just three months before the start of principal photography, Lucas finally completed his rough draft for Episode II. Lucas continued to iterate on his rough draft, producing a proper first and second draft. For help with the third draft, which would later become the shooting script, Lucas brought on Jonathan Hales, who had written several episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for him, but had limited experience writing theatrical films. The final script was completed just one week before the start of principal photography.
As an in-joke, the film's working title was Jar Jar's Great Adventure, a sarcastic reference to the negative fan response to the Episode I character.[14]
In writing The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas initially decided that Lando Calrissian was a clone and came from a planet of clones which caused the 'Clone Wars' mentioned by Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope;[15][16] he later came up with an alternate concept of an army of clone shocktroopers from a remote planet which were used by the Republic as an army in the war that followed.[17]
Filming[edit]
Plaza de España was the filming location for the Naboo palace.
Principal photography occurred between June 26, 2000 and September 20, 2000 at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. Location shooting took place in the Tunisian desert, at the Plaza de España in Seville, London, China, Vancouver, San Diego, and Italy (Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como, and in the former royal Palace of Caserta). At his own personal request, Samuel L. Jackson's character Mace Windu received a lightsaber that emitted an amethyst glow, as opposed to traditional blue and green for 'good guys' and red for 'bad guys'.[18] Reshoots were performed in March 2001. During this time, a new action sequence was developed featuring the droid factory after Lucas had decided that the film lacked a quick enough pace in the corresponding time-frame. The sequence's previsualization was rushed, and the live-action footage was shot within four and a half hours.[19] Because of Lucas' method of creating shots through various departments and sources that are sometimes miles and years apart from each other, Attack of the Clones became the first film ever to be produced through what Rick McCallum called 'virtual filmmaking'.[19]
Like The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones furthered technological development, effectively moving Hollywood into the 'digital age' with the use of the HDW-F900, developed by Sony and Panavision, a digital camera using an HD digital 24-frame system. This spawned controversy over the benefits and disadvantages of digital cinematography that continues as more filmmakers 'convert' to digital filmmaking while many filmmakers oppose it. In contrast to previous installments, for which scenes were shot in the Tunisian desert in temperatures up to 125 °F (51 °C), the camera would still run without complications. Lucas had stated that he wished to film The Phantom Menace on this format but Sony was unable to build the cameras quickly enough.[20] In 2002, Attack of the Clones became the third film to be released that was shot entirely on a 24p digital camera (preceded by 2001's Jackpot and Vidocq).[21] The cameras record in the 16:9HDCAM format (1080p), although the image was cropped to a 2.40:1 widescreen ratio. The area above and below the 2.40 extraction area was available for Lucas to reframe the picture as necessary in post-production.Despite Lucas' efforts to persuade movie theaters to switch to digital projectors for viewing of Episode II, few theaters did.[22]
Visual effects[edit]
The film relied almost solely on digital animatics as opposed to storyboards in order to previsualize sequences for editing early on in the film's production. While Lucas had used other ways of producing motion-based storyboards in the past, after The Phantom Menace the decision was made to take advantage of the growing digital technology.[19] The process began with Ben Burtt's creation of what the department dubbed as 'videomatics', so called because they were shot on a household videocamera. In these videomatics, production assistants and relatives of the department workers acted out scenes in front of greenscreen. Using computer-generated imagery (CGI), the previsualization department later filled in the green screen with rough background footage. Burtt then cut together this footage and sent it off to Lucas for changes and approval. The result was a rough example of what the final product was intended to be. The previsualization department then created a finer version of the videomatic by creating an animatic, in which the videomatic actors, props, and sets were replaced by digital counterparts to give a more precise, but still rough, look at what would eventually be seen. The animatic was later brought on set and shown to the actors so that they could understand the concept of the scene they were filming in the midst of the large amount of bluescreen used. Unlike most of the action sequences, the Battle of Geonosis was not storyboarded or created through videomatics but was sent straight to animatics after the department received a small vague page on the sequence. The intent was to create a number of small events that would be edited together for pacing inside the finished film. The animatics department was given a free hand regarding events to be created within the animatic; Lucas only asked for good action shots that he could choose from and approve later.[19]
