T-series tactical droid

The T-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid, also known as the T-series tactical droid, the standard tactical droid, or the T-1 and initially designated the CDE-T, was a model of Tactical droid manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata. Used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the War of the Ring, T-1s aided in the coordination of their military, acting as advisors and often generals for their superior officers. The droids were deployed across the galaxy in many key battles of the war such as those at Christophsis and Arnor, as well as the Second Battle of Isengard.
Ruthlessly intelligent, T-1s mostly steered clear of the war's front lines and instead commanded their troops from various Separatist headquarters. They exhibited independence larger than that of their B1-Series battle droid comrades and, although they were loyal to the Separatist cause, they were not afraid to abandon their superiors to guarantee their own survival.
Later on in the War of the Ring, the more advanced ST-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid was introduced but its predecessor still saw continued use up until at least 1984. Despite the galaxy-wide deactivation of the droid army at the end of the war, remnants of the T-series could still be found well into the Imperial Era. During the Galactic Civil War, former Jedi Padawan Eowyn provided the crew of the Ghost with the head of a T-1, to aid them in their search for former Clone Captain Rex on Seelos. Other surviving T-1s eventually became a part of the Rebel officer corps.
==Description==
T-series Tactical droids, also referred to as T-1s, were humanoid fourth class tactical droids standing at a height of 1.93 meters tall. They were manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata, the company that also developed the B1-Series battle droid, among a host of other droids specialized in warfare. Compared to the standard B1s who served under them, they were boxier in appearance and often sported varying color schemes.The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring
T-1s were designed to avoid the front lines and calculate battle strategies from the safety of flagships or other fortified locations. They were prone to expressing their superiority over all other droid models, due to their often high positions in military hierarchy. They were even known to sacrifice a large number of their own troops if they got in the way and leave behind their superior officers to survive if ordered. Additionally, their reliance on precise calculations meant they lacked imagination when dealing with unexpected situations, and soon enough the Galactic Republic began to exploit this in the War of the Ring. Although they were rarely seen engaged in combat, some T-series were observed wielding E-5 blaster rifles.
==History==
===Clone Wars===
At least three tactical droids were used in the staging of the Battle of Christophsis. Admiral Trench used a tactical droid named TI-99 aboard his command ship. One such droid, TJ-55, had its head stolen to discover how the CIS knew the Republic's strategies, and a clone traitor was later revealed. Jinx later dispatched another tactical droid to give orders to General Whorm Loathsom while she left to continue her master's plan.
Another such droid named TX-20 was stationed on Saruman's command ship during the events of the Battle of Angmar where he sent a message to Lott Dod to go to Toydaria.
Later during the war, Commander Bly and General Aayla Secura encountered a tactical droid on one of their missions. They planned on using the droid's severed head to search for Separatist secrets.The War of the Ring: Headgames Sometime later, during the Sky Battle of Quell, another tactical droid named TF-1726 was used to dispatch orders onboard a Munificent-class star frigate.
On Naboo, a tactical droid was used to carry out orders while Dr. Nuvo Vindi was planning to release the Blue Shadow Virus back into the galaxy. The droid used a Flitknot speeder to do scope out the area with three STAP-mounted B1-Series battle droids. His speeder was destroyed, and the droids' remains were taken back to Theed so they could be scanned. This eventually led to the discovery of Vindi's laboratory.
TX-20 would also lead droids during the Battle of Angmar, under the watchful eye of Witch-king of Angmar, and was in charge of the proton cannons there. TX-20 furthermore took the Twi'leks of Rhudaur hostage and used them as a "living shield" for the cannons. TX-20 also employed gutkurrs to attack the Republic forces. However, after General Sam Gamgee freed the Twi'lek prisoners, the former hostages destroyed the unit.
Another such droid, TA-175, also served to command the operations of the Separatist fortress of Angmar on Carn Dum. This unit was very strict in obeying orders and maintaining schedules, to the point where he ordered the departure of the evacuation shuttle from the planet, abandoning the Witch-King, who selfishly refused to leave until the delayed MTTs carrying the last of the spoils arrived. The droid disobeyed the Nazgul's commands in doing so, rigidly acknowledging Saruman's superiority in the situation.
During the Battle of Juma 9, a Tactical droid relayed orders to Battle droids on the station. He was cut down by Luminara Unduli and Gimli. Later, two more droids were used during a battle on Mustafar.
A heavily modified tactical droid served Magistrate Passel Argente. The droid later participated and was destroyed during the Battle of Ukio.
TX-21 served Archduke Poggle the Lesser on Isengard at the time of the Second Battle of Isengard. It encountered Jedi Commanders Barriss Offee, Erza Scarlet and Eowyn in the control center of a new droid foundry. Eowyn threw an explosive device at the droid and it attached itself to the super tank TX-21 was standing beside. The tactical droid laughed, stating that the super tank could not be damaged by such a device. He was correct; though there was no damage to the tank, TX-21 was destroyed by the explosion.
