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Star Wars character
| image = C3PO.jpg
| caption=C-3PO
| name = C-3PO
| position = Protocol droid
| gender = Masculine programming
| planet = Tatooine
| affiliation = Galactic RepublicRebel Alliance/New Republic
| portrayer = Anthony Daniels (films, TV, Monopoly Star Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels, all other appearances)Ross King (Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter) Tom Kane (Various video games and Pink Five fan film series)
C-3PO (icon|s|iË|Ë|θ|r|iË|p|i|.|oÊ, phonetically spelled See-Threepio ; 3PO or Threepio for short) is a robot character from the Star Wars universe who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. He is also a major character in the television show Droids, and appears frequently in the series' "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books, and video games. Along with Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader), Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2, he is one of only four characters to appear in all six Star Wars films. C-3PO (played by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (played by Kenny Baker) are the only characters portrayed by the same actor in all six films.
C-3PO is a protocol droid designed to serve humans, and boasts that he is fluent in "over six million forms of communication". He is generally seen with his long-time counterpart, R2-D2. Threepio's main function is to assist etiquette, customs, and translation, so that meetings of different cultures run smoothly. Threepio and R2-D2 played a vital and pivotal role in the Galaxy's histor |