In addition to introducing the digital camera, Attack of the Clones emphasized 'digital doubles' as computer-generated models that doubled for actors, in the same way that traditional stunt doubles did. It also furthered the authenticity of computer-generated characters by introducing a new, completely CGI-created version of the character Yoda. Rob Coleman and John Knoll prepared two tests featuring a CGI-animated Yoda using audio from The Empire Strikes Back. Yoda's appearance in Episode V also served as the reference point for the creation of the CGI Yoda; Lucas repeatedly stated to the animation department that 'the trick' to the animation of the CGI Yoda was to make him like the puppet from which he was based, in order to maintain a flow of continuity. Frank Oz (voice and puppeteer for Yoda in the original trilogy and The Phantom Menace) was consulted; his main piece of advice was that Yoda should look extremely old, sore, and frigid.[23] Coleman later explained the process of making the digital Yoda like the puppet version, by saying 'When Frank [Oz] would move the head, the ears would jiggle. If we hadn't put that in, it wouldn't look like Yoda.'[24] Because of the acrobatics of the lightsaber fight between Count Dooku and Yoda, the then 78-year-old Christopher Lee relied on a stunt double to perform the most demanding scenes instead. Lee's face was superimposed onto the double's body in all shots other than close-ups, which he performed himself. Lucas often called the duel crucial to the animation department, as it had such potential to be humorous rather than dramatic.[23]
Music[edit]
The soundtrack to the film was released on April 23, 2002 by Sony Classical Records.[25] The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra.[26] The soundtrack recreates 'The Imperial March' from the film The Empire Strikes Back for its first chronological appearance in Attack of the Clones, even though a hint of it appeared in the previous movie in one of the final scenes. A music video for the main theme 'Across the Stars' was produced specifically for the DVD.[27]
On March 15, 2016, a limited edition vinyl version of the soundtrack was released. Only 1,000 copies were pressed initially.[28]
Themes[edit]
Lucas has noted that Palpatine's rise to power is very similar to that of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany; as Chancellor of Germany, the latter was granted 'emergency powers', as is Palpatine.[29] Comparisons have been made to Octavian â who became Augustus, the first emperor of Rome â and to Napoleon Bonaparte, who rose to power in France from 1796 to 1799. Octavian was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of political opponents well before he was granted tribunician powers; Bonaparte was appointed First Consul for life (and later Emperor) by the French Consulate after a failed attempt on his life and the subsequent coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799.[30] References to the American Civil War can also be discerned.[30]
English scholar Anne Lancashire describes Attack of the Clones as 'thoroughly political in its narrative', to the point that interpersonal relations are made subordinate to the political drama that unfolds, and 'a critique of the increasing role played by economic and political appetite in contemporary First World international politics in general'. In this political drama, the Trade Federation, the former idealist Dooku and Palpatine '[represent] the economic and political greed and ambition (..) of the political and business classes', while the Jedi have become a force of aggression, and the cityscape of Coruscant has devolved into a dystopian environment that references 1982's Blade Runner.[30]
Clone troopers march onto their starships.
War journalism, combat films, and footage of World War II combat influenced the documentary-style camera work of the Battle of Geonosis, even to the point that hand-held shakes were digitally added to computer-generated sequences.[30]
The prequel trilogy films often refer to the original trilogy in order to help connect the films together. Lucas has often referred to the films as a long poem that rhymes.[31] Such examples include the line 'I have a bad feeling about this', a phrase used in each film, and lightsaber duels which almost always occur over a pit. As with Attack of the Clones, The Empire Strikes Back was the middle film in a trilogy, and of the original trilogy films, The Empire Strikes Back is the object of the most references in Attack of the Clones. In both films, an asteroid field is the backdrop of a major star battle in the middle of the film. Obi-Wan escapes Jango Fett by attaching his spacecraft to an asteroid in order to disappear from the enemy sensors; Han Solo uses a similar tactic by attaching the Millennium Falcon to a Star Destroyer in The Empire Strikes Back. As a retcon, John Knoll confirms on the film's DVD commentary that Boba Fett, who would later catch Solo in the act in The Empire Strikes Back, 'learned his lesson' from the events of Attack of the Clones.[29]
Release[edit]
After a teaser trailer premiered with the film Monsters, Inc.,[32] a new trailer for the film aired on the Fox Network on March 10, 2002 between Malcolm in the Middle and The X-Files,[33] and was made available on the official Star Wars web site the same day. The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas from Chicago predicted before the film's release that U.S. companies could lose more than $319 million in productivity due to employees calling in sick and then heading to theaters to see the film.[34]
The film premiered as part of the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival at the BMCC Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. in New York City[35] at a Sunday, May 12 set of screenings benefitting the Children's Aid Society, a charity supported by George Lucas.[36]Attack of the Clones was then screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival,[37] before getting a worldwide theatrical release on May 16, 2002. The film was also later released in IMAX theaters; the film had not been filmed for IMAX but was 'up converted' with the digital remastering process. Because of the technical limitations of the IMAX projector, an edited, 120-minute version of the film was presented.[38]
Before the film's release, there was a string of controversies regarding copyright infringement. In 2000, an underground organization calling itself the Atlas Group, based in Perth, Western Australia offered a copy of the screenplay, with an asking price of US$100,000, to various fan sites and media organizations, including TheForce.Net. The scheme was subsequently reported to Lucasfilm Ltd. by the fan site.
