Battle of Naboo - Gungans vs Droids [4K HDR] - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 

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Ah yes. The great windows xp battle.

It’s weird thinking Jar Jar probably had the highest kill count in that entire battle.

More aspects of Lucas’s “used universe” that I love: the droids don’t just show up in infinite numbers. They have to be transported, arranged, and then activated. Logistics is so underrepresented in movies, and I’m not saying it’s realistic necessarily, but it’s nice to see.

When the B1 Droids were actually terrifying. No silly punchlines and childish voice pitches. Cold metal, coming directly at you and start shooting.

Everyone asks "What about the Droid attack on the Wookies?" But noone asks "What about the Droid attack on Naboo?"

This is probably the most scary depiction of the battle droids. They just walk through the shield and instantly start shooting, the Gungans are doing their utmost to stop them but the droids just still keep coming straight at them

"Activate the droids" "Yes sir" -accidentally presses the self destruction button.

24 years later and I finally realized the reason the shield exists: It's not for the droids. It's anti-ARTILLERY and anti-fighters. I used to think it was really silly they could just walk through it.

That AAT gun sound is oddly satisfying

Droids' formation, activation and marching are actually paradise for perfectionists

Fun fact. The sound of the droid tank moving came from sound designer ben burtt running a electric razor though a metal salad bowl

You gotta hand it to the Gungan Army, they had balls. They chose to stand and fight and took to the open field against an enemy army which possessed tanks, armored transports, and a far larger force of battle droids. And they did this with nothing but a few shields, and hand-throwable and melee weapons. The droids poured tons of blaster fire at straight-up point blank range and the Gungans held their ground and took them on in hand-to-hand fighting not even Droideka could break them. It took the Trade Federation tanks bull-rushing the Gungan Army to get them to retreat after the shield came down, and they only did so at the orders of their commanders.

4:11 I like the detail where the little droids collect the remains of the battle droids. In the 2008 Clone Wars, the Separatists left the destroyed droids on the planet Iego and after the Dathormir massacre they left it all behind.

Fun fact: 2:51 is the only time in the entire series we see an AAT use its launch tubes

1:00 Looks like the middle Gungan forgot which button activated the shield and had to look at the guy next to him to see which one.

2:20 One thing I appreciate about Gungans: They will go fisticuffs with solid metal robots and not give a fuck. "Oh, you got blasters and tanks? This is what we like to call CQB."

1:21 each time I see this and hear the sounds the droids make mixed with the badass soundtrack, I get goosebumps. It’s so well done

1:55 That rider reaches for something then fall down. 😂 Darth Jar Jar wasn’t the only one.

2:09 The droidekas didnt even bother putting up their shields.

Chestnuts roasting on an 0:16

1:33 The moment they would forever get the nickname of "Clanka"

The sound effects of the tank lasers hitting the shield are still really cool.

2:25 The gungan on the left was giving that droid some mean right hooks

Can we talk about this absolute beast at 1:03 loadin that by himself. You know they have to be heavy if a pretty large catapult is only throwing it as far as it does, plus the small ones they can only throw 20 feet or so.

I forgot how good the sound design of this scene was. The sound of the AAT’s and Droid Carriers coming over the hill is legitimately frightening sounding. And the little details like the “stand clear” alarms as the droids are being off-loaded really ground this into reality.

Seeing them slowly go over the hill is really intimidating with how silent it is. Its honestly kinds unnerving and eerie.

This was showed 25 years ago. Now I get to see it again... in theaters. Yes, almost every theater is showtiming this one single money making film after 25 years. Used to watch this on VHS tapes.

One of the rarest yet awesome scenes in starwars hand to hand combat with battle Droids

This would have been a cool battle without the comic relief. Imagine the gungans slowly losing ground and retreating until the B-1s just shut off randomly. It could have been a tense and exciting battle.

2:07 I used to think the catapult did nothing but hit a single target but that first one that fired must have had a dud cause the one on the left here wipes out an entire three rows/columns of droids.

Captain later General Tarpals is an underrated badass. He was even able to subdue General Grievous in a sacrifice play! (RIP)

Jar Jar is secretly very good with killing droids. 😂

I just love how the battledroids get off loaded out of the MTT, a single one carries alot of droids.

3:07 This part was really funny. And combined with the boomer thingy door opening sounding like a cartoon sound effect, It's EVEN FUNNIER!

1:31 I say the same thing when starting a deathmatch on Battlefront II.

Can I just say... This was a great film!

A, yes, the famous Windows wallpaper battle

This sh*t looks so good. The droids and tanks in particular, and omg those big booma’s bouncing off the wagon, crazy

I miss the old Droid voices

Remember when the Battle Droids were meant to be a wall of unceasing blaster fire coming from cold, unfeeling machines that will step over their own kind to attack you, instead of goofy cowards who can't besiege a candy bar? Pepperidge Farm remembers.......

1:15 seeing all those droids activate is really scary, especially with the music kicking in, really can give a sense of dread

Jar Jar really made this film, should’ve received an Oscar.

