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C-3PO (also spelled See-Threepio, called 3PO for short) is a character from the fictional Star Wars universe. He is a protocol droid - an android specifically designed to interact with organics - with a very proper manner and British accent when speaking in English, though he is, "fluent in over six million forms of communication." He is portrayed by actor Anthony Daniels.

C-3PO is generally seen with his counterpart, R2-D2, who is a small, wheeled astromech droid . His main function as a protocol droid is to assist with etiquette, customs, and translation so that meetings of different cultures run smoothly. He is very loyal to his masters (as his programming dictates) and has served over 40 since his creation.

C-3PO is one of the few characters to appear in all six of the Star Wars feature films. In The Phantom Menace, we learn that 3PO was built by Anakin Skywalker who would go on to become Darth Vader, Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is a fictional character of the Star Wars universe, a Jedi Knight, who plays a major role in the series of films. He is the son of Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, and brother of Princess Leia Organa. As an orphan, he was raised on the p's nemesis in the original series of films. Appearing mainly in a skeletal state in the film, he doesn't gain his coverings until Attack Of The Clones. From publicity photos, 3PO appears in his familiar gold state in Revenge Of The Sith. It is presumed he will have his memory wiped in that film, as he doesn't seem to recognize TatooineIn George Lucas's Star Wars saga, Tatooine is the home planet of the Skywalker family and the setting for much of the action in the saga's films (as well as several of the novels and other pieces of written fiction). The planet is not actually named in St or the name Skywalker in A New Hope, although there is evidence that 3PO, in his capacity as a protocol droid, does have some expertise at concealing the truth.

In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, C-3PO was inducted into the Robot Hall of FameThe Robot Hall of Fame was established by the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. It is designed to honor both achievements in robotics technology and robots from science fiction that have served as creative inspiration in ro.