A droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence in the Star Warsscience fiction franchise. Coined by special effects artist John Stears, the term is a clipped form of 'android',[1] a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like a human.[2] The word 'droid' has been a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd since 1977.[3][4][5][6]
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Replica of medical droid 2-1B from Droid Builder's Club Room, with a battle droid in the background.
Star Wars[edit]
The franchise, which began with the 1977 film Star Wars, features a variety of droids designed to perform specific functions.
Protocol droid[edit]
A protocol droid specializes in translation, etiquette and cultural customs, and is typically humanoid in appearance.[7] The most notable example is C-3PO, introduced in Star Wars and featured in all sequels and prequels.[8]4-LOM is a protocol droid turned bounty hunter who responds to Darth Vader's call to capture the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).[9][10]TC-14 is a droid with feminine programming that appears in Star Wars: Episode I â The Phantom Menace (1999),[11] and ME-8D9 is an 'ancient protocol droid of unknown manufacture' that resides and works as a translator at Maz Kanataâs castle on Takodana in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[12]
Astromech droid[edit]
Replicas of astromech droids R5-D4 (left) and R2-D2 (right background), from the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California (April 2015)
An astromech droid is one of a series of 'versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships and related technology'.[13] These small droids usually possess 'a variety of tool-tipped appendages that are stowed in recessed compartments'.[13]R2-D2 is an astromech droid introduced in 1977's Star Wars and featured in all subsequent films.[14] The malfunctioning droid R5-D4 also makes a brief appearance in Star Wars.[15]U9-C4 is a timid droid sent on a mission with D-Squad, an all-droid special unit in Star Wars: The Clone Wars,[16]C1-10P is an oft-repaired, 'outmoded' astromech who is one of the Star Wars Rebels regular characters,[17] and BB-8 is the astromech droid of X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in The Force Awakens.[18]
Battle droid[edit]
A battle droid is a class of military robot used as an easily controlled alternative to human soldiers, most notably seen in the Star Wars prequel trilogy of films and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, in which 'B1' and 'B2' models are frequent antagonists. Due to their ubiquity, the terms 'B1' and 'battle droid' are used interchangeably; 'B2' models are also referred to as 'super' battle droids.[19][20]
The tall, thin B1 model resembles the Geonosian species, who designed the droids, and are known to 'suffer programming glitches that manifest as personality quirks.'[21] The droideka is a three-legged heavy infantry unit with twin blasters and the ability to generate a force shield and transform into a disk shape.[22] Multiple other types of specialized battle droids have been featured in the Star Wars fictional universe.[23]
Within the Star Wars Legends continuity, HK-47 is a humanoid soldier robot, designed as a violent killer, which first appeared in the 2003 video gameStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.[24]
Other droids[edit]
Sketch of a probe droid toy (first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back), from the US patent documents
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has featured WAC-47, a 'pit droid' programmed as a pilot and sent on a mission with the all-droid special unit D-Squad,[25] and AZI-3, a medical droid serving the cloners of Kamino who helps uncover the secret of Order 66.[26] The 2015 young adult novel Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry introduces the droid PZ-4CO, to whom Leia Organa dictates her memoirs.[27][28] PZ-4CO also appears in The Force Awakens (2015).[29] In the 2016 film Rogue One, K-2SO is an Imperial enforcer droid reprogrammed by the Rebel Alliance.[30]
Behind the scenes[edit]
Droids are performed using a variety of methods, including robotics, actors inside costumes (in one case, on stilts),[31] and computer animation.
Trademark[edit]
Lucasfilm registered 'droid' as a trademark in 1977.[3][4][6] The term 'Droid' has been used by Verizon Wireless under licence from Lucasfilm, for their line of smartphones based on the Android operating system. Motorola's late-2009 Google Android-based cell phone is called the Droid. This line of phone has been expanded to include other Android-based phones released under Verizon, including the HTC Droid Eris, the HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, and Motorola Droid Pro.[32] The term was also used for the Lucasfilm projects EditDroid, a non-linear editing system, and SoundDroid, an early digital audio workstation.
The name 'Omnidroid' was used with permission of Lucasfilm for the 2004 Pixar movie, The Incredibles.[33]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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The Star Wars Battlefront 2 community went into meltdown this weekend, over a story that popular YouTube fan channel Star Wars HQ dubbed âDroidekagateâ.
It began last week when fans seemingly spotted an unannounced character class in the background of a new screenshot, only to have DICE first deny it, then admit it but say itâs an âunused assetâ and they have âno active plansâ to put this character in the game.
The class in question is a Droideka, otherwise known as a Destroyer Droid, a rolling miniature tank with shields. Droidekas made a memorable first appearance in The Phantom Menace, where they were the only enemies that could stand up to the Jedi. Most notably, they appeared as a playable character class in Pandemicâs Star Wars Battlefront II in 2005, where they were quite popular due their unique mix of fast movement/vulnerable and slow movement/powerful.
The screenshot appeared in a DICE community post about the new Elite Corps Update, which is due on August 29. On the Battlefront subreddit user The Chosen One excitedly posted âThatâs An Droidekaâ with a zoom-in on the background at the bottom right corner of the picture, which does seem to show the distinctive back of a Destroyer Droid.
