Third-generation battle droid

"Third generation battle droid" was a classification used to define certain battle droids, including the Phase-III Dark Troopers created by the Imperial Department of Military Research. Even though the failings of the Separatist Droid Army, particularly the limitations of the B1-series battle droid, during the Clone Wars had turned subsequent galactic powers away from creating armies made solely from battle droids,Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy the third-generation Dark Trooper was highly effective and created as a droid when it became clear that the final obstacle to the Dark trooper program was relying on human pilots.
==Appearances==
*The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
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*The Mandalorian: The Rescue
*Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition 
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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