Caller/Legends

"This control box will pop you out into the open!"

- Luke Skywalker

The caller, also referred to as a droid caller, control box, or owner, was a handheld transmitter device that was used to summon a droid or activate its restraining bolt.

Callers were designed with three basic commands: "COME" called a droid forward, "STOP" forced it to halt, and "ORDERS" caused it to enact any commands, within the droid's operating parameters, given verbally.

The Jawas of Tatooine often used callers to control their droids before selling them on. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo both carried callers around 0 BBY. Luke used his caller to bring C-3PO out of hiding after R2-D2 departed to find Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Jaybo Hood on Iego possessed a reprogrammed droid caller which he could use to control battle droids.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars 1