Class four droid
A lineup of fourth-degree droids
A fourth-degree droid, also known as a class four droid, represented a droid type that was programmed to fulfill military and security roles. These droids were generally deployed in situations where violence or combat was anticipated. There were four primary categories that class four droids were categorized into: locations were guarded by security droids; gladiator droids were constructed to engage in combat against other droids for entertainment; the most frequently encountered type, battle droids, were utilized in standard combat scenarios; and assassin droids, uniquely created with the specific purpose of eliminating organic beings.