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In the months that followed, Daniels was on the ground floor as sculptors and prop makers fabricated the stunning metal exoskeleton of C-3PO, human-cyborg relations, formed to precisely fit his slender frame, a 60-pound costume of metal and rubber that was secured with four screws that kept the actor entirely encased and dependent on the crew. A new robot inspired by C-3PO being developed for the US Navy will fight fires and throw grenades". NewsComAu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 . Retrieved 2 April 2016. According to the Star Wars comic strip, C-3PO was activated hundreds of years before the events of the original film on the planet Affa. [45] A Guide to the Star Wars Universe affirms Affa as the droid's planet of origin, narrowing down his activation date to 112 years before A New Hope. [46] In The Phantom Menace (1999), it is revealed that C-3PO was built by a young Anakin Skywalker. In the non-canon Star Wars Tales story " Thank the Maker", Vader remembers finding the defunct droid in Watto's junk heap and guessing it is several decades old. [47] a b c Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (Seconded.). DK Publishing. 2016. p.48. ISBN 978-5-0010-1453-9.

Star Wars: Blips". tv.apple.com. Apple TV. May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022 . Retrieved 12 April 2022. featuring heroes of the Star Wars universe like Chewbacca, C-3PO and of course, R2-D2 C-3PO was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A lifesize replica can be seen at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. Libbey, Dirk (5 September 2019). "Anthony Daniels Teases C-3PO's Red Eyes As A 'Magnificent Piece of Storytelling' ". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019 . Retrieved 10 September 2019.See also: Cultural impact of Star Wars C-3PO in a Rice paddy art image of Star Wars characters in Aomori, Japan Greene, Jamie (18 January 2018). "Everything You'd Ever Want To Know About Star Wars: Droids". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019 . Retrieved 20 January 2019. The Story of the Faithful Wookiee. The animation style of C-3PO was later used for Droids and Clone Wars. Genndy Tartakovsky paid homage to Nelvana's animation style by making C-3PO's eyes move as Nelvana did. In Planet of Twilight, C-3PO and R2-D2 accompany Leia on a diplomatic mission to Nam Chorios but are unable to prevent her kidnapping and fail to stop the Death Seed plague unleashed on the crew by Seti Ashgad and Dzym. Eventually rescued by Han and Lando, the two droids convey their message for help. [58] And he relishes meeting fans and recalling anecdotes from his career, occasionally breaking into C-3PO’s prim inflection. “I find it really quite rewarding and touching when I am telling an anecdote in public and I do necessarily drop into the voice that people really respond to it,” he says. “People do really get emotional remembering those early days of seeing it with their family. It’s a whole family thing, Star Wars.”

Browne, Ray Broadus (1982). Objects of special devotion: fetishism in popular culture. Popular Press. p.333. ISBN 978-0-87972-191-6 . Retrieved 4 February 2011. a b Louis Chilton (1 November 2019). "Sidelined, suffocated, and nearly baked alive: The story of the man who didn't want to play C-3PO". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2021. In 1994, Dark Horse Comics, in its self-titled compilation series, serialized a story titled Droids, [69] which led into a 14-issue comic series continuing the adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2 before the events of A New Hope. [70] [71] Lucasfilm did not require these to tie into the animated series of the same name. [72] [p] Anthony Daniels and Ryder Windham also co-wrote a one-shot comic titled The Protocol Offensive (1997), based on a story by Brian Daley and with art by Igor Kordey. [72] [73] [q] Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office". 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 . Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsored an approximately 1-minute-long anti-smoking television public service announcement. In the PSA, C-3PO finds R2-D2 holding a cigarette, and warns R2 of the dangerous nature of smoking. In April 2014, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were rebranded by Lucasfilm as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise. [42] [43] [44] See also: The Hidden Fortress § Influence, and Tin Woodman Maria, from Fritz Lang's Metropolis was the principal influence on the design of C-3PO

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