SBDE-1 super battle droid

"What sort of clanker is that!? It looks like a knock-off Super!"

- A Clone trooper upon seeing an SBDE-1

The SBDE-1 super battle droid (SBDE-1 standing for Super Battle Droid, Earth, 1st model) was a model of Battle droid produced by the Techno Union's Earth Division for use by forces of the Solar System loyal to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the SBDE-1 was effectively a TUED analogue of the B2 super battle droid, almost produced by the company, the SBDE-1 being intended to be cheaper and easier to mass produce, resulting in a greater number of droids produced for not as much expense, the savings meant that roughly two SBDE-1s could be produced for the price of one B2, which was attractive to customers, however these savings gave the SBDE-1 several flaws when compared to their B2 counterparts.

A comparison between the SBDE-1 and the B2 revealed several disadvantages to the SBDE-1 which were inherent to the cost-saving measures implemented in the design of the SBDE-1, the SBDE-1 wasn't as bulky as the B2, not having as much armour, the SBDE-1 also didn't possess any arm-mounted weapon, the droid being intended to use normal hand-held weapons, the central processor of the SBDE-1 was also not buried quite as deep in the chassis as that of the B2, as a result the SBDE-1 was more susceptible to headshots than the B2, though the SBDE-1s processor wasn't quite as exposed as those of the B1 battle droid or BDE-2 battle droid.

Despite these flaws the SBDE-1 was still a deadly opponent to the soldiers of the Union of Earth States and the Clone troopers of the Galactic Republic. Due to the similar design of the SBDE-1 to the B2 some clones referred to the SBDE-1 as the "Knock-Off Super".