Star Wars: Droids

Star Wars: Droids (aka Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2) is a Canadian American Animated series that follows the Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO before the events of Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope. Thanks to the prequels the series has become none canon.

Overview

Star Wars: Droids is stated as taking place before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and has since (as of Episode 3) become none canonical. The series follows the two droids, C-3PO and R2-D2, during the 'Rise of the Empire' era. The two droids serve a variety of masters during the series as they encounter some notable characters from 'Return of the Jedi' such as IG-88 and Buba Fett. The series ends before informing us how the two came to serve Captain Antilles but was successful enough to launch a comic book series that expanded on existing stories and added new ones.

Episodes

The series aired 13 episodes from the 7th of September 1985 till the 7th of June the next year.

INTRO (english) - INTRO (deutsch) - INTRO (español) - INTRO (svenska)

OUTRO

Broadcast Order

Special: The Great Heep - The Great Heep is a prequel to 'Trail of the Roon Comets' and has a run time of 48 minutes making it a feature length film. It tells the story of how the two came to be in service to Baobab and Admiral Screege's rivalry with Baobab.

Fan Order

While the series is now incapable of being canon due to the prequels attempts at working the series into an order that set the two up for their activities in Star Wars: A New Hope where made. The order begins with only a light Imperial presence and has the Empire and rebellion increase in presence as the show carries on. The order is as follows;

The Lost Prince
The New King
The Pirates of Tarnooga
The Revenge of Kybo Ren
Cody and the Starhunters
The Great Heep
Trail of the Roon Comets
The Roon Games
Across the Roon Sea
The Frozen Citadel
The White Witch
Escape into Terror
The Trigon Unleashed
A Race to the Finish

By fan logic this order shows an increase in Imperial activity as the show continues and the ending of 'A Race to the Finish' leaves the two open for being picked up by the Tantive IV, and the story arch which involves the rebels, and a super weapon fitting preludes for Episode IV. Fans also state that the presence of Admiral Screege and Nurgon Fourteen would only make sense if viewers know who both of them are, which requires such to be explained via 'The Lost Prince' and 'The Great Heap'. Amazingly the order works wonderfully with Baobab loosing the two in a gambling game to a smuggler prior to 'The White Witch' and the two leaving in an escape pod at the end of 'A Race to the Finish'.

Production

Cast

Anthony Danials as C-3PO

Crew

Producer: George Lucas

Theme

The intro music is 'In Trouble Again'. The song was written and performed by Stewart Copeland of The Police, a band popular in the 1980s.

Steppin' softly in a danger zone

No weapon in my hand

It's just this brain, designed by man

It's got me in trouble again

In trouble again

I put my life in jeopardy

In the service of my friends

I wouldn't care but it's a dangerous affair

'Cause I’m in trouble again, trouble again

In trouble, in trouble, in trouble

Merchandise

The show provides the basis for a Comic book series; Star Wars: Droids.

Notes

Star Wars: Droids was considered part of the canonical Expanded Universe for some time. Issue with it first arose with the release of Episode One (which has C-3PO being made by Anikan which is counter to the chronology of the Droids series which has him being the product of Human Cyborg Relations like other 3PO units), and with Episode Three ending with C-3PO in service to Captain Antilles. It would not be till after the release of Episode Three that George Lucas would officially revoked this series from Canon, and such wouldn't be enforced till Disney got a hold of the rights to Star Wars and denounced the majority of the Expanded Universe.