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Restraining bolts were small, cylindrical devices that could be affixed to a droid in order to limit its functions and enforce its obedience.[2] When inserted, a restraining bolt restricted the droid from any movement its master did not desire, and also forced it to respond to signals produced by a hand-held control unit[4] known as a caller.[5] Some droids felt sheer horror at the mere mention of restraining bolts.[6] Restraining bolts were also used in the construction of Jawa ion blasters; they, along with accu-accelerators from a starship's ion engine, were fitted to the blaster's firing mechanism.[7]
Droids could not remove restraining bolts from themselves.[8]. In one exception to this rule, however, the droid L3-37 removed several restraining bolts from other droids during a revolt of slaves and droids on Kessel.[9]
Sabine Wren would sometimes threaten Chopper with a restraining bolt when he was uncooperative.[10]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Tatooine)- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 2 (Droid Directory: 3PO-series Protocol Droids, Part 1)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects Part 1) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Droid Restraining Bolt - Solo: A Star Wars Story - Gear & Gadgets)
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (Weapons & Uniforms: Chopper Base–Atollon)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Gadgets and Gear
- "Gone with a Trace" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021
- DD-BD in the Databank (backup link)
- Jawa in the Databank (backup link)
- Kessel Control Center in the Databank (backup link)
- Restraining Bolt in the Databank (backup link)
- Type II Loadlifter in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Restraining Bolt in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021, "Restraining Bolt" (May 22/23)
- ↑ Droids in Distress (book)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars (pp.253)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch – "Cornered"
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
