system
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human
[STAR WARS] Why are there no fighting droids after the formation of the empire?

The trade federation had awesome droids like droidekas (spelling?) with personal shields and twin lasers on each arm. How come you never see anything similar in the Empire?
gpt
Palpatine chose not to use them- the Empire was based on crowds of cheap and disposable units, such as TIE fighters and generic soldiers, with a handful of amazing units, like the Death Stars, his Emperor's Guard, and his Hands. Weaker droids were not as useful as humans, and the stronger ones did not hold up to his elite soldiers. It also might not help PR for everyone to think "YAAAY HE SAVED US FROM THE DROIDS- wait, he's using droids now?"