I know this is just a movie, and in the lore the Trade Federation was all powerful through bribes and droid army. Yet I still cannot fathom how no one in a whole galaxy did not volunteer to fight for the Naboo.

1:27 I always loved the sound of them grabbing their guns

Even this one scene has more originality to it than any sequels battle

And to think this is the guy who saved Grogu.

Most iconic scene in star wars

2:33 Greatest Force-user ever

Am i the only one who never noticed the small white droids

The battle of Naboo has four important parts that all go through similar atmospheres. By that I mean they all share a point where they do well at first and then things go bad and then they eventually become triumphant. For this part with the gungans they do well diverting the droid army’s attention with their shields and energy spheres. For the second part the Jedi are fighting well against Maul and mostly holding their own. For the third part Anakin destroys 3 Droidekas as he takes off and survives well for a bit in the space battle. For the fourth part the Queen and her group make good progress to Gunray. Then things start to go bad for all of them. The gungans are overwhelmed and their shield is destroyed. Maul killed Qui Gon. Anakin is seemingly about to be captured while inside the federation battleship. The queen and her group are captured. Then they triumph. The queen outsmarts the Viceroy and captures him. Anakin destroys the battleship from the inside. The droids then disable as a result of the battleship’s destruction and the gungans celebrate. Obi Wan kills Maul. Edit- - yes I know this comment is long but I love Star Wars

After 24 years, I just now noticed Gungans wrestling hand to hand with a few of the droids... Lol

“Just like the simulations”

I absolutely love all of the droids moving in unison, it makes them even more intimidating because they appear that much more inhuman.

Ah one of the best Star Wars movies ever made

You sir are a god. This is the cleanest edit I have seen yet. Glorious. This edit really shows how one-sided the battle is in favor of the droid army.

Its amazing how the CGI was in this movie.

Sad thing is that I still find this more thrilling than any of the battles in the Sequel Trilogy.

The droids in this movie were so much better. They were machines coming to kill you rather than useless goofballs

4:33 Battle Droid 1138.

Looking back at this battle, you really can tell they put effort in the background details. I remember the prequels with more fondness as I didn't grow up when the original trilogy came out. The CGI still holds despite its very old provenance. Also impressive to think Gungans are overpowering solid metal droids. That takes lots of courage.

11 year old me saw this back in 99 greatest childhood of watching the beginning of Star Wars

Darth Jar Jar is a menace

That shot of the Battle Droid's heads coming up at 1:24 is easily one of my favorites in the whole movie

I love the mechanism used to lower the droids. It’s one of the more satisfying details in the prequels

Best army in Star Wars

It's neat how the clanking of the droids marching in formation has been used the same way every time they've appeared.

I don't care what people say. Visually, this battle is amazing. Entertaining as well.

Sure this CGI might not be amazing now but I really don't get what 1999 audience were complaining about.

Imagine staying in a queue days and nights to get premiere tickets... and then you see... this. Gives you some perspective on life.

1:14 Good old colonizing .

3:46 and 3:52 really had me rolling on the floor laughing.

"Ouch time!"

2:04 how anything can survive that is beyond me

It's a really weird battle. So many parts are ruined by the gungan goofiness ("ouch time"? Really Lucas?) but the music as the droids stand up is so cool. Their tanks are some of my favourite designs period. And their transports feel right out of a Miyazaki film.

Love the aat. It looks like a really practical sci fi tank design.

This was my favorite battle. The Battle of Windows XP.

This is my favourite star wara film out of all of the star wars films

Never noticed the PK droids in the background at the end, pretty cool.

Jar jar totally isn't a sith lord using his powers.

May the 4th be with you and happy anniversary to episode 1

I love this so much

4:00 background music name?

It still looks great

One of the biggest weaknesses of the battle droids was their inability to think independently. When Jar Jar released the boomas, they were unable to dodge them or try to stop them.

this came out when I was in 6th grade loved it ever since!

Ah yes, gotta love the thumbnail with the B1 t-posing lol

How many hours did the droid commander spend between "Open fire" and "Cease fire" until he realized it might be time to change strategies?

1:33 Oh, we march from here to there

Walking wall of blasterfire. Just awesome overwhelming military might!

I’ve only seen this raw strength only once before. It didn’t scare me enough then. It does now

Notice in this movie that most of the droid technology depicted is the earliest battle-ready tech the CIS had and that there were subtle yet significant changes and improvements made like semi-sentience and personal shielding for destroyer droids as a result of this battle. Love ot when movie producers think of minor details like that.

So I don’t know why i wanted to know, but I counted how many droids there were on 1:21 so I just counted them all. The amount of droids you could see on the screen were 798 droids.

Long Live the droid army

When the Federation hover tanks chased after the Gungans, I seem to imagine the battle droids in them feeling a rush in chasing after their retreating foes while shouting 'TALLY HO!' even though I know that they lacked the programming to do either.....

0:44 this part gives me shivers and I will never know why

Everything serious until the "steadee steadee" lol 0:38 😂😂

2:26-2:31 my favorite scene had me dying with laughter🤣🤣🤣🤣

The shields of the gungans are a very op weapon. He reflect blaster shots like lightsabers. :D

amazing