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The franchise, which began with the 1977 film Star Wars, features a variety of droids designed to perform specific functions.According to background material, most droids lack true sentience and are given processing abilities sufficient only to carry out their assigned function.
Ralph McQuarrie, a concept artist for the original 1977 Star Wars film, [a] based the initial design for C-3PO on the female robot from the Fritz Lang film Metropolis (1927). [5] [6] When Anthony Daniels saw one of McQuarrie's paintings of C-3PO, he was struck by the vulnerability in the droid's face, and he wanted the role.
K-2SO (also referred to as K2 or Kaytoo-Esso) is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in the 2016 film Rogue One. He is a CGI character voiced and portrayed through motion capture by Alan Tudyk. In the film, K-2SO is a reprogrammed Imperial security droid and the co-pilot of Cassian Andor.
R2-D2 (/ ˌ ɑːr. t uː ˈ d iː t uː /) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every film in the "Skywalker Saga", which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy.
The Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998) by Stephen J. Sansweet is an official guide to the fictional Star Wars galaxy, which features elements from the special. [67] The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookiees and Other Galactic Recipes (1998) gives an official recipe for "Wookiee cookiees", a play on "Wookiee-ookiees" from the special. [68]
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game based on the Lego Star Wars line of construction toys. It is a combination of the game Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005) and its sequel, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy , in 2006, which span the first six episodes of the Skywalker Saga .
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Star Wars: A Droid Story: In December 2020, an animated film centered around the adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO was announced as being in development; the story will introduce a new heroic character to the franchise, alongside the two returning droids. The project will be a joint-venture production between Lucasfilm Animation, and Industrial ...