IG-B1 Battle Droid

The IG-B1 Battle Droid was a Battle Droid developed in a joint venture between Baktoid Combat Automata and the Intergalactic Banking Clan.

History
These Battle Droids were once commissioned to the owner of the Quingarus Deluxe Droid Systems Factory by the Intergalactic Banking Clan. The owner of the factory had taken out a loan from the Banking Clan, and they threatened to repay the favor by producing the droids at forty thousand units a week. However, the owner refused, and as a result, he was sentenced to be killed by the Battle Droids. Fortunately, Obi-wan Kenobi arrived and destroyed the battle droids, and the owner of the Quingarus droid factory decided to bolster the production of Republic Astromechs. Baktoid Combat Automata decided to manufacture these droids, but only a few hundred thousand were produced due to their massive cost. The BX Commando droid proved more popular than the IG-B1, although most of the units were stationed throughout many worlds.

Information
The IG-B1 unit was covered in a retractable armor which resembled a Clone Trooper's armor. This allowed the droid to infiltrate enemy lines. However, the droid could easily be spotted because of their thin heads. Whenever the situation called for it, the droid could retract its armor and reveal its true form. The droid was armed with a blaster rifle, and could also attack enemies with melee weapons.

Trivia

 * This droid is based on an unidentified upgraded B1 battle droid which appeared in the story "Foreclosure", from Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.7.

Link to the original article

 * https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Upgraded_battle_droid