B1 battle droids have been criticized for being ineffective and boring opponents in the "Star Wars" films, easily destroyed and devoid of any personality. However, Rafael Motamayor of SyFy Wire argues that the rehabilitated their image by giving them distinct personalities. With the in-universe explanation that battle droids were upgraded to have independent thought, battle droids in the series are shown with self-awareness of their cannon fodder nature. This is often used as comic relief as battle droids comment on their tragic situation and even question orders that would get themselves or other battle droids killed.