BX-series droid commando

BX-series droid commandos, also known as BX-series commando droids, BX commando droids, BX droids, or simply commando droids, were advanced commando battle droids used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Designed for infiltration and action behind enemy lines, they were also used to perform security, bodyguard, and enforcer duties for certain high-ranking Separatists. Ruthless, lethal, and adaptive, these droids were the bane of Republic clone troopers and in multiple squads could change the tide of the battlefield. They were able to put even a Jedi on the back foot and were a match for some of the most skilled clones. However, their hefty price tag prevented them from being mass-produced.

Part of an advanced droid series, BX-series were more adaptable, even smarter & much sturdier than their B1-series counterparts. They were programmed with improved combat tactics and battlefield awareness and equipped with glowing white photoreceptors. Commando droid captains and other high-ranking commando droids bore white identifiers on their heads and chests. The unit was designed for infiltration and heavy combat, whereas the unit's programming prepared it for combat, assassination missions, and clandestine infiltration tasks. The BX unit ND-5 would later recall that, as a battle droid, he was concerned with following his orders and destroying whomever he was sent against, instead of caring about why he was performing those duties. ND-5 feared even later into his life he would be able to do nothing more than hunt and destroy targets, but his companion Kay Vess assured ND-5 he was more than just a war machine. The body of a BX unit was made from a titanium-reinforced steel that served as strong blaster resistant armor. BX units stationed as security in the Spire prison were plated with cortosis.