Protocol droid

Protocol droids are humanoid robots featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. In some form or fashion, they have appeared in nearly every aspect of the franchise, including feature films, animated projects, television projects, novels, roleplaying games, video games and comics. Protocol droids are most commonly represented in the Star Wars universe by the character of C-3PO, who is played by actor Anthony Daniels in the original trilogy and prequel trilogy.

Description
A protocol droid is an android (male) or gynoid (female) designed to assist human owners with various labors. They are generally programmed to assist with diplomatic functions as well as trans-species relations, or relations between sentient beings and robotic systems, such as a computer or another droid. Because of their value as diplomatic support staff, protocol droids are often programmed as translators. They may also be used as personal assistants, secretaries, household servants and maintenance crew members.

Unlike many other types of droids, protocol droids are often designed and programmed to be socially compatible with sentient beings. As such, they usually possess masculine or feminine characteristics, which includes not only their visual design, but their behaviorial processes and speech patterns as well.

One of the largest manufacturer of protocol droids is Cybot Galactica, which was based out of Etti IV in the Corporate Sector. Cybot is responsible for the production of the more well known protocol droid models, which includes the 3PO-series protocal droids, the TC-series protocol droids and for the military, the M-3PO series. Other manufacturers of protocol droids include the Czerka Corporation, which manufacturers the GE3-series, Arakyd Industries, which makes the RA-7 series protocol droid and Serv-O Droid, Inc, which includes the CZ-series business/communications droid and the Orbot protocol droid amongst its models.

Notable droids

 * C-3PO
 * K-3PO
 * K-3PX
 * TC-14

Related categories

 * Known protocol droids