Restraining bolts were small, cylindrical devices that could be affixed to a droid in order to limit its functions and enforce its obedience.[2] When inserted, a restraining bolt restricted the droid from any movement its master did not desire, and also forced it to respond to signals produced by a hand-held control unit[4] known as a caller.[5] The commands were usually limited to three simple orders: "Come" "Halt" and "Orders".[6] Some droids felt sheer horror at the mere mention of restraining bolts.[7] Restraining bolts were also used in the construction of Jawa ion blasters; they, along with accu-accelerators from a starship's ion engine, were fitted to the blaster's firing mechanism.[8]
Droids could not remove restraining bolts from themselves.[9]. In one exception to this rule, however, the droid L3-37 removed several restraining bolts from other droids during a revolt of slaves and droids on Kessel.[10]
Sabine Wren would sometimes threaten Chopper with a restraining bolt when he was uncooperative.[11]
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- ↑ Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Restraining Bolt in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021, "Restraining Bolt" (May 22/23)
- ↑ Star Wars 100 Objects
- ↑ Droids in Distress book
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars (pp.253)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Cornered"
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook