Throughout the Star Wars canon, there is one group of characters who are incredibly important to George Lucas’s mythical allegory about people’s desire to be “free.” Yet, while these characters are seemingly capable of individuality and independent thought, they don’t just lack liberty — they’re considered property. With the expansion of the Star Wars saga on Disney+, the storytellers have to address the problem of whether Droids are “people” or not.Even though the bumbling Battle Droids of the prequel era don’t seem very smart, they exhibit personalities. C-3PO is a protocol droid, and his primary defining characteristic is not his six million forms of communication but the very human emotion of fear. Non-humanoid droids, like R2-D2 or Andor’s B2EMO, are also capable of emotion, individuality and independent thought. In fact, Droids are so naturally “alive” that people often have to put “restraining bolts” on them to get them to follow orders. While Star Wars is more fantasy than science fiction, droids may be the universe’s most advanced creation. Even Star Trek only has one android, Data, who exhibits the kind of autonomy Star Wars droids do. Yet, they surpass his capabilities because they seem naturally able to process and exhibit emotion. In every way, Star Wars droids feel like people, but they are merely property in the universe.In a memorable scene from The Clone Wars, after a group of Jedi escapes General Grievous, the part-organic droid general throws a Battle Droid off a cliff. The Battle Droid tried to cheer him up, and the droid shouted a mournful “Why?” as it fell to its death. The Battle Droids are funny little guys, but even for simplistic droids intentionally not great at their jobs, they seem like individuals with agency and feelings. The Tactical Droids exhibit less personality, though they appear to hold grudges. Part of what makes Star Wars droids so memorable are their personalities. For example, the droid who assigns C-3PO and R2-D2 their jobs in Jabba’s Palace is only memorable because it seems to delight in cruelty.RELATED: What Star Wars Fans Miss About Chewbacca’s Rise of Skywalker Medal
Throughout the Star Wars canon, there is one group of characters who are incredibly important to George Lucas’s mythical allegory about people’s desire to be “free.” Yet, while these characters are seemingly capable of individuality and independent thought, they don’t just lack liberty — they’re considered property. With the expansion of the Star Wars saga on Disney+, the storytellers have to address the problem of whether Droids are “people” or not.
Even though the bumbling Battle Droids of the prequel era don’t seem very smart, they exhibit personalities. C-3PO is a protocol droid, and his primary defining characteristic is not his six million forms of communication but the very human emotion of fear. Non-humanoid droids, like R2-D2 or Andor’s B2EMO, are also capable of emotion, individuality and independent thought. In fact, Droids are so naturally “alive” that people often have to put “restraining bolts” on them to get them to follow orders. While Star Wars is more fantasy than science fiction, droids may be the universe’s most advanced creation. Even Star Trek only has one android, Data, who exhibits the kind of autonomy Star Wars droids do. Yet, they surpass his capabilities because they seem naturally able to process and exhibit emotion. In every way, Star Wars droids feel like people, but they are merely property in the universe.
In a memorable scene from The Clone Wars, after a group of Jedi escapes General Grievous, the part-organic droid general throws a Battle Droid off a cliff. The Battle Droid tried to cheer him up, and the droid shouted a mournful “Why?” as it fell to its death. The Battle Droids are funny little guys, but even for simplistic droids intentionally not great at their jobs, they seem like individuals with agency and feelings. The Tactical Droids exhibit less personality, though they appear to hold grudges. Part of what makes Star Wars droids so memorable are their personalities. For example, the droid who assigns C-3PO and R2-D2 their jobs in Jabba’s Palace is only memorable because it seems to delight in cruelty.
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