TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid

"Tee chuta hhat yudd!"
"Goodness gracious me!"

―TT-8L/Y7 and C-3PO at the door of Jabba's Palace^[2]

The TT-8L/Y7 was an variant model of the standard TT-8L gatekeeper droid designed for installation in a door or a door frame.^[3] It was nicknamed the "Tattletale" droid.^[4]

Description

The TT-8L/Y7 model was a variant of the standard TT-8L gatekeeper droid model. Serv-O-Droid saw that their droid had applications beyond serving the rich; criminals, recluses, and the paranoid also needed a droid that could screen callers. However, in these cases, direct confrontation was a priority and the Y7 model could interrogate visitors and scan them for weapons.^[1]

Designed for direct installation into a door, doorframe, or entrance alcove, the Y7 was a rigid stem constructed of black durasteel. The optical lens of the Y7 was capable of scanning in low-light, ultraviolet, and infrared, and illuminating the area with a spotlight.^[1]

History

encounters gatekeeper . — C-3PO encounters Jabba's gatekeeper droid.

Captain Neg had one TT-8L/Y7 droid guarding the door of his residence in Mos Espa in 32 BBY. While he was hunting banthas in the Dune Sea, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn tried to enter the house and rescue a local Ithorian boy named Tomo. The droid didn't let the Jedi enter the house, instead activating the security turrets near the gates, which forced Jinn to enter via a balcony.^[5]

Jabba Desilijic Tiure used a sadistic TT-8L/Y7 to guard the gate to his palace on Tatooine. It let R2-D2 and C-3PO into the palace in 4 ABY, who were delivering a message from Luke Skywalker.^[2]

A similar droid guarded Ka'Pa's palace and didn't allow Mara Jade audience. Mara had to be disguised as a Tusken Raider in order to fool the droid.^[6]

One was part of the entryway security at Brogar's Safe House and Cantina on Lok in 137 ABY, along with a Gotal door attendant.^[7]