Who Is C-3PO? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

C-3PO is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 1,021 comic issue appearances. A protocol droid built by Anakin Skywalker. He has been in multiple adventures, almost always with his friend R2-D2 by his side.

Who is C-3PO?

Early Years C-3PO was originally activated on the Cybot Galactica foundry world of Affa in 112 BBY. His more well-known incarnation, however, was "born" on Tatooine around 32 BBY, when he was rebuilt by a young boy named Anakin Skywalker , who came upon the protocol droid's standard 3PO-series discarded and gutted head and chassis while in a Mos Espa street with friend Kitster Banai . Later, Anakin decided to smuggle C-3PO home piece by piece. Kitster asked him what use the droid would have at home and Anakin told him that the droid would be used as a servant as a Cybot Galactica protocol droid. Anakin found that the droid's balance gyro was quite old dating back several decades. Anakin made the droid functional with scrounged and improvised parts; while Threepio boasted a standard protocol droid verbobrain and communicator module, it is unknown whether these parts originated with his chassis, or if they were acquired independently by Anakin. Threepio's wiring and construction were sound, but Anakin could not afford even the simplest of droid coverings. Having originally designed him to help his mother, Shmi , Anakin carried Threepio along when he bartered with nearby Jawa traders.

Key facts

C-3PO is of robot origin and first appeared in "Star Wars". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 1,021 recorded issue appearances, C-3PO ranks among the most featured characters in comics.