GNK power droid

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GNK power droid

Production information

Manufacturer

Industrial Automaton^[1]

Class

Power droid^[1]

Cost

New: 100credits^[2]
Used: 60 credits^[2]

Technical specifications

Height

1meter(approx.)^[1]

Armament

None

Chronological and political information

Affiliation

Galactic Republic^[3]

"Gonk, gonk! Gonk! GONK. Gonk Gonk! GONK. GONK. GONK. Gonk, gonk, gonk! GONK. GONK. Gonk! GONK. Gonk! GONK. Gonk! GONK. Gonk! Gonk!"

―Declaration of Self Determination^[4]

GNK power droids, also known asgonk droids, were anIndustrial Automaton knockoff of the successfulEG-6 power droid.

Characteristics[]

GNK power droids were effectively power generators with legs and simpleartificial intelligence so they could understand rudimentary commands. They were most commonly found on under-developed worlds that did not have an expansive power grid, or in mobile military operations.

They often made a low honking noise that sounded like the word "gonk," resulting in the nicknamegonk droids or simplygonks. This form ofdroidspeak was referred to as "Gonkian."

History[]

Ayear before theClone Wars,Groodo theHutt, in his bid to destroy theFondor Shipyards andSpaceport, employed, as part of hisDroid Control Army, GNK power droids that were modified withrapid-repeating blasters in their upper casings.Jedi Master Mace Windu, joining themission to Fondor, handily defeated a GNK attack withhis lightsaber, neatly severing the blaster that had emerged from beneath a lid in the droid's upper frame.^[5]

AGNK power droid was part of the crew on board theVenator-class Star DestroyerRenown when it washijacked bySeparatist forces. While thispower droid survived the hijacking with a number of otherdroids, all living personnel on board were killed or captured. WhenD-Squad arrived on theRenown, they ran intoBNI-393 who brought them back to theirshuttle where the surviving droids, including this GNK, were hiding. The group later followed abuzz droid through theship. This droid toppled, whilst the buzz droids attempted to dismantle the unit but failed to do so. After the buzz droids were defeated, they returned to the shuttle and escaped before theRenownexploded.^[3]

Sometime after theBattle of Endor, rumors began to spread regarding a "Cult of the Power Droids." Apparently, a pair of GNK power droids would come to one's door and request funding for a fringe religious group. Advice from renowned linguistEbenn Q3 Baobab was that one should merely utter the phrase "Gonk. Gonk. Gonk ko kyenga see," a highly controversial statement that was not allowed to be legally translated (seeBaobab Security Directive 51-C).

Behind the scenes[]

The GNK power droid derives its name from the "gonk" sound it makes inEpisode IV. The droid was originally called simply a "power droid," but a newsgroup posting in 1993^[6] led to the now-official name becoming quickly popular.

In theBattlefront series, gonk droids are calledAmmunition Droids and dispense ammo to the troops who stand near them.

In theLEGO Star Wars games, gonk droids are slow-moving, weak, and unable to jump, attack and interact with their surroundings. They can be interacted with, such as being Force Pushed, shot or destroyed. They explode when shot. However, they are invincible when they appear in theDex's Diner hub area. Gonk droids are included mainly for the player's amusement, as they are universally ignored by enemies. Gonk droids are also aSeparatist character inThe Clone Wars version. A "Super Gonk" upgrade can be purchased with in-game currency, permitting the player's gonk droid to run and jump, though not attack. Several gonk droids can be found wandering around theMos Eisley Cantina.