GNK power droid

"Gonk. Gonk."

- A GNK droid

GNK power droids were an Industrial Automaton knockoff of the successful EG-6 power droid.

Characteristics
They were effectively power generators with legs and a very simple AI so they could understand rudimentary commands. They were commonly found on under-developed worlds that did not have an expansive power grid, or in mobile military operations.

They often made a low honking noise that sounds like the word "gonk," resulting in the nickname gonk droid or simply gonk. This form of droidspeak was referred to as "Gonkian."

History
Sometime after the Battle of Endor, rumors began to spread regarding a "Cult of the Power Droids." Apparently, a duo of GNK Power Droids would come to one's door and request funding for this religious fringe group. Advice from renowned linguist Ebenn Q3 Baobab was that one should merely utter the phrase "Gonk. Gonk. Gonk ko kyenga see," a highly controversial statement that was not allowed to be legally translated (see Baobab Security Directive 51-C).

Behind the scenes
The GNK power droid derives its name from the "gonk" sound it makes in Episode IV. The droid was originally called simply a "power droid", but a random newsgroup posting in 1993 (see, ) led to the now-canon name becoming universally popular almost overnight.

In Star Wars: Battlefront 1 and 2, GNK power droids provide ammunition for your weapons and do not move from their spots.

In LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, the Gonk Droid is the only character impervious to weapons without extras, although it is very slow.

Appearances

 * The Apprentice
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Jango Fett: Open Seasons
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars 47: Droid World
 * Skreej
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Champions of the Force
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Star Tours
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith