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A droid 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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Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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: The Rebel Files
- 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
- Gadgets and Gear
- "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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