Restraining bolt

Restraining bolts were small, cylindrical devices that could be affixed to a droid in order to limit its functions and enforce its obedience.^[1] 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.^[2] Some droids felt sheer horror at the mere mention of restraining bolts.^[3] 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.^[4]

Sabine Wren would sometimes threaten Chopper with a restraining bolt when he was uncooperative.^[5]

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Non-canon appearancesEdit

• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Maker of Zoh"

SourcesEdit

• Ultimate Star Wars
• Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Tatooine)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files
•  Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Droid Restraining Bolt)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
• Star Wars: Alien Archive
• Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
•  "Gone with a Trace" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
•  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)

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