An unauthorized copy was allegedly made at a private showing, using a digital recorder that was pointed at the screen. This copy spread over the internet, and analysts predicted up to a million fans would have seen the film before the day of its release.[39] In addition, authorities seized thousands of bootlegs throughout Kuala Lumpur before the film opened.[40]
Home media[edit]Star Wars The Clone Wars Clones Vs Droids Game
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones was released on DVD and VHS on November 12, 2002. The DVD features an audio commentary from director George Lucas, producer Rick McCallum, editor and sound designer Ben Burtt, ILM animation director Rob Coleman, and ILM visual effects supervisors Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow. Eight deleted scenes are included along with multiple documentaries, which include a full-length documentary about the creation of digital characters and two others that focus on sound design and the animatics team. Three featurettes examine the storyline, action scenes, and love story, and a set of 12 short web documentaries cover the overall production of the film.[41]
The Attack of the Clones DVD also features a trailer for a mockumentary-style short film known as R2-D2: Beneath the Dome. Some stores offered the full mockumentary as an exclusive bonus disc for a small extra charge. The film gives an alternate look at the 'life' of the droid R2-D2. The story, which Lucas approved, was meant to be humorous.[42]
The DVD was re-released in a prequel trilogy box set on November 4, 2008.[43]
The Star Wars films were released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc on September 16, 2011 in three different editions.[44]
On April 7, 2015, Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, and Lucasfilm jointly announced the digital releases of the six released Star Wars films. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Attack of the Clones through the iTunes Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, and Disney Movies Anywhere on April 10, 2015.[45]
3D re-release[edit]
On September 28, 2010, it was announced that all six films in the series were to be stereo-converted to 3D, and re-released in chronological order beginning with The Phantom Menace which was released on February 10, 2012. Attack of the Clones was originally scheduled to be re-released in 3D on September 20, 2013,[46] but was postponed due to Lucasfilm's desire to focus on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[47][48][49] However, the 3D presentation of the film was first shown at Celebration Europe II from July 26 to 28, 2013.[50][51][52]
Reception[edit]Critical response[edit]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 250 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although they're once again undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.'[53] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 54 out of 100, based on 39 critics, which indicates 'mixed or average reviews'.[54] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'Aâ' on an A+ to F scale.[55]
Numerous critics characterized the dialogue as 'stiff' and 'flat'.[56] The acting was also disparaged by some critics.[57] Conversely, other critics felt fans would be pleased to see that Jar Jar Binks has only a minor role.[58] Additionally, Jar Jar's attempts at comic relief seen in The Phantom Menace were toned down; instead, C-3PO reprised some of his bumbling traditions in that role. McGregor referred to the swordplay in the film as 'unsatisfactory' when comparing it to the climactic duel in Revenge of the Sith as it neared release.[59] ReelViews.net's James Berardinelli gave a positive review, saying 'in a time when, more often than not, sequels disappoint, it's refreshing to uncover something this high-profile that fulfills the promise of its name and adds another title to a storied legacy.'[60]
Roger Ebert, who had praised the previous Star Wars films, gave Episode II only two out of four stars, noting '[As] someone who admired the freshness and energy of the earlier films, I was amazed, at the end of Episode II, to realize that I had not heard one line of quotable, memorable dialogue.' About Anakin and Padme's relationship, Ebert stated 'There is not a romantic word they exchange that has not long since been reduced to cliché.'[57]Leonard Maltin, who also liked all of the previous installments, only awarded two stars out of four to this endeavor as well, as seen in his Movie and Video Guide from the 2002 edition onward. Maltin cited an 'overlong story' as reason for his dissatisfaction and added 'Wooden characterizations and dialogue don't help.'[61]
