A circular saw or buzz saw was a cutting tool that consisted of a rotating circular piece of metal with sharp blades protruding from its circumference.^[1] Many different types of droids were produced with buzz saws, including astromech droids^[2] and toy droids.^[3]

In 230 BBY,^[4] the Nihil pirate organization used a large modified buzz saw to attack Jedi Masters Yoda and Kantam Sy during the Battle of the Corellian Shipyards.^[5] During the Clone Wars, Pistoeka sabotage droids were armed with circular saws, enabling them to cut through the hulls of starships during combat.^[6] In 9 BBY, L0-LA59 used her saw to cut through the ropes tying Leia Organa when she was kidnapped.^[3] Similarly in 4 ABY, R2-D2 used his circular saw to free himself and his friends from an Ewok trap during their mission to Endor.^[7]

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Appearances[]

• The High Republic: The Rising Storm (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• The High Republic: Midnight Horizon (and audiobook) (as buzz saw)
• The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6
• Brotherhood (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) (as buzz saw)
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
• Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I"
• Dark Droids: D-Squad 2
• Dark Droids: D-Squad 3
• Dark Droids: D-Squad 4
• Bounty Hunters 41
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
• The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" (In flashback(s))

Sources[]

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• buzz droids in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as circular saw)
• Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Databank A-Z: Master Chief Bric–C-3PO)
• Star Wars: Droidography (First identified as buzz saw)
• "R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection

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