Editing C-3PO (section)

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{{short description|Robot character from the Star Wars universe}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = C-3PO
| image = C-3PO droid.png
| first = ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977)
| last = 
| series = [[Star Wars]]
| creator = [[George Lucas]]
| class = [[Protocol droid]]
| lbl21 = Creator
| data21 = [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]]
| affiliation = {{Plainlist|
* [[Galactic Republic]]
* [[Rebel Alliance]]
* [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]]
* [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]]
}}
| portrayer = [[Anthony Daniels]]
| voice = {{Plainlist|
* [[Anthony Daniels]]
* [[Tom Kane]]
* [[Tony Pope]]
* [[Simon Pegg]]
}}
| lbl1 = Performed by
| data1 = Michael Lynch
}}
'''C-3PO''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|iː|ˈ|θ|r|iː|p|i|oʊ}}) or '''See-Threepio''' is a humanoid robot character in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. He is a protocol [[droid (Star Wars)|droid]] designed to assist in etiquette and translation, and is fluent in over six million forms of communication.<ref name="SWCEC3PO">{{cite book |title=Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded |publisher=DK Publishing |year=2016 |isbn=978-5-0010-1452-2 |editor-last=Fentiman |editor-first=David |location=New York |page=38}}</ref>{{Sfn|Hidalgo|Sansweet|2008|p=102}} The character appears in all nine films of the [[Skywalker Saga]]—which includes the [[Star Wars original trilogy|original trilogy]], the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] and the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy]]. [[Anthony Daniels]] portrays {{nowrap|C-3PO}} in all the Skywalker Saga films and the standalone film ''[[Rogue One]],'' and he voices the droid in the animated series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]''.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 Announces First Celebrity Guests |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-anaheim-2022-guest-announce-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214123418/https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-anaheim-2022-guest-announce-1 |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=StarWars.com}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |date=3 September 2015 |title='The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as {{nowrap|C-3PO}} |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/03/the-secrecy-has-been-ludicrous-star-wars-actor-anthony-daniels-on-the-new-film-and-his-life-as-c-3po |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221135722/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/03/the-secrecy-has-been-ludicrous-star-wars-actor-anthony-daniels-on-the-new-film-and-his-life-as-c-3po |archive-date=21 December 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In addition to films, {{nowrap|C-3PO}} appears in television series, novels, comics, and video games.