Following suit with the series' previous installments, the Academy Awards nominated Attack of the Clones' Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow for Best Visual Effects at the 2003 Academy Awards, but the award ultimately went to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.[62] Natalie Portman was also honored at the Teen Choice Awards,[63] and the film received an award for Best Fight at the MTV Movie Awards.[64] In contrast, the film also received seven nominations from the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director (George Lucas), Worst Screenplay (George Lucas), Worst Supporting Actor (Hayden Christensen), Worst Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman), Worst Screen Couple (Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman) and Worst Remake or Sequel.[65] It took home two awards for Worst Screenplay (George Lucas) and Worst Supporting Actor (Hayden Christensen).[66]
Box office[edit]
The film grossed $310,676,740 in North America and $338,721,588 overseas for a worldwide total of $649,398,328. Though a financial success, it was nevertheless overshadowed by the even greater box-office success of The Phantom Menace three years earlier.[2] It was not the top-grossing film of the year, either in North America (where it finished in third place) or worldwide (where it was fourth), the first time that a Star Wars film did not have this distinction. In North America it was outgrossed by Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, both of which were more favourably received by critics. Worldwide, it was also outgrossed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, though Attack of the Clones performed better than The Chamber of Secrets in North America. Adjusted for inflation, Attack of the Clones is the lowest-performing live-action Star Wars film at the North American box office, though is still among the 100 highest-grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation. It sold an estimated 52,012,300 tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run.[67]
Accolades[edit]
Novelizations[edit]
Two novels based on the movie were published, a tie-in junior novel by Scholastic,[69] and a novelization written by R. A. Salvatore, which includes some unique scenes.[70] A four-issue comic book adaptation was written by Henry Gilroy and published by Dark Horse Comics.[71]
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Star Warshas a handful of defining features-- the Jedi, lightsabers, the Force and, last but not least, the droids. Star Wars is hardly the first science-fiction epic to include intelligent robots with personality and specific traits.
However, thereâs something unique and special about the droids. Though they might have different functions and personalities, thereâs something quintessentially Star Wars about the droids. After all, audiences were introduced to the story taking place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away by a pair of two droids.
Despite the commonality of droids, theyâre certainly not all the same. Just as there are different breeds and levels of Jedi and Sith, the same classification can be made for droids.
Thereâs a wide difference between the power of R2-D2 and C-3PO. So itâs time to put those two in their place, along with every other droid that can be imagined.
This isn't a ranking of the 'best' droids. This even isnât about which droids are most popular, likable, well-developed or even entertaining. This is list is all about ranking where the various droids of the Star Wars universe fall in terms of their worth.
Itâs not necessarily who among them would win in a battle royale to death, but more about what is their function, how do they compete it, and what is their impact on the overall Star Wars universe.
So here are the 17 Strongest Droids In Star Wars, Ranked From Weakest To Most Powerful!
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17 C-3PO
C-3PO is one of the most recognizable Star Wars characters in existence, if not by name, then certainly by look. Liking or appreciating C-3P0 as a character or screen presence is purely subjective. However, in a objective sense, the golden droid is all but useless.
He might be able to speak million of languages, but heâs totally terrible at his central function.
C-3PO is meant to be a protocol droid and to help with interpersonal relationships, but heâs rude, socially awkward, and always clueless.
The one time he does genuinely help is on Endor, when heâs worshipped as a god by the Ewoks, but even thatâs by mistake. Otherwise, Threepio spends his time getting in trouble or trying to stop R2-D2 from doing his important tasks.
C-3PO is a part of the very start of the franchise, but the saga happens in spite of him, not because of him.