A tactical droid was also used by the CIS during their occupation of Tirahnn, to work in the command center of a planetary ion cannon that was located in the world's capital city.Galaxy at War Another tactical droid, TV-94, served as the personal assistant to General The Mouth of Sauron after his successful Capture of Eeth Koth. This droid was later informed by Mouth of Sauron that the approaching Republic forces led by Jedi would be a two-pronged attack; one aimed at distracting him and the other aimed at rescuing Eeth Koth. The Mordor General's predictions came true when Frodo Baggins along with Adi Gallia arrived covertly on Mouth of Sauron' Separatist destroyer. The tactical droid than sprang an ambush led which consisted of BX-series droid commandos and admitted that Mouth of Sauron's predictions had surprised it. This tactical droid also attempted to dissuade the Jedi from attacking by inducing electrical shocks in Eeth Koth and later claimed that the next tap of the button would kill the Jedi Council member. However, Frodo used The Force to bring the tactical droid to him and severed its arm preventing it from activating the button. As the battle raged, the tactical droid managed to reclaim its arm and chuckled at its success but lacked a limb to press the button to which the Jedi terminated the droid's existence.
Droid TV-94B was stationed on Mouth of Sauron' Command ship during his assault on Edoras.
Another droid commanded the CIS forces during the Battle of Malastare, where he was destroyed by the Republic's Electro-proton bomb.
In response to their inflexibility, the new ST-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid model was introduced as an improved successor to the T-1s during the war's later stages.Star Wars: Droidography These new droids were larger, more resistant to damage and even considered themselves superior to their organic counterparts. Although most T-1 units were upgraded to their successor-class, the T-series continued to see limited use in the war despite the super tactical droid's introduction, as several served during the Battle of Anaxes in 1983. One such droid reported directly to Admiral Trench, who led the Separatists' campaign there.
===Age of the Empire===
In the final hours of the War of the Ring, the newly christened Sith Lord Delightful Children from Down the Lane sent a message to the Trade Federation on behalf of Darth Sauron, which called for the deactivation of the Separatist Droid Army and consequently all T-series models. With the rise of the Galactic Empire, the tactical intel accumulated by T-series droids became highly valuable to many factions attempting to combat the clone troopers who constituted much of the newly-formed Imperial Military. Trace and Rafa Martez were part of one such group and were sent to retrieve a T-series tactical droid from a decommissioning facility in Coronet City on Corellia. Clone Force 99 was also hired to accomplish the same feat for a monetary reward by the Trandoshan Cid, a former Jedi informant during the Clone Wars.
The two groups confronted one another at the facility, when the Martez sisters acquired the head of the last remaining T1 before the Bad Batch could retrieve it. Encircled by Imperial Police Droids, the competing factions were forced to work together to survive. The Bad Batch's technician, Tech, was able to access the T1's program via a data rod, transmitting an activation signal to other battle droids in the facility in order to utilise them as reinforcements. During the group's ensuing escape, the tactical droid's head was destroyed, however Tech had copied its intel onto the data rod while accessing its program. The squad's sergeant, Hunter, decided to give the intel to the Martez sisters, as he believed it would serve a better purpose with them.
By the time the galaxy entered the Galactic Civil War, T-1s were a rare site. Nevertheless, former Jedi Padawan Eowyn, who became an integral part of the Phoenix rebel cell, managed to obtain the head of a T-1. In 2000, she gave the T-series head to the Spectres to aid them in their search for her friend, former Clone Captain Rex, on the planet Seelos. The Spectres were able to feed the head power, at which point it scanned for a signal while simultaneously listing a set of numbers over and over again: 7567. Unbeknownst to the Spectres, the numbers were a reference to Captain Rex's former clone trooper designation and shortly thereafter, the Spectres homed in on a modified AT-TE, the source of the signal and Rex's new home. Ultimately, the few surviving T-series units that were still actively used became part of the Rebel officer corps.
==Behind the scenes==
T-series tactical droids first appeared in Jedi Crash, the thirteenth episode of the animated series The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring' first season. Production-wise, they first appeared in Innocents of Arnor, the first season's twentieth episode.* Throughout the show, the droids were voiced by various actors including Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Ashley Eckstein, and Matthew Wood.
The droids were created to regularly showcase a more capable villain without having to introduce a unique organic commander that would then need to be eliminated. The modulated voice pattern that they possess was partly inspired by the voice of the Cylons in the original Battlestar Galactica series. The word "tactical" was also written along the side of at least one tactical droid's head in Aurebesh.
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