TC-72

TC-72 was a TC-series protocol droid in the employ of Jabba Desilijic Tiure.

Biography
During the reign of Emperor Palpatine, TC-72 worked for Jabba's Criminal Empire. The crime leader Jabba the Hutt sent his two favorite smugglers, Han Solo and Chewbacca to Gamorr to pick up more guards. Their primary point of contact was a Gamorrean farmer, and they required a translator to negotiate. Solo refused to work with a droid, but Jabba blackmailed him by threatening to give the contract to BoShek. Solo agreed and the three boarded his ship, the Millenium Falcon. During the transit in hyperspace, TC-72 did not engrain herself to the smuggler, refusing to cease talking. Eventually, Solo taped her vocabulator shut. When the smugglers landed, Solo removed the tape from her vocabulator so she could negotiate with their contact. Solo made the mistake of assuming the farmer was male, and insulted her. She was about to kill him when TC-72 apologized on behalf of the uncouth smuggler. After more negotiations, the two smugglers departed with the guards and a package of snoruuks.

As TC-72 was overly talkative, her time with Jabba was likely limited.

Personality and traits
TC-72 was officious and tended to talk to much, to the chagrin of those around her.

Behind the scenes
TC-72 was a minor character inserted into Ryder Windham's young reader novel, Shinbone Showdown.

Appearances

 * Shinbone Showdown