16 R5-D4
The name of R5-D4 is known only to the most hard-core Star Wars fans. In fact, despite being a part of a relatively important scene in A New Hope, most viewers might not remember him at all. However, R5-D4 is integral to plot of Star Wars and arguably vital to every event after Episode IV.
R5-D4 isnât just the uglier and redder version of R2-D2. In fact, R5 is the droid that Uncle Owen and Luke nearly buy instead of R2 from the Jawas. Thereby nearing stopping the entire story before it begins. Luckily, R5 overheats and a furious Owen buys Artoo instead, which allows Luke to find Princess Leiaâs message to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
However, this isn't mere chance. In the novel From a Certain Point of View, itâs revealed that R5 purposely overheated, specifically so R2 could set events into motion to save the galaxy. The smallest act (or droid) can have the biggest consequences.
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15 2-1B
Droid 2-1B is another very minor Star Wars character that ends up having a huge impact on the outcome of the larger story. Even by the relatively lower standards of the original trilogy, 2-1B is one of the jankier looking droids.
This medical droid, first seen in Empire Strikes Back, looks like a strong wind could take it out. However, like Master Yoda teaches in that same movie, appearances are far from everything.
Droid 2-1B doesnât look very healthy itself but it manages to nurse Luke back from the brink of death, not once, but twice in Empire. 21-B first administrates to Luke after heâs attacked by the Wampa and 21-B monitors him in the bafta tank.
At the end Empire, the droid returns to give Luke a new hand after his duel with Darth Vader.
The little droid probably wouldnât win in a fight but Luke mightâve been dead without its existence.
14 BB-9E
Viewers of The Last Jedi probably recognize BB-9E as the evil BB-8. While that does seem to be the extent of the droidâs design, itâs not all that he can do.
Droid BB-9E is built with some of the most advanced technology in the Star Wars universe. He, along with other droids of his kind, are responsible for keeping the First Order afloat.
Fueled by hate, literally, BB-9E is the gear that keeps The First Order functioning, specifically upon his home vessel of Snokeâs flagship.
This isnât just hyberbole either. In The Last Jedi, BB-9E is the one who single-handedly discovers Finnâs undercover mission on Snokeâs ship. Considering how often Star Wars heroes go undercover and donât get caught, a lot of credit must be given to this little black ball of wickedness.
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13 Battle Droids
The Battle Droids make up the bulk of the Separatist Army in the prequel trilogy. Yet unlike their opponents, the Clone Troopers, almost none of the Battle Droids have defined personalities. Theyâre all the same âroger, rogerâ bumbling weirdos, existing in that nebulous place of cute and annoying.
The Battle Droids are far from impressive and existed mostly as canon fodder. Thereâs a reason why Palpatine went with the clones as the basis of his Imperial army and not droids.
Still, the Battle Droids aren't completely useless.
They did wage war on the Republic for years and although they never killed a Jedi, they could take out the accomplished clone trooper.
The real strength of Battle Droids is in their numbers. Isolated, they're rather flimsy and useless. In a teeming horde and armed with blasters, theyâre deadly.
12 EV-9D9Star Wars The Clones Wars
EV-9D9 doesnât have the biggest role in the Star Wars saga. Sheâs, in fact, just barely glimpsed in the opening Return of the Jedi. However, this rickety droid has a truly horrifying backstory.
EV-9D9 began life as a supervisor droid. EV-9D9 lived a peaceful life as moisture vaporizer mechanic. However, due to a programming glitch, that all changed. The glitch corrupted EV-9D9 and gave her a intense desire and pleasure in torturing people. EV-9D9 grew sadistic and obsessed with causing as much pain as possible.
This led her down a journey into Jabba the Huttâs inner circle. EV-9D9 became one of Jabbaâs chief interrogators and spent most of her life torturing information out of other droids. When Jabba was defeated, EV-9D9 was deactivated but she did cut out her own painful corner of the galaxy for a time.
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11 PROXY
PROXY, along with his master Galen Marek, is apart of the now defunct Expanded Universe. Even though he might not technically exist anymore, PROXY is still worth talking about as one of the more impressive droids in Star Wars.
He made his first appearance in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which told the story of Darth Vaderâs secret apprentice Galen Marek (or Starkiller).
He was created by Darth Vader to help tutor Galen and that came with a lot of impressive features.
