Complete redacted memory bypass

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"But the translation from a forbidden language cannot be retrieved. That is short a complete redacted memory bypass."
"A complete what?"
"It's a terribly dangerous and sinful act performed on unwitting droids by dregs and criminals."
"Let's do that."
―C-3PO and Finn[1]
C-3PO was subjected to a complete redacted memory bypass to translate the forbidden languages on a Sith dagger.

C-3PO was subjected to a complete redacted memory bypass to translate the forbidden languages on a Sith dagger.

A complete redacted memory bypass was a process that could be preformed on a droid to retrieve translations of forbidden languages stored in a droid's memory banks. The protocol droid C-3PO considered the process terribly dangerous and sinful, claiming only dregs and criminals would perform it on unwitting droids,[2] but in 35 ABY,[1] he agreed to undergo the process in order to learn what had been written upon a Sith dagger. The bypass was performed by the droidsmith Babu Frik on the planet Kijimi, who plugged a large number of wires into the back of C-3PO's head as part of the procedure. It resulted in C-3PO successfully accessing the forbidden translation, but also caused the protocol droid to undergo a full memory wipe. C-3PO's memories were later restored from a backup.[2]

Behind the scenes

A complete redacted memory bypass was first shown in the 2019 sequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, including the complete redacted memory bypass, to 35 ABY.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker