Motivator

A blown motivator on a R5 astromech droid

"This R2 unit has a bad motivator."

―Luke Skywalker

A motivator or a motivator unit was a device that was primarily used in droids to convert other forms of energy such as chemical or electrical energy into kinetic or mechanical energy. Without a motivator a droid would not be able to move.

A standard type of motivator found in Service droids around 4 ABY was the FV50 unit. Binary motivators were used in starships such as StarSpeeder 1000s.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire (Mentioned only)
• Rogue Planet
• Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice
• Shatterpoint (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth" (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Droids—"The Frozen Citadel"
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars 1
• Winner Lose All
•  Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
• The Abduction
•  "The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer"—Classic Adventures
• "Spare Parts"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
• Star Wars 78: Hoth Stuff! (Mentioned only)
• Slave Ship
• Hard Merchandise
• "Droids Defiant"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
• Jedi Search
• Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
• Fate of the Jedi: Backlash

Sources

• "Star Tours: 'The Ultimate Adventure' is Still the Ultimate Ride at Disneyland"—The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
• Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
• Alliance Intelligence Reports
• Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
• Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook