QT-3PO

QT-3PO was a protocol droid. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, in 0 BBY, QT-3PO and its master set down in Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine in their freighter. While the freighter was being repaired, QT-3PO wandered off to explore, but was forcibly abducted by the Jawas^[1] of Nebit's clan^[2] at blaster-point.^[1] There, QT-3PO observed Jawa society and the interior of their sandcrawler.^[1]

The sandcrawler later recovered two other droids in the desert—C-3PO and R2-D2.^[3] By this point, QT-3PO had been extensively damaged^[4], but was still able to relate the story of his time on the sandcrawler to C-3PO.^[2] Shortly after C-3PO and R2-D2 were sold to the Lars family,^[3] QT-3PO was discovered and purchased back by their master, who paid the Jawa's asking price. QT-3PO later reported on his experience with the Jawas.^[1]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) (Retcon)
• The Star Wars Storybook (Retcon)
• "Life in a Jawa Sandcrawler" — The Star Wars Sourcebook (reprinted in Second Edition) (First appearance before Retcon)

Sources

• The Star Wars Album (Picture only)

• 1995 Topps Star Wars Widevision Card: Int. Sandcrawler (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Chronicles (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Picture only)
• Episode IV Visual Guide — Chapter 7: Land of the Jawas on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (First identified as QT-3PO)
• Visual Guide — Chapter 8: Droids for Sale on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 26 (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids (Picture only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 5 (2013) SAN 1-2: Jawa Sandcrawler (Picture only)

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