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Revision as of 05:03, 15 October 2011
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- "Gonk. Gonk."
- ―A GNK droid
GNK power droids, also known as gonk droids, were an Industrial Automaton knockoff of the successful EG-6 power droid.
Characteristics
GNK power droids were effectively power generators with legs and a very simple artificial intelligence so they could understand rudimentary commands. They were commonly found on under-developed worlds that did not have an expansive power grid, or in mobile military operations.
They often made a low honking noise that sounded like the word "gonk," resulting in the nickname gonk droid or simply gonk. This form of droidspeak was referred to as "Gonkian."
History
Sometime after the Battle of Endor, rumors began to spread regarding a "Cult of the Power Droids." Apparently, a pair of GNK Power Droids would come to one's door and request funding for a religious fringe group. Advice from renowned linguist Ebenn Q3 Baobab was that one should merely utter the phrase "Gonk. Gonk. Gonk ko kyenga see," a highly controversial statement that was not allowed to be legally translated (see Baobab Security Directive 51-C).
Behind the scenes
The GNK power droid derives its name from the "gonk" sound it makes in Episode IV. The droid was originally called simply a "power droid", but a newsgroup posting in 1993 (see [1], [2]) led to the now-canon name becoming universally popular almost overnight.
In the Battlefront series GONK droids are called Ammunition Droids and give troops ammo.
Appearances
- "The Apprentice" — Star Wars Tales 17
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Battlefront (as Ammunition Droid)
- Jango Fett: Open Seasons (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (as Ammunition Droid)
- The Clone Wars: Discount
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Mandalore Plot"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Star Wars: Demolition
- Star Wars Droids: Rebellion 2
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars 47: Droid World
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
- Star Tours
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
- Champions of the Force
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Non-canon appearances
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- "Skreej" — Star Wars Tales 10
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game — Ultimate Sith Edition
Sources
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
- Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 12 (POW1-2, Power Droids)
- Star Wars Miniatures: Universe
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- Visual Guide Chapter 7: Land of the Jawas on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Top 10 Most Unlikely Unleashed Figures" — Star Wars Insider 100
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
External links
- Gonkipedia, the Cult of the Power Droids Wiki