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"I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations. " ―C-3PO[ 2] The3PO-series protocol droid , also known as the3PO-series protocol unit , was a model ofprotocol droid produced byCybot Galactica sometime prior to theInvasion of Naboo . The successor to the similar-lookingTC-series protocol droids , they were equipped with aTranLang III communications module , and as a result were fluent in over 6 million forms ofcommunication .C-3PO was an example of this model, though he was rebuilt out of spare parts.
Description [ ] "I am programmed to understand humans! " ―C-3PO[ 11] The 3-PO units head housed its AA-1 VerboBrain.
The 3PO-series protocol droid,[ 17] also known as the 3PO-series protocol unit,[ 18] was aclass three droid [ 4] manufactured byCybot Galactica .[ 1] Stood at 1.7meters tall[ 5] and equipped with aTranLang III communications module , theprotocol droid model was fluent in over 6 million forms ofcommunication .[ 10] The 3PO-series was programmed to understandhuman beings[ 11] as per its "human-cyborg relations" duties.[ 2]
TheTC-series protocol droid was a predecessor to the 3PO-series,[ 19] and had a similar appearance. Constructed by a youngAnakin Skywalker from spare parts in thecity ofMos Espa on theplanet Tatooine ,C-3PO was a 3PO-series droid.[ 3] in32 BBY .[ 20] 3PO-series protocol units operating for theSenate of theGalactic Republic hadyellow photoreceptors and bore blue-colored plating with white accents, echoing the color scheme of theSenate Guard 'sarmor .[ 21] The droid could be purchased from the manufacturer, but a consumer could buy a kit to build it themselves.[ 22]
History [ ] The 3PO-series droid C-3PO met a predecessor to his line, an Autonomous Translator Module, during the Imperial Era but found the unit to be very rude.
3PO-series droids were a modern model of protocol droid that succeeded the likes of the ancientAutonomous Translator Module, Mark II .[ 23] Despite being used as a protocol droid,[ 24] the talky lacked the diplomacy modules seen in later protocol droids. While he knew the talky to be a predecessor to his own model, 3PO unitC-3PO regarded the talky as an inelegant, blocky design. Indeed, by the time of the 3PO-series, droid design had been streamlined instead of remaining like that of the talky.[ 23] TheTC-series protocol droid was also a predecessor to the 3PO model.[ 19]
3PO droids in theSenate Office Building of thecapital planetCoruscant served asaides , carrying drinks forsenators ,[ 25] including theSupreme Chancellor .[ 21] During theClone Wars 'Senate hostage crisis , one such droid occupied the Office Building'spower control room , which was the operations center for not only power to the main structure itself, but also theSenate Building . This crucial waypoint for power supply was targeted by a group ofbounty hunters led by the infamousCad Bane . One of the group'sIG-86 sentinel droid unit,HELIOS-3E , shot the Senatorial protocol droid as they stormed the control room.[ 26]
A Senatorial protocol droid trailed after SenatorDantum Roohd aboardDuchess Satine Kryze 'sstarship , theCoronet , as it ferried a delegation led by Kryze from the world ofMandalore to Coruscant.[ 27] At another point, a blue-white model followed SenatorMee Deechi through the corridors of the Senate Office Building.[ 25] During a meeting with SenatorPadmé Amidala about theConfederate–Republic peace initiative , Supreme ChancellorPalpatine was supplied a beverage by a Senatorial protocol droid at theChancellor's Suite .Jedi Ahsoka Tano andVice Chair Mas Amedda were also present, although none consumed the drinks offered.[ 21]
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