- "I'm TC-14, at your service. This way please."
- ―TC-14 greets the Jedi
TC-14 was a TC-series protocol droid with feminine programming stationed aboard the Trade Federation Lucrehulk-class battleship Saak'ak.
Biography[]
- "What? What did you say?"
"The ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe." - ―Nute Gunray and TC-14
TC-14 was a Cybot Galactica TC-series protocol droid, part of a special lengthy production run that introduced new features and skill-sets. The company wanted to highlight the introduction of the TranLang III communications module center into their droid line by including the letters TC in the serial numbers of all droids produced in this series. Of these, the early ones (including TC-14) were often referred to by a TC prefix. Like TC-14 herself, nearly all of them were programmed with a feminine personality, and like her, they were excellent at operating calmly under pressure. This can largely be attributed to the frequent number of memory wipes she received.
TC-14 was purchased by the Trade Federation and ended up on the Lucrehulk-class battleship Profiteer (Saak'ak) during the Federation's occupation of Naboo. Her etiquette skills proved to be of excellent use to the Neimoidians when seeking to distract "problematic" envoys.
It was she who greeted the Republic ambassadors (secretly Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi) during the blockade of Naboo in 32 BBY. However, she suspected that the ambassadors were none other than Jedi.
She reported to Neimoidians Nute Gunray, Rune Haako, and Daultay Dofine that the ambassadors were Jedi Knights, which prompted them to send her to delay and distract the Jedi (mostly because Dofine was unwilling to meet the Jedi face to face, despite Gunray needing the Jedi to be occupied while he contacted Darth Sidious). While she served the Jedi drinks, poisonous gas filled the room and took them by surprise. As this occurred, TC-14 offered an apology to the ambassadors. After escaping the room, the Jedi spared TC-14 and allowed her to leave.
TC-14's regularly scheduled memory wipe was planned to be brought forward to hide any evidence of the attempted murders from the Senate. She was later stationed on the Vuutun Palaa during the Battle of Naboo, and was destroyed along with all crewmembers.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
TC-14 was played by John Fensom in The Phantom Menace, but the voice of TC-14 was provided by Lindsay Duncan. In The Phantom Menace video game TC-14 is voiced by Carolyn Seymour.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- Episode I Adventures 13: Danger on Naboo (Game Book)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace unabridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- † Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace junior novelization
- Episode I: The Phantom Menace Movie Storybook
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- Garbage Masher on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Unlockable in the PSP version)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
- Star Wars: Episode I toy line
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Coruscant Limited (Card: TC-14) (backup link)
- Young Jedi Collectible Card Game — Boonta Eve Podrace (Card: TC-14)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 3 (NAB3, The Naboo Blockade) (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (NAB10, The Naboo Blockade)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 71 (TEE1-4, TC-14)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 50
- protocol droid in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- TC-14 in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Things To Look Out For In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D!" — Star Wars Insider 131
- LEGO Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (Set: 6005192 TC-14)
Non-canon sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File 71 (TEE1-4, TC-14)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace