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This Article Contains Spoilers For Star Wars Rebels Season 3, Episode 14<\/strong><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the immortal words of Adam West\u2019s Batman, \u201cSome days you just can\u2019t get rid of a bomb!\u201d But other days, you can, and our friends on Star Wars Rebels<\/em> show us how in the series\u2019 latest episode, \u201cWarhead.\u201d<\/p>\n The bomb in question is a proton explosive hidden inside EXD-9, an Imperial logistics droid and, I predict, the next big Star Wars<\/em> action figure hit! Why? Because the droid is Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 equivalent of a Transformer<\/a>!<\/p>\n EXD-9 is definitely \u201cmore than meets the eye.\u201d In \u201cinfiltrator\u201d mode, it looks like an older model protocol droid – a beautiful nod to Ralph McQuarrie\u2019s original concept art for C-3PO, a look inspired by the feminine robot in Fritz Lang\u2019s landmark 1927 silent sci-fi film, Metropolis<\/em>. (Chopper\u2019s design owes more than a little to this McQuarrie painting, too!)<\/p>\n But when EXD-9 changes to show its more aggressive side, it\u2019s \u201carmed to the teeth,\u201d as Zeb says, and is slightly reminiscent of K-2SO from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/a>: a similarly lanky build, similarly pale, piercing eyes\u2026 but none of K-2\u2019s witty, sarcastic banter to mitigate its menace!<\/p>\n Borrowing a page from Greek mythology, Zeb, Chopper and AP-5 turn EXD-9 into a Trojan droid. The Empire\u2019s plan to find the Rebels\u2019 base literally blows up in its face<\/p>\n \u201cWarhead\u201d is straightforward action-adventure, without the moral ambiguity or philosophical layers of last week\u2019s mid-season premiere<\/a>. But it left a few questions to think about until next week\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n 1) Why wasn\u2019t Zeb immediately suspicious of EXD-9?<\/strong><\/p>\n