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Droideka
Unlike the spindly battle droids, whose humanoid builds allow them a degree of versatility, droidekas are designed with one sole function in mind: the complete annihilation of their targets. Slung at the end of heavy arms are immense twin blasters, which unleash destructive energy at a pounding pace. The destroyer droid can completely envelope itself in a globe of protective energy via its compact deflector shield generators, though at the expense of its mobility. Although slow and awkward on its three-legged gait, the droideka can transform into a much speedier, disk-shaped form.
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Height: 1.83m
![Droideka's aboard a Droid Control Ship Droideka's aboard a Droid Control Ship](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/droideka-1-retina_0f1f11ea.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1200%2C538)
Originally built by the Colicoids, destroyer droids – generally known as droidekas -- were among the most formidable Separatist battle droids, feared for their deadly combination of speed, firepower and defensive capabilities. Even Jedi gave these killing machines a wide berth.
![Droidekas during The Clone Wars Droidekas during The Clone Wars](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/droideka-2-retina_25fa5b92.jpeg?region=0%2C0%2C1200%2C512)
Fortunately for the Republic, droidekas were far more expensive than other Separatist droids, and so encountered much more rarely on the battlefield. Separatist commanders used them in a range of roles, sending them into battle as heavy infantry and reinforcements and employing them as bodyguards and even executioners.
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During the Clone Wars, both Jedi and clones learned techniques for thwarting destroyers, figuring out how to penetrate their shields and use their own capabilities against them.
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