GNK power droid
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GNK |
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1.1 meters |
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- "Gonk. Gonk."
- ―A GNK droid[src]
GNK power droids were an Industrial Automaton knockoff of the successful EG-6 power droid.
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[edit] Characteristics
They were effectively power generators with legs and a very simple AI 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 sounds like the word "gonk," resulting in the nickname gonk droid or simply gonk. This form of droidspeak was referred to as "Gonkian."
[edit] History
Sometime after the Battle of Endor, rumors began to spread regarding a "Cult of the Power Droids." Apparently, a duo of GNK Power Droids would come to one's door and request funding for this 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).
[edit] 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 random newsgroup posting in 1993 (see [1], [2]) led to the now-canon name becoming universally popular almost overnight.
[edit] Appearances
- The Apprentice
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Jango Fett: Open Seasons (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars: Demolition
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Star Wars 47: Droid World
- Skreej (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Champions of the Force
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Tours
