Power droid/Legends



"Gonk. Gonk."

- A noise made by a typical power droid

Power droids were boxy droids with two legs that served as mobile batteries, capable of powering a variety of machinery and vehicles. They were commonly encountered throughout the galaxy due to their versatility.

Some models of power droid were colloquially referred to as "gonks," after the onomatopoeia of their vocalizations.

History
After C-3PO and R2-D2 were given to Jabba Desilijic Tiure by Luke Skywalker, the droids were taken to EV-9D9, who was in the middle of torturing a power droid.

Notable power droid models included the EG-6 produced by Veril Line Systems, the EG-4 found in Echo Base on Hoth, and the GNK power droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton.

Behind the scenes
In the videogame Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns, power droids are used as mobile power generators for powering buildings.

In Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront II, power droids give the player more ammunition and supplies when standing in range of the droid.

In Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy, Power Droids appear as a playable character. They are extremely slow, and their only use seems to be climbing steep slopes. They go under the name of Gonk Droid instead of power droid.