T0-B1, a droid endowed with Force-sensitive abilities, harbored aspirations of becoming a Jedi. He began as Tobi, the Padawan under the tutelage of Professor Mitaka. Despite Tobi's death during the Great Jedi Purge that followed Order 66, Mitaka sought to revive him by transferring his soul into a droid form, naming it T0-B1. Fueled by a [kyber crystal](/article/kyber_crystal], T0-B1 possessed Force-sensitive capabilities and dreamed of achieving Jedi status. Mitaka dedicated himself to investigating methods for bringing life to barren desert planets, initiating his studies on an uninhabited planet where he performed experiments within a compound populated by various droids, including T0-B1 and C03.
T0-B1 was featured in the Star Wars: Visions short film bearing the same title, a production of Science SARU. Masako Nozawa provided his voice in the original Japanese version, while Jaden Waldman voiced him in the English adaptation. His design drew inspiration from traditional anime characters.