Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope along side astromech droid R2-D2, and protocol droid C-3PO.

This is the concept of the "droid" in science fiction. For the Star Wars animated series, see Star Wars: Droids.

For the American Groove Metal band, see Droid

The term droid refers to a kind of robot, specifically intelligent robots as seen in the fictional Star Wars universe and sometimes Doctor Who. More specifically, droids are defined as self-aware robots, although this does not imply sentience. Famous droids include R2-D2 and C-3PO. Less famous droids in the Star Wars saga include: 2-1B medic, EV-9D9, the Trade Federation battle droid and super battle droid, Imperial probe droid, K-3PO, HK-47, HK-50, G0-T0, T3-M4, R4-P17 R4-D7, and the IG-88. Image File history File links A_new_hope_2. ... Image File history File links A_new_hope_2. ... Luke Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... R2-D2, a superficially typical astromech droid Astromech droids are a type of droid often encountered in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... R2-D2 (called R2, or Artoo for short), is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... C-3PO (pronounced IPA: []., often shortened to Threepio) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. ... Droid are an American groove metal/thrash metal band with death metal influences from Long Beach, California. ... For other uses, see robot (disambiguation). ... This article is about the series. ... For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). ... R2-D2 (called R2, or Artoo for short), is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... C-3PO (pronounced IPA: []., often shortened to Threepio) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. ... This article is about minor droids in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... EV-9D9 (or Eve-Ninedenine) was the masochistic and sadistic supervisor of Droid Operations for Jabba the Hutt. ... Security Battle Droids shooting at Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. ... The Super Battle Droid is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... This is a list of minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are part of the Rebel Alliance. ... HK-47 is a Hunter-Killer assassin droid from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack to the popular massively multiplayer online game Star Wars... HK-50 is the name (and model number) for a series of fictional characters from the 2004 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... G0-T0 (Goto) is a droid from the 2004 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... T3-M4 is a fictional character from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the 2004 sequel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... R4-P17 was Obi-Wan Kenobis Jedi Starfighters astromech droid in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... IG-88 was a fictional character who first appeared in the movie Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as a bounty hunter hired to track down the Millennium Falcon. ...

In the Star Wars universe, droids are used for many different purposes. Astromech droids (or Astrodroids) such as R2-D2 are used aboard starship for myriad purposes, including repair work and serving as central processing units or navcomputers for ships inherently lacking such, such as X-Wings. Protocol droids like C-3PO are used for diplomatic affairs and for translating. The two leading droid manufacturers are Cybot Galactica and Industrial Automaton. This article is about the series. ... R2-D2, a superficially typical astromech droid Astromech droids are a type of droid often encountered in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... X-wing fighters on their way into battle in a still from Star Wars. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ...

A philosophy held by many fans of the original Star Wars Episode IV is that a droid by definition is a servant robot completely devoted to its sentient master; any robot not so devoted was simply a robot. This theory has apparently been shown false, as hostile robots, such as IG-88 and battle droids, have been called droids by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. George Walton Lucas, Jr. ...

The word droid originated as a contraction of "android"; in the novelization of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope the word was spelled with an apostrophe ( 'droid), a convention that has since been dropped. It is used to describe just about any robot, even those not humanoid in appearance. Some droids do, however, exhibit human-like behavior; for example, they may react emotionally or think intelligently and self-reflectively (best displayed in C-3PO). “Mechanoid” redirects here. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ...

It is widely believed that the hostility shown towards droids in Episodes IV-VI is a result of animosity as droids led the armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the group widely (but erroneously) believed to be responsible for the Clone Wars. Expanded Universe authors have also attributed it to the Empire's general xenophobia and anti-alien bias; interestingly, even the Jedi (especially Obi-Wan Kenobi) seem to hold droids in low esteem, possibly because the droids have essentially no presence in the Force, but can be manipulated by way of the Force (see Irek Ismaren). In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) is an organization that existed in the latter years of the Republic. ... A scene from Attack of the Clones depicting the Battle of Geonosis, the first battle of the Clone Wars The Clone Wars (also known as the Clone War) are a series of fictional intragalactic battles in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up xenophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... The Force is a binding, ubiquitous power that is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders in the Star Wars universe. ... Irek Ismaren (3 BBY – 27 ABY) is a character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...

Types of Droids or Fictional Mechanical Beings

• Android - A robot created to mimic the appearance of a human being. While one of the most common in fiction, it is by no means the most common in Star Wars, especially the original trilogy
• Battle Droid - A creation that is meant to destroy that, by the Three Laws of Robotics, is not a robot (although robots in works not done by Asimov need not necessarily adhere to these laws).
• Battroid - The humanoid mode of transforming robotic mecha in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series (adapted as "Battloid" as part of Robotech).
• Biroids - Or "bioroids" - the living androids of the Appleseed anime series.
• Cyberdroid - The technical name given to the various robots featured in the Bubblegum Crisis universe. Cyberdroids are built by the Gennom mega-corporation and are more widely called "Boomers".
• Cyborg - A mechanical being with both mechanical and biological parts, unless those biological parts are synthetic or machines themselves (such as those of Cell from Dragonball Z). This term is generally used for humans who have been operated on and had mechanical parts attached, instead of robots made with biological parts. The term is a contraction of 'cybernetic organism'.
• Destroid - The humanoid land mecha of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series (adapted as part of Robotech).
• Synthoid - A robot that is either in the production state (not fully created) or is in such disrepair that it has the appearance of a production stage droid/wireframe.

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Trademark

George Lucas holds a trademark on the term "droid". The miniature mecha combat wargame BattleTech was originally released under the name BattleDroids, but was renamed due to trademark issues with Lucasfilm. For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... Wargaming is the play of simulated military operations in the form of games known as wargames. ... BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise, launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. ...

Pixar Animation Studios' film The Incredibles (2004) contains a reference to Lucasfilm's droid with the large weapon of destruction, the Omnidroid. The credits of the film give a nod to Lucasfilm. Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 American Academy Award-winning computer-animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Omnidroid is the name of a series of robots in the Disney/Pixar movie The Incredibles. ...

An apparently unrelated killer droid of the same name also appears in Star Wars Galaxies. For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy. ...

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The word "droid" however has been freely used in certain TV shows and movies in dialog. For instance in the cult sci-fi film Hardware, the killer robot of the film is referred as a "droid" by one of the characters. In the sci-fi series Doctor Who, the Doctor calls the clockwork automatons "droids" in the episode "The Girl in the Fireplace". The word droid has also been used in the Stargate SG-1 and Farscape series as well. The video game Metal Arms: Glitch in the System deals with a race of robots called droids, who inhabit the entirely metal planet of Iron Star. The 1980s children's television series Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince refers to its robots as droids. Papa Roach recorded a song called "Singular Indestructible Droid." To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). ... The Girl in the Fireplace is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince was a childrens science fiction television series by director Joe Camp which aired Saturday mornings on CBS in 1983 with repeats airing in the United States and internationally for a number of years through the 1980s. ...

Quotes

• "Should be easy to find. Even for those droids in your archives." - Dexter Jettster, Attack of the Clones
• "Well, if droids could think, there'd be none of us here, would there?" - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Attack of the Clones
• "Flying is for droids." - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Revenge of the Sith
• "We seem to be made to suffer; it's our lot in life." - C-3PO, A New Hope
• "These aren't the droids you're looking for." - Obi-Wan Kenobi, A New Hope
• "Look sir, droids!" - Stormtrooper, A New Hope

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See also

• Robots in literature

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External links

• Category of droids at the Star Wars Databank
• Droid on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki