Motivator

"This R2 unit has a bad motivator, look."

―Luke Skywalker, inspecting R5-D4

R5-D4's blown-out motivator

A motivator was a type of device found in R5 series astromech droids such as R5-D4, GNK-series power droid such as EG-30, and starships such as the Millennium Falcon. If defective they could blow out explosively, potentially sabotaging the entire droid.

The droid R4-G77 also had a motivator.

Appearances

Queen's Peril (Mentioned only) Queen's Peril audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth" (Mentioned only) Ahsoka (Mentioned only) Ahsoka audiobook (Mentioned only) Most Wanted (Mentioned only) Most Wanted audiobook (Mentioned only) Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 2 (Mentioned only) Rebel Rising Rebel Rising audiobook Choose Your Destiny: A Podracer Mission (Mentioned only) "An Old Hope"—Life Day Treasury "Raymus"—From a Certain Point of View Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization "Stories in the Sand"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only) "The Red One"—From a Certain Point of View Darth Vader (2020) 1 Star Wars (2020) 10 (Mentioned only) Victory's Price (Mentioned only) Victory's Price audiobook (Mentioned only) The Mandalorian – "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" The Mandalorian – "Chapter 9: The Marshal" The Mandalorian – "Chapter 10: The Passenger" The Mandalorian – "Chapter 15: The Believer" (Mentioned only) "SaBBotage"—Poe Dameron 1 Star Wars Resistance – "Unmotivated" (Mentioned only) Forces of Destiny: The Rey Chronicles (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only) The Force Awakens: Finn's Story Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation (Mentioned only) Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Mentioned only) Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay (Mentioned only)  "Tales from Wild Space: Gonk!"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 8 (Mentioned only)  "Tales from Wild Space: Alone in the Dark"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 26 (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Connections"

Notes and references

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