- "Astromech C1-series. Obselete mechanism. No longer in production."
- ―EXD-9, to C1-10P
The C1-series astromech droid[9] was a model of C-series astromech droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] They were used during the Clone Wars[10] and the reign of the Galactic Empire, though by then they were considered antiques[11] and had passed their manufacturer's expiry date a few decades prior.[12] They had three mechanical arms to manipulate objects with,[3] and featured an electrical arc welder.[13] CH-33P, nicknamed "Cheep," served onboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Tribunal during Order 66 and assisted Ahsoka Tano in capturing Commander Rex as well as helping both escape the ship before being executed by clones.[14] C1-10P, a droid nicknamed "Chopper" who served on the Ghost, was a C1 model, although he was mismatched after years of repairs and patch jobs.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
In the Italian translation of the original Star Wars trilogy all astromech droids are called "C1 units," translating the original English "overusage" of "R2 unit" for "astromech droid." R2-D2, who may be the most famous astromech droid of all, is called "C1-P8" in the Italian translation.[source?] Rumors are that, as the Italian pronunciation of "C1-P8" rhymes with the name of the comedian duo Gianni and Pinotto, which George Lucas seemed to like, it was Lucas himself who chose this translation, although it is probable that the resemblance with the names, especially "Pinotto," was made to parallel the resemblance of "Artoo" to "Arthur." Despite this, it is unknown how much influence this had in the naming of the "canonical" C1 series.
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- Angry Birds Star Wars II
- Rebels: Saving The Phantom - LEGO Star Wars - Mini Movie on the official LEGO YouTube channel (backup link)
- Rebels Ghost Story - LEGO Star Wars – 2014 Mini Movie on the official LEGO YouTube channel (backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Thrown Into Battle"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Mission to Mos Eisley" (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Rey Strikes Back" (Voice only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DLC)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "From Trenches to Wrenches: The Roger Story" (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "The Droid Rescue Gambit" (In flashback(s))
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Forgotten Droid"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Rebels — "Warhead"
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming"
- ↑ Rise of the Rebels
- ↑ Droids in Distress book
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Honorable Ones"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Victory and Death"