If you haven’t totally blocked out the memory of The Phantom Menace, you’ll remember that the Federation last after young Anakin Skywalker blew up the Droid Control Ship, rendering the entire robot army totally useless. In the prequels, the Super Battle Droids are introduced after the Federation gets their butts handed to them at the Invasion of Naboo. You may also recognize these droids from the Clone Wars animated series or the Star Wars: Battlefront games, where they played a more prominent role.Īnyway, here’s the Super Battle Droids in The Mandalorian:

So consider yourself warned.Īs eagle-eyed Star Wars fans on Twitter were quick to point out, the new Mandalorian trailer features the return of the Super Battle Droid, a powerful fighting robot used by the Trade Federation in the back half of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. We don’t think this counts as a spoiler for The Mandalorian since it’s in the trailer, but Disney isn’t exactly making it obvious either. It also reveals the return of a classic baddie from the Star Wars prequels - but blink and you might just miss it. The first live-action Star Wars series is shaping up to be the most exciting thing on Disney+ at launch (sorry Jeff Goldblum), and a new trailer only confirms our suspicions. The second and final trailer for The Mandalorian just dropped, and it looks freaking awesome.