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- "He's more machine now than man, twisted and evil."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi describes Darth Vader's cybernetics
General Grievous was a Kaleesh cyborg.
A cyborg was any living, organic being, sentient or not, whose body was enhanced with machine parts. Cybernetic augmentation was an invasive process that changed a being's brain functions and physiology in significant ways, so much so that it was usually irreversible.[1]
Cybernetic technology could be used to help repair a body or sustain a life to varying degrees. Luke Skywalker received a cybernetic hand after losing his original hand in a lightsaber duel,[2] while almost the entirety of General Grievous' body was replaced by cybernetic limbs and other body parts.[3] After falling to the dark side and becoming Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker was severely burned on Mustafar, requiring him to live in a cybernetic suit of armor for the rest of his life. In addition, all of his limbs were amputated and required mechanical replacements.[4] The Zero Angle cantina had a cyborg bartender, Florn.[5] Guavian security soldiers were cybernetically enhanced humans that served as the enforcers of the Guavian Death Gang.[6]
C-3PO often introduced himself using the phrase "I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations," though the term was technically a misnomer, as droids were not cyborgs.[7]
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- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑
General Grievous in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑
"Last Call at the Zero Angle"—Star Wars Insider 156
- ↑ Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
