Motivator

"Lord Vader must have realized that you've adjusted my motivator to obey you."

―ZED-6-7, to Sabé

R5-D4's blown-out motivator

A motivator was an important type of device found in droids, such as the R5 series astromech droids like R5-D4 or GNK-series power droid like EG-30, and in 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) Darth Vader (2020) 20 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader (2020) 22 (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" Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (Mentioned only) 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
• Droids | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Fun Facts on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Connections"
• "R2-D2" – Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references

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