The Imperial Probe Droid, officially known as the Viper Probe Droid, made its first appearance in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). They were sent across the galaxy by Darth Vader to locate hidden Rebel ...

GNK Droids are the simplest thing in the Star Wars universe, nothing more than walking power generators. But that simplicity is part of what makes them so endearing. These lumbering droids can be seen ...

Droids may be second-class citizens in the Star Wars universe, but they’re also some of the most important characters in the entire franchise. There’s hardly a hero in the lore of Star Wars who isn’t ...

A battle droid in 'Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace'; A GH-7 analysis droid in 'Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith'; R5-D4 in 'Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope' If there's one ...

If there's one given in the Star Wars cinematic universe, it's that droids are the real unsung heroes keeping everything intact. From the moment C-3PO prattled on and R2-D2 beep-booped on screen in ...

When George Lucas released "Star Wars" in 1977, the focus was on the struggle between light and dark, good and evil, built on the simple but satisfying architecture of the Hero's Journey. Yet, ...