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"The TT-8L Gatekeeper is a surveillance droid commonly used to screen visitors at ultraexclusive [sic] locations."
―R0-GR[4]

The TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid, also known simply as the Y7 droid and nicknamed the "tattletale droid," was a model of security droid manufactured by Serv-O-Droid, Inc.

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"Although it isn't much more than a simple photoreceptor mounted on a retractable eyestalk, this droid is adept at keeping out the riffraff so the rich and the superrich [sic] can enjoy their luxurious lifestyles in peace."
―R0-GR[4]
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C-3PO encounters Jabba's TT-8L/Y7

A model of security droid[3] consisting of an extending[5] eyestalk[1] with an orange photoreceptor,[5] the TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid[10] was installed in doors and entryways to screen visitors[1] and scan for weapons. Considered obnoxious and invasive, TT-8L/Y7s enjoyed their position of control[3] and were nicknamed "tattletale droids" due to their demeanor in the pursuit of fulfilling their programming.[1] They spoke in a barking metallic voice using an attached speaker and had a grating laugh.[6] TT-8L/Y7s also functioned as holocams.[11]

History[]

"TEE CHUTA HHAT YUDD!"
―Jabba's TT-8L/Y7[6]

Manufactured by Serv-O-Droid, Inc., the TT-8L/Y7 was in use across the galaxy for years.[1] During the Clone Wars, one was installed outside the main entrance of Rishi Station, a Grand Army of the Republic listening post,[7] and the Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt had a pair of these droids installed in the airlock of his freighter, the Vulture's Claw.[12] General Grievous, the leader of the Separatist Droid Army, had[8] several[11] TT-8L/Y7s in his fortress on the third moon of Vassek.[8] The Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure had one fitted into the front gate of his palace on Tatooine,[5] which was considered to be one of the most infamous and annoying examples ever in use.[1]

When he accepted a "off the books" job with no chain code, The Mandalorian went to an Imperial Remnant safe house, where a TT-8L/Y7a gatekeeper droid greeted him. The Mandalorian displayed a chit card and was admitted inside the building.[9] After finding The Child, the same gatekeeper droid greeted them and Djarin displayed the chit again as proof of identity. After reconsidering his decision to hand the Child to the Imperial remnant, he banged on the door, which caused the gatekeeper droid to come out, allowing Djarin to rip the droid's head off, which caused it to short circuit. This then led to two stormtroopers coming out to investigate as The Mandalorian planted a grav charge on a nearby wall, which then blew a hole in the safe house.[13]

The astronomer Kh'ymm had three TT-8L/Y7s at her observatory when she greeted her old friend Jod Na Nawood had visited her with several kids.[14]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 TT-8L/Y7 in the Databank (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 18 Droid Directory: TT-8L/Y7 Gatekeeper Droid
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ultimate Star Wars
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Droidography
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rookies"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  11. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid"
  12. ↑ Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 3: The Sin"
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem"

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