- "Hey, you! No droids!"
- ―COO-2180, to R2-D2
COO-2180 was a COO-series cook droid who served meals to passengers aboard the refugee transport Jendirian Valley during the time of the Galactic Republic. In 22 BBY, COO-2180 shooed the astromech droid R2-D2 away from its counter when he attempted to collect food for his companions, Senator Padmé Amidala and the Jedi Anakin Skywalker.
Biography[]
- "Get outta here!"
- ―COO-2180, to R2-D2
During the time of the Galactic Republic, the cook droid COO-2180 operated aboard[3] the AA-9 Freighter-Liner Jendirian Valley, a refugee transport,[4] serving meager meals[1] to the passengers of the vessel. COO-2180 was present on the Jendirian Valley[2] in the year 22 BBY,[5] during which the transport traveled from Coruscant, the capital world of the Galactic Republic, to the planet Naboo.[2]
During the journey, the astromech droid R2-D2 attempted to acquire food for his companions, Senator Padmé Amidala and her protector, Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker, who were traveling discreetly aboard the vessel after a failed assassination attempt against Amidala. While serving several plates of flatcakes, COO-2180 noticed R2-D2 approach the counter,[2] risking the cook droid's wrath.[3] The cook droid objected, insisting that droids were not allowed in line, but R2-D2 collected food regardless. COO-2180 shooed the astromech droid away, simultaneously flipping a plate of flatcakes.[2]
Characteristics[]
A COO-series cook droid,[1] COO-2180[3] was a fifth class[6] kitchen droid. COO-2180 had six extendable arms, on which various tools could be attached, and magnetized feet that could lock onto deck plates. The droid had brown and gray plating, a white photoreceptor that could see into the infrared spectrum in order to analyze heat distribution while cooking, and an olfactory sensor to determine if food was spoiled.[1]
Like other COO-series droids, its recipe data storage unit was situated in its torso, and its upper pair of arms blocked access to the storage by the cognitive module in its head.[1] As droids were not allowed to queue for food aboard the Jendirian Valley, COO-2180 was bothered by the presence of R2-D2 at the food counter, and the irritable cook droid drove the astromech away.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
COO-2180 first appeared in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[2] In the new Star Wars canon, COO-2180 was identified in the Droid Directory section in issue 74 of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2, published in 2018.[3] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the droid was named in the Image Attack feature of StarWars.com on April 22, 2003. Entirely computer-generated in Attack of the Clones, COO-2180 was originally designed to appear in scenes at Dex's Diner.[7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 39 (Droid Directory: Catering Droids)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 74 (Droid Directory: R2-D2 Astromech Part 1) (First identified as COO-2180)
- Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 39 (Droid Directory: Catering Droids)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 74 (Droid Directory: R2-D2 Astromech Part 1)
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, including the appearance of COO-2180, to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia establishes that COO-series cook droids, including COO-2180, is a Fifth class droid.
- ↑ Image Attack – Employees Must Wash Manipulators on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)