PROXY was accomplished fighter as he was programmed with the fighting styles of several famous Jedi and Sith. PROXY could even assume their appearances. All of which helped Galen become a better killing machine.
Still, for all his combative prowess, PROXY never actually came that close to seriously harming his master. This is, probably, due to the fact that he had a large amount of affection for Starkiller.
10 4-LOM
Droid 4-LOM is still apart of Star Wars canon. Itâs kind of hard to ignore him, as he is apart of the cabal of bounty hunters Darth Vader assembles in Empire Strikes Back to take down Han Solo.
Sadly, some of the most impressive parts of 4-LOMâs history have been wiped away with the dissolution of the Expanded Universe. All these things could still be true of 4-LOM, theyâre just not confirmed. The one thing that cannot be denied of 4-LOM is he was an accomplished enough bounty hunter to get Vaderâs attention.
He is a modified protocol droid. âModifiedâ being a fancy word for a protocol who went nuts and started killing everyone. After shedding the shackles of his programming, 4-LOM waged a campaign of terror across the galaxy. Earning a reputation of a deadly bounty hunter and master thief.
Droid 4-LOMâs bug-like head houses a devious mechanical mind.
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9 IG-88
IG-88 is also one of the bounty hunters who were gathered by Vader. Like 4-LOM, the exact specifics of his life are in the middle ground between canon and non-canon. Yet for whatever reason, probably because he looks more ridiculous, IG-88 is the more notable of the two.
IG-88 didnât have to fight his programming to become a bounty hunter. He was brought to life as an assassin droid and went about that work surprisingly well for such a spindly frame. IG-88 quickly became one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy following the Clone Wars.
He hunted and nearly captured, among others, a young Leia Organa.
The story of IG-88 does come to a rather explosive end. Rather than tracking down Han Solo in Empire, IG-88 followed Boba Fett hunting the same quarry. Yet Fett got the upper-hand on IG-88 and blew him to smithereens.
8 Chopper
As the main droid of Star Wars: Rebels, Chopper clearly has some inspiration from R2-D2. Yet thatâs hardly surprising considering because, like Artoo, Chopper is another astromech droid. An astromech droid who is vitally important to the Rebellion.
Chopper is the smallest and most cantankerous member of the Spectres, the heroes of Star Wars: Rebels and huge players in the formation of the Rebellion. Chopper is a bit of a swiss army knife of a droid. Heâs able to do nearly whatever the crew of The Ghost need at any given time, even if heâs a reluctant participant.
Yet Chopperâs greatest feats might be as a combatant and spy. Chopperâs small frame hides a variety of weapons, including a blaster and a buzzsaw. Throughout the course of Rebels, heâs been forced to hide in plain sight going on many missions in disguise and learning vital information.
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7 BB-8
BB-8âs greatest weapon is melting the hearts of any who see him because heâs just so darn cute. The droid who looked utterly ridiculous in the build-up to Force Awakens has become a favorite of nearly every fan. BB-8 is truly adorable but heâs not just a pretty face.
For a droid that speaks in nothing but beeps and boops, BB-8 is tremendously intelligent. Tasked with finding Luke Skywalker, BB-8 nearly did that all alone. Itâs due to BB-8 that Finn and Rey found each other, which eventually led to them running into Han Solo.
During The Last Jedi, BB-8 continues to be a vital part of the Resistance.
BB-8âs shockingly durable, surviving a massive explosive with just a little soot to show for it. Most impressively though he commandeered an AT-ST, saving the lives of Finn and Rose, while abroad Snoke's flagship.
6 0-0-0
Droid 0-0-0, or Triple-Zero, obviously doesnât have the most creative name in all of Star Wars. Yet that unassuming name is rather fitting for the droid, as he doesnât appear as deadly or dangerous as he is in reality.
Triple-Zero is apart of the new Star Wars canon established with Marvel's comic series. He is âloyalâ to his mistress Doctor Aphra, the Star Wars version of a female Indiana Jones with a very askew moral compass. Aphra has programmed Triple-Zero to obey her but itâs an order that he desperately wants to break. Death is his real master.
