C-3PO's head, from the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983), has sold for $843,750 at auction in the United States. Anthony Daniels, who inhabited the robot suit throughout the first series of Star Wars films, sold the prop via Propstore Auctions.
A C-3PO head from the private collection of Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels has sold for 843,750 dollars (£660,000) at auction. The light-up prop from 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi, was sold as part of the Anthony Daniels Collection in Los Angeles.
A C-3PO head owned by Anthony Daniels, the actor who played the droid, has sold for $843,750. The piece of movie memorabilia, from 1983's Return of the Jedi, commanded the six-figure sum Tuesday through the auction house Propstore Auction, TMZ reported Wednesday.
History. Anakin Skywalker, a Tatooine slave boy, was gifted in engineering -- and was strong with the Force. To help his mother, Shmi, he secretly built a droid: C-3PO. In his earliest form, Threepio had no outside covering, and so appeared “naked,” with his internal parts and motors showing.
C-3PO head from 'Star Wars' sells at auction for $800,000
Who sold C-3PO and R2-D2?
After C-3PO and R2-D2 landed on Tatooine, Jawas picked up the two droids, fitting them with restraining bolts. The Jawas sold the robots to Owen and Beru Lars and their nephew Luke Skywalker, a seemingly minor event that would change the fate of trillions in the galaxy.
The Invasion of Naboo. R2-D2 repairs the shield generator of Queen Amidala's Royal Starship. In 32 BBY, R2-D2 was in the possession of the Royal Engineers of Naboo, and was assigned aboard Queen Amidala's Royal Starship as a maintenance droid.
C-3PO (/ˌsiːˈθriːpioʊ/) or See-Threepio is a humanoid robot character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a protocol droid designed to assist in etiquette and translation, and is fluent in over six million forms of communication.
C3PO was bought by Luke's uncle after he and R2 crashed landed on Tatooine. Luke came to own him after his aunt and uncle were slaughtered by stormtroopers.
C-3PO, portrayed by Anthony Daniels in Star Wars, is 5 foot 9 inches (1.75 m) tall. C-3PO is a fictional droid and anxiety-ridden sidekick of the Skywalker family in the Star Wars movies and extended franchise.
In an interview with Threepio/C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, he explained the various changes and updates to his suits over the years and how they've adapted over time. For example, when he did The Empire Strikes Back, he discussed how his shin was never gold but a shade of silver.
C-3PO is a droid. "He" is only even a "he" because someone opted to give him and leave him with a male voice. He's a protocol droid, not a sex toy, so he does not appear to have any sort of sexual functions at all.
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' spoilers: From Rey to Kylo, what we loved and loathed. Gen. Hux: He died as he lived — hating Kylo Ren. C-3PO: Alive with most of his memories intact.
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, set approximately 30 years after Return of the Jedi, R2-D2 is revealed to be kept in storage at the Resistance base on the planet D'Qar, having put himself in a low-power mode after Luke Skywalker's disappearance.
According to Minifigure Price Guide, however, the platinum R2-D2 minifigure's aftermarket value is actually a mind-blowing $33,440.95 (roughly £27,000). That's your Celebration trip paid for… the rest of your life? And then some.
There, a company named Norank did build six Artoo units, and since at that time a lot of people from the aerospace industrie were working there, these R2 were mostly built of aluminum, including the legs.
They aren't abbreviations — they're model and serial numbers. R2 is a second generation R-series astromech, serial number D2. * And C-3PO is a C-series protocol droid with the serial number 3PO.
R2 was later able to restore his companion during the Battle of Geonosis. After the battle, R2-D2 and C-3PO were the sole witnesses to the marriage of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Lake Country. After this Padmé gave ownership of R2 to Anakin while she kept 3PO.