Fans were happy at first to discover what seemed like a tease, especially since the update was connected with the upcoming Clone Wars content for Battlefront 2, which the droids would be perfect addition to. Excitement turned to confusion when DICE began denying that it was a Droideka at all, suggesting that it was merely âenvironmental clutter.â
Eventually in a post on Reddit the developer admits that they loaded up the scene and discovered that it was indeed a Droideka â although it was an unused static asset that somehow made its way into the backdrop. âIt has zero integration into the game, meaning it is currently missing, rigging, animation, VFX, audio, abilities, UI and more.â The studio reiterated that it has âno active plansâ to put Droidekas into Battlefront 2.
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Fans were not happy. The post currently has around 798 comments, none of them complimentary. âNow the gameâs future is even less exciting because itâs something a lot of us want and youâre confirming itâs not coming,â says user superjediplayer. âVery unprofessional, and created a lot of hype from the community which has now been crushed,â adds shrekcurry502.
Star Wars HQ were even less complimentary about the slip-up, and they are generally quite a positive channel. âWeâre not happy about it, and the community is outraged about it,â they say in the video. âItâs more than just the Droideka, itâs also communication and the way itâs being communicated.â
Another controversy, just what Star Wars Battlefront 2 needed.
Replica of medical droid 2-1B from Droid Builder's Club Room, with a battle droid in the background.
Star Wars[edit]
The franchise, which began with the 1977 film Star Wars, features a variety of droids designed to perform specific functions.
Protocol droid[edit]
A protocol droid specializes in translation, etiquette and cultural customs, and is typically humanoid in appearance.[7] The most notable example is C-3PO, introduced in Star Wars and featured in all sequels and prequels.[8]4-LOM is a protocol droid turned bounty hunter who responds to Darth Vader's call to capture the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).[9][10]TC-14 is a droid with feminine programming that appears in Star Wars: Episode I â The Phantom Menace (1999),[11] and ME-8D9 is an 'ancient protocol droid of unknown manufacture' that resides and works as a translator at Maz Kanataâs castle on Takodana in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[12]
Astromech droid[edit]
Replicas of astromech droids R5-D4 (left) and R2-D2 (right background), from the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California (April 2015)
An astromech droid is one of a series of 'versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships and related technology'.[13] These small droids usually possess 'a variety of tool-tipped appendages that are stowed in recessed compartments'.[13]R2-D2 is an astromech droid introduced in 1977's Star Wars and featured in all subsequent films.[14] The malfunctioning droid R5-D4 also makes a brief appearance in Star Wars.[15]U9-C4 is a timid droid sent on a mission with D-Squad, an all-droid special unit in Star Wars: The Clone Wars,[16]C1-10P is an oft-repaired, 'outmoded' astromech who is one of the Star Wars Rebels regular characters,[17] and BB-8 is the astromech droid of X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in The Force Awakens.[18]
Battle droid[edit]
A battle droid is a class of military robot used as an easily controlled alternative to human soldiers, most notably seen in the Star Wars prequel trilogy of films and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, in which 'B1' and 'B2' models are frequent antagonists. Due to their ubiquity, the terms 'B1' and 'battle droid' are used interchangeably; 'B2' models are also referred to as 'super' battle droids.[19][20]
The tall, thin B1 model resembles the Geonosian species, who designed the droids, and are known to 'suffer programming glitches that manifest as personality quirks.'[21] The droideka is a three-legged heavy infantry unit with twin blasters and the ability to generate a force shield and transform into a disk shape.[22] Multiple other types of specialized battle droids have been featured in the Star Wars fictional universe.[23]
Within the Star Wars Legends continuity, HK-47 is a humanoid soldier robot, designed as a violent killer, which first appeared in the 2003 video gameStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.[24]
Other droids[edit]
Sketch of a probe droid toy (first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back), from the US patent documents
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has featured WAC-47, a 'pit droid' programmed as a pilot and sent on a mission with the all-droid special unit D-Squad,[25] and AZI-3, a medical droid serving the cloners of Kamino who helps uncover the secret of Order 66.[26] The 2015 young adult novel Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry introduces the droid PZ-4CO, to whom Leia Organa dictates her memoirs.[27][28] PZ-4CO also appears in The Force Awakens (2015).[29] In the 2016 film Rogue One, K-2SO is an Imperial enforcer droid reprogrammed by the Rebel Alliance.[30]
Behind the scenes[edit]
Droids are performed using a variety of methods, including robotics, actors inside costumes (in one case, on stilts),[31] and computer animation.
Trademark[edit]
Lucasfilm registered 'droid' as a trademark in 1977.[3][4][6] The term 'Droid' has been used by Verizon Wireless under licence from Lucasfilm, for their line of smartphones based on the Android operating system. Motorola's late-2009 Google Android-based cell phone is called the Droid. This line of phone has been expanded to include other Android-based phones released under Verizon, including the HTC Droid Eris, the HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, and Motorola Droid Pro.[32] The term was also used for the Lucasfilm projects EditDroid, a non-linear editing system, and SoundDroid, an early digital audio workstation.
Star Wars The Clone Wars Droid Spa
The name 'Omnidroid' was used with permission of Lucasfilm for the 2004 Pixar movie, The Incredibles.[33]
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