- "My name is Tobi! And I'm a Jedi!"
- ―T0-B1
T0-B1 was a Force-sensitive droid that dreamed of being a Jedi.[2]
He was originally a human male named Tobi, a member of the Jedi Order and Padawan to Mitaka. Although Tobi died during the Great Jedi Purge following Order 66, Mitaka placed his soul inside a droid named T0-B1. T0-B1 was Force-sensitive, powered by a Kyber crystal, and aspired to become a Jedi.[3]
Biography[]
Early Life[]
As a human, his human counterpart, Tobi was originally a member of the Jedi Order and a Padawan to Mitaka before Order 66 killed him from the Great Jedi Purge. Surviving the purge, Mitaka put the soul of his Padawan inside the droid T0-B1 and would later focus on researching the biologic life of planets, starting with an uninhabited planet with a compound full of working droids including C03.
Personality and traits[]
Despite being a droid, T0-B1 is passionate about his dream to become a Jedi and will do anything to make it come true. During the fight, he becomes determined and brave like a true Jedi would. But as a kid, he is shown to have the traits of a child would. Unlike the other droids like C-3PO, T0-B1 is described as funny, lovable, and helpful to his follow droids and his master Mitaka.
Behind the scenes[]
- "It's a cute and fun story of an adorable droid who dreams to be a Jedi."
- ―Kanako Shirasaki
T0-B1 appeared in the Star Wars: Visions short of the same name, produced by Science SARU. He was voiced by Masako Nozawa in the original Japanese and by Jaden Waldman in the English dub. As Visions shorts are not required to "tie into the larger chronology" of the current continuity, it is unclear whether T0-B1 exists in the canon continuity.[2] Designed after classic anime characters[4], T0-B1's name is likely a play on Tobio, the original human name of Astro Boy, whom the character, and his story, resembles.[source?]
Appearances[]
- Visions: T0-B1: The Droid Who Became a Jedi
- Star Wars: Visions — "T0-B1" (First appearance)
Sources[]
- STAR WARS: VISIONS | SPECIAL LOOK | DISNEY+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (First mentioned, simultaneous with Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned From the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link))
- Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned From the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Droids on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 205
- "It's a Love Letter": The Producers of Star Wars: Visions Celebrate the Unique Anime Collection on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Star Wars: Visions Season One Companion" — Star Wars Insider 210
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 212
- The Art of Star Wars: Visions
- "Children of the Galaxy" — Star Wars Insider 225