Though he may look like a silver C-3PO, 0-0-0 is obsessed with mayhem. He can send a devastating amount of electricity through someoneâs system, has fingers made of needles perfect for infecting hosts and is 'fluent' in many forms of torture. Triple-Zero isnât much in a firefight but heâs no pushover, either.
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5 K-2SO
The most memorable thing about K-2SO for Rogue One fans might be his sarcastic nature. The former Imperial droid has a lot more to offer than witty clapbacks. The crew of Rogue One would be nothing without Kaytoo. In fact, without him, itâs very likely the Rebellion itself wouldâve ended prematurely.
K-2 did come to serve the Rebellion unwillingly.
He was reprogrammed, forcefully, by his eventual friend Cassian Andor, being originally programmed to serve the Empire. However, once Andor rewrote Kaytooâs defaults, he was a valuable ally. As a former Imperial droid, Kaytoo had a lot of knowledge of the Empire which served the Rebellion.
Of course, the most important thing about Kaytoo is his role in Rogue One mission. K-2 was vital assistance in Jyn Ersoâs recovery of the Death Star plans, hacking into the system on Scarif and surviving a very long time before eventually being sacrificed.
4 BT-1
If Triple-Zero can be viewed as the evil C-3PO, BT-1 is the maniacal R2-D2. BT-1 is another droid in the service of Doctor Aphra and heâs rarely seen outside the company of Triple-Zero. The one way the pair manage to separate themselves from Artoo and Threepio, is that theyâre both incredibly deadly.
Triple-Zero is the brains of the duo but Beetee is very much the brawn. Though heâs no bigger than the average astromech droid, Beetee has an almost comical amount of firepower in his chassis. Rocket launchers, blasters, missiles, and flamethrowers-- nearly every explosive object is packed into Beeteeâs small frame.
Of course, thereâs a pretty big downside to all that firepower. Beeteeâs not particularly smart, being more of blunt instrument than anything else. Also, like most astromechs. heâs not particularly nimble. Beetee can destroy an entire city block but heâll likely get caught in the crossfire.
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3 Droideka
The Droideka don't have a defined personality. They do make up for that fact in being literal wheels of death and destruction. While the frontline troops of the Separatist army, the Battle Droids, are rather laughable thereâs nothing funny about the Droideka.
These droids not only pack some very impressive firepower, they are also able to shield themselves from nearly all angles.
Itâs almost impossible to face a Droideka head-on.
Theyâre made all the deadlier by the fact that theyâre so mobile. They were not only the deadliest droids in the Separatist army but also one of the fastest. Even accomplished Jedi couldnât handle them up close and personal.
Luckily, for their enemies, they do suffer a fatal flaw. Attacking a Droideka from behind or with an EMP device of some sort, was simple and effective way to take them out. It just required a lot of effort.
2 HK-47
The Star Wars universe is obviously filled with numerous killer droids. HK-47 is the first one that probably stole most fansâ hearts. HK-47 made his first appearance in the beloved Knights of the Old Republic game and he quickly became the breakout character. As a playable companion, every gamer wanted HK-47 to follow them.
Created by the Sith Lord Revan, HK-47 was one of the deadliest droids in the galaxy. Referring to all organics as 'meatbags,' HK was a valuable tool in Revanâs arsenal, wiping out the Dark Lordâs enemies with reckless abandon.
Although Revan was HK-47âs first master, he served many others after them. HK is wildly durable being deactivated and reactivated many times, across literal centuries. Yet every time HK-47 springs back to life it's with a willingness to serve and murder as meatbags as he can manage.
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1 R2-D2
Compared to most of these combat-focused droids, Artoo doesnât seem like much. R2-D2 is involved in a lot of battles throughout the Star Wars saga but he rarely does any fighting himself. (Although he has used the tools in chassis for combat purposes on occasion.)
While R2âs ability to be in big battles and survive shouldnât be discounted, itâs not why he tops this list.
Artooâs power is his vast knowledge and usefulness to the Star Wars universe.
Having been present for nearly part of the Skywalker story (and not having his memory wiped), Artoo is one of the most knowledgeable droids in existence. Artoo launched the events that brought down the Empire, helped find Luke Skywalker in exile, suffered Threepio's company and much, much more.
For nearly every big event of the Star Wars universe, Artoo has been there. Heâs the linchpin of the galaxy.
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