Protocol droid

A protocol droid is a type of robot in the "Star Wars" fictional universe. Protocol droids assist in communications and etiquette, and can also carry out administrative tasks;cite web|title=protocol droid|publisher=Lucasfilm|accessdate=2008-08-15|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/protocoldroid/index.html|work=Star Wars Databank] the protocol droid C-3PO is "fluent in six million forms of communication". [cite book|title=The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books|first=Jeanne|last=Cavelos|pages=118|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0312209582|date=1999-04-15] Most protocol droids have a humanoid shape similar to that of the people around whom they work.

Appearances in "Star Wars" films

*C-3PO, appearing throughout the Star Wars saga
*E-3PO, in "The Empire Strikes Back"
*K-3PO, in "The Empire Strikes Back"
*Nobot, in "" [cite web|title=Nobot|publisher=Lucasfilm|accessdate=2008-08-15|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/nobot/|work=Star Wars Databank]
*R-3PO, in "The Empire Strikes Back" [cite web|title=R-3PO, Hoth Evacuation|publisher=Lucasfilm|accessdate=2008-08-15|url=http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/11262|work=Star Wars Cargo Bay]
*TC-14, in "The Phantom Menace"

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