Summary

An obscureForce powerinStar WarsLegends ostensibly makesC-3POand other protocol droids obsolete . The Force can be use in a virtually measureless number of ways , with various applications of the Force manifesting similarly to superpowers . One such business leader seemingly undermine the function of communications protocol droids like C-3PO , whose primary functions are rendering , etiquette , and communications protocol .

C-3PO is arguably the most underrated extremity of theStar Warssaga ’s ensemble cast , with numerous heroic deeds that are often neglect . C-3PO dispersed a contingent of stormtroopers inA New Hope , cater invaluable entropy to repairthe Millennium FalconinThe Empire Strikes Back , and avail the Rebels and the Ewoks form an alinement inReturn of the Jedi . In other materials , such as Marvel ’s classicStar Warscomics , C-3PO was even fix to sacrifice himself to bring through Luke Skywalker from Beilert Valance . For better or worse , however , one Force big businessman seemingly renders one of his primary procedure unneeded .

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Luke Skywalker Could Translate Languages… Using The Force

Luke Didn’t Need C-3PO To Understand Another Species' Language

too soon on in Dave Wolverton ’s 1994 novelThe Courtship of Princess Leia , Luke Skywalker utter to a Whiphid , despite not speaking their aboriginal language . Luke manage to understand the Whiphid , however , by translating the speech “ by the index of the Force . ” This implausibly utile Force ability debut inCourtship , but has since appeared in other Legends - era cloth .

TheStar WarsLegends continuity has been a bygone timeline since 2014 , but it was antecedently the officialStar Warstimeline .

The ability to comprehend a language through the Force is used by other Jedi , with Mace Windu using it to translate Kar Vastor in Matthew Stover’sShatterpoint . The ability is not flawless , however , asit only just about translates the general estimation of what one is tell . Obi - Wan Kenobi , who learned the ability from Qui - Gon Jinn , uses the Force to understand the Nelvaan speech in theStar Wars : Clone Warsmicroseries , but does not consistently comprehend every detail . Fascinatingly , the Witches of Dathomir(who also debut inCourtship ) have their own version of the Force might , hollo the “ Spell of Interpretation . ”

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At Least This Would Explain Why Jedi Didn’t Need Protocol Droids

Despite This, Luke Still Used His Friend C-3PO’s Help

This would apparently entail that protocol droids are not essential to the Jedi in theStar WarsLegends continuity . Luke Skywalker would prove otherwise , however , ashe not only continues to work with C-3PO due to their close friendly relationship , but seeks his help for translation , despite hold the ability to read languages himself . In Christie Golden’sFate of the Jedi : Allies , Luke sends C-3PO a recording of the Keshiri language for translation rather than using the Force to understand it . This makes sensation , since C-3PO and otherStar Warsprotocol droids can translate speech more precisely than Luke ’s Jedi mogul .

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