C-3PO

C-3PO
Star Wars character
First appearanceStar Wars (1977)
Created byGeorge Lucas
Portrayed byAnthony Daniels
Voiced by
Performed byMichael Lynch
In-universe information
ClassProtocol droid
Affiliation
CreatorAnakin Skywalker

C-3PO (/ˌsˈθrpi/) or See-Threepio is a humanoid robot character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a protocol droid designed to assist in etiquette and translation, and is fluent in over six million forms of communication.[1][2] The character appears in all nine films of the Skywalker Saga—which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. Anthony Daniels portrays C-3PO in all the Skywalker Saga films and the standalone film Rogue One, and voices the droid in the animated film The Clone Wars.[3][4] In addition to films, C-3PO appears in television series, novels, comics, and video games.

  1. ^ Fentiman, David, ed. (2016). Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded. New York: DK Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-5-0010-1452-2.
  2. ^ Hidalgo & Sansweet 2008, p. 102.
  3. ^ "Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 Announces First Celebrity Guests". StarWars.com. March 24, 2022. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (September 3, 2015). "'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

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