I love the rocket droids. They really only ever showed up in the second episode of The Clone Wars with a significant role, but their impact was long lasting. I also love that they even have a commander in their ranks in this set. And then the Hyena Bomber, I mean, that's just cool looking. It had a bit more use throughout the show as the Separatists needed a bomber to combat the Republic's Y-Wings, but still not overly common like the standard and smaller Vulture Droids. Clone Wars gave us some cool LEGO sets.

So are they bombing hyenas, or hyena droids?

This set was and is a 10/10

@TotalMaddness said:
"Always been a fan of this set. It doesn’t have an amazing reputation for whatever reason but I’ve always thought it was really fun, that bomb-dropping function is flawless

Love their laughing noises in the actual show too"

My cousin had this set, it was infamous for being pretty unstable. That's probably why.

The CIS had some of the best Star Wars vehicles, given they were also characters! I've still got this guy mostly intact, no idea where most of the Rocket Droids parts went though. The size of it is really imposing compared to the standard Vultures, feeling very alien-mecha

@Zordboy said:
"So are they bombing hyenas, or hyena droids? "
From what I remember they had this high pitched laughing sound they'd make when attacking that the Clone Army thought sounded like hyenas. How space aliens an entire galaxy away know what hyenas sound like is anyone's guess.

Such an underrated Clone Wars set

Great set, was good to have something that felt beefier and harder hitting for Separatist ranks amongst all the more basic fighters

The set is quite a spindly one but at least it has the walker and flight modes, which are on par with the one with 7751 Ashoka's fighter in that the neck folds out and each leg moves on it's own. This was first perfected movement-wise with 7660 Naboo Fighter and Vulture Droid and both this set and 7751 continued on from there; They both appeared in the winter wave for 2009. Kind of strange that the regular kind was relegated to an exclusive set, but I suppose people might have had the 2005 one already. Or the brown 2007 or 1999 ones. The earlier ones just had you move the head and legs by removing and placing them elsewhere.
This one has more size than the others, so I wonder what that does for the model?

Anyway, it is a relatively niche fighter and was never redone again, like with many Clone Wars sets from the time.

@GSR_MataNui said:
" @Zordboy said:
"So are they bombing hyenas, or hyena droids? "
From what I remember they had this high pitched laughing sound they'd make when attacking that the Clone Army thought sounded like hyenas. How space aliens an entire galaxy away know what hyenas sound like is anyone's guess.

"

They probably have some version of hyenas on some planet in that galaxy.

Or something similar enough that the cinematic magic that enables us to understand their language just translates it as “hyena.”

@SearchlightRG said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
" @Zordboy said:
"So are they bombing hyenas, or hyena droids? "
From what I remember they had this high pitched laughing sound they'd make when attacking that the Clone Army thought sounded like hyenas. How space aliens an entire galaxy away know what hyenas sound like is anyone's guess.

"

They probably have some version of hyenas on some planet in that galaxy.

Or something similar enough that the cinematic magic that enables us to understand their language just translates it as “hyena.”"

So…womphyenas?

@LEGOFanInPJ said:
"One bomber was named Shenzi, another was Banzai, and a third Ed.

>.>;"

Is that a Lion King reference? I know hyenas have some amount of prominence in that movie, but I've never actually seen it.

@MCLegoboy said:
"I love the rocket droids. They really only ever showed up in the second episode of The Clone Wars with a significant role, but their impact was long lasting. I also love that they even have a commander in their ranks in this set. And then the Hyena Bomber, I mean, that's just cool looking. It had a bit more use throughout the show as the Separatists needed a bomber to combat the Republic's Y-Wings, but still not overly common like the standard and smaller Vulture Droids. Clone Wars gave us some cool LEGO sets."

The commander actually showed up one year later in 8086.

We are overdue for more Separatist vehicles. Ever since the resurgence of Clone Trooper sets in 2020 the Republic army has vastly grown while the Separatists are vastly outnumbered.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Zordboy said:
"So are they bombing hyenas, or hyena droids? "

They're hyenas that are launching bombs that are droids."

While also doing so from droids.

@StarWarzFan7777 said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"I love the rocket droids. They really only ever showed up in the second episode of The Clone Wars with a significant role, but their impact was long lasting. I also love that they even have a commander in their ranks in this set."
The commander actually showed up one year later in 8086."
Well uh... um... no u!

That's a nostalgic set! I never had it, but I think a lot of my friends did. I recall trading for some of those rocket droids. For whatever reason, I think the quantity of rocket droids in my friend circle was disproportionately high compared to standard battle droids, especially compared to how rarely they were seen in-universe.
I do love the walking feature these and the vulture droids had! It gave them a second function as a land-based enemy you could have your troops fight against

@TheOtherMike said:
" @LEGOFanInPJ said:
"One bomber was named Shenzi, another was Banzai, and a third Ed.

>.>;"

Is that a Lion King reference? I know hyenas have some amount of prominence in that movie, but I've never actually seen it."

Really? Not a fan of Hamlet?