K-3PO/Legends

{{Droid_infobox }} "Oh, yes, it's that bothersome coordinating droid again. Honestly, Artoo, it's degrading that a droid with speech capability should be such an officious dullard!"
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- C-3PO

K-3PO, or Kay-Threepio, was a white 3PO-series protocol droid serving with the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. K-3PO was often simply referred to as "Kay."

Branded with the command insignia of a lieutenant, this stuffy protocol droid served as a coordinator for all the droids in Alliance High Command. His assignments included Yavin base, the Thila outpost, and Echo Base on Hoth.

Recognition


A white 3PO-series protocol droid, K-3PO was originally the property of Commander Arhul Narra, a veteran Alliance to Restore the Republic starfighter pilot who led the legendary Renegade Flight and helped form the elite Rogue Squadron, fighter squadrons attached to the roving Alliance High Command headquarters. A military junkie, Narra maintained detailed memoirs and records of the various missions and assignments during his service with the Alliance. Because these records often included top-secret Alliance data, Narra kept them only in shielded files within the memory banks of K-3PO.

As the years passed, Narra refrained from wiping K-3PO's memory, and for good reason. The military tactics installed within K-3PO unexpectedly began to be absorbed into his comprehension circuits. With the thousands of tactics and other files stored within K-3PO, the droid served more as a tactical advisor rather than a protocol droid. In fact, during the Battle of Ton-Falk prior to the Battle of Yavin, K-3PO made an offhand remark to Narra that revealed an ingeniously simple tactic that Narra and his forces exploited, leading to an Alliance victory. The resulting Imperial losses during the battle&mdash;two frigates and a Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser&mdash;proved K-3PO's value.

Narra requested that Alliance High Command recognize K-3PO's worth. After some initial disputes, High Command agreed, and, with at least two decades of military service, K-3PO became one of the few droids granted the honor of "recognition." High Command assigned K-3PO to the Support Services branch of the Alliance Military. K-3PO served as the coordinator droid for all droids in Alliance High Command, first at the Massassi Base on Yavin 4 and later at the temporary Thila outpost following the Battle of Yavin.

Echo Base service


K-3PO later served with High Command at Echo Base, the secret Alliance headquarters on the ice planet Hoth, by 3 ABY. As the coordinator in charge of Echo Base's droid pool, K-3PO became a fixture in the base's command center leading up to the Battle of Hoth. During this time, K-3PO confronted C-3PO and R2-D2, attempting to reassign the former to Echo Base's communications center and the latter to ice cavern-drilling operations. Taken aback, C-3PO protested, claiming that he and R2-D2 were personal aides to Commander Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa, and warned that he was on an errand for the princess and that she would deactivate K-3PO if he interfered. K-3PO eventually rescinded the order. At the conclusion of the confrontation, C-3PO remarked that he and R2-D2 had turned up the heating system in the princess's chambers after finding the room freezing cold, which K-3PO alarmingly warned would result in the melting of the cavern walls and potential damage. C-3PO and R2-D2 rushed off to correct their error.

K-3PO was present in the command center shortly thereafter, monitoring a tactical screen, when Han Solo announced his intentions to leave the Alliance for personal reasons. At some point, K-3PO detected a wampa in Echo Base's south corridor while on a late-night patrol. He had to escape to call for help. K-3PO also suffered structural damage to his external frame when an obstinate tauntaun's tail swatted a hole through his right breast plating, damage that would never be repaired.

Behind the scenes
K-3PO was played by Chris Parsons, who also played 4-LOM.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back radio drama
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back PhotoComic

Non-canon appearances

 * Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga