On a mission to Pasaana, C-3PO discovered safeguards in his programming made it impossible for him to translate Sith runes that could help the Resistance locate the legendary planet Exegol. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, C-3PO reluctantly agreed to have his memory erased so the runes could be read.

Why did they only wipe C-3PO's memory?

Bail Organa ordered Raymus Antilles to wipe C-3PO's memory to ensure the true lineage of Leia Organa remained unknown.

Why doesn't C-3PO remember anything?

C-3PO's wipe has been the core of many continuity discussions in the Star Wars trilogies, as he didn't recognize Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope but had known him since Kenobi was a Padawan. By wiping his memory, it allowed the leeway necessary to bridge the logic gap created by the previous two prequel films.

How does Darth Vader not remember C-3PO?

He was also evasive with Luke as far as his relationship with Luke's father. C3PO was clearly created from some sort of kit or existing prototype since every protocol droid aside from coloring looks the same. He didn't recognize him because again, they all look the same & it was decades until he saw him again.

Why did Obi-Wan not recognise C3P0?

The real reason why Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Lars family, or Darth Vader didn't act in the original Star Wars trilogy as though they knew C-3PO or R2-D2 previously is that the prequel trilogy, in which they first meet the two droids, had not been written yet.

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Did R2-D2 recognize Yoda?

Yoda and R2D2 knew each other and the galaxy is even a smaller world than we think.

Why did R2-D2 never tell Luke?

secondly, in Legends, R2 was given programming that actually restricted him. from sharing any information with Luke or Leia. about their parents or relation to one another. this was all part of the plan. to conceal this information from the twins.

Does R2 recognize Vader?

R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.

Why does Obi Wan not remember R2-D2?

Obi-wan responds to starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Luke_Skywalker saying R2 belongs to him with, “I don't seem to remember ever owning a droid,” which is technically true, because Obi-Wan never did “own” R2 or C-3PO. Obi-Wan then makes a comment that suggests he's more than aware of R2's impressive capabilities.

How does C-3PO not remember Princess Leia?

Since Bail Organa had C-3PO's memory wiped previously in order to prevent him from spilling the secret of Leia's parentage, it could be that this was a semi-regular occurrence for the droid given he couldn't be trusted to keep quiet about things.

Why didn t Lars recognize C-3PO?

For starters, C-3PO physically resembles just about every other protocol droid. There's no real defining feature that sets him apart from the other models. Additionally, the last time Owen saw C-3PO, the droid had silver coverings, but in A New Hope he's obviously gold.

Why is C-3PO annoying?

The main characters of nearly every Star Wars movie allude to C-3PO being an unreliable secret keeper. But worse than that, the droid is constantly tripping up, sometimes jeopardizing the plans of those around him. C-3PO is supposedly intelligent AI programmed for etiquette and protocol.

Did 3PO know Vader was Anakin?

One of these droids always knew...

C-3PO lost those memories, but he remained with Han and Leia's family after Return of the Jedi, so can reasonably be assumed to have learned the truth by eavesdropping.

Is C-3PO a zero?

Is it "C-3PO" or "C-3P0" (zero)? After doing some Googling on the topic, it seems that pretty much all canon references (movie scripts, novels, etc) to the droid spell his designation with the letter O and not the number zero. So that is of course pretty significant evidence that it is a letter and NOT a number.

Is there a human in C-3PO?

Anthony Daniels is the man behind the droid and the only actor to appear in every Star Wars film.

Why does Darth Vader not remember C-3PO?

Darth Vader acts like he doesn't even know C-3PO or R2D2. They were with him since he was a child. He did everything he could to forget his past. Also, his plating had been replaced many times, and protocol droids all look very similar.

Why doesn't Darth Vader sense Leia?

Leia's Force abilities and her lack of awareness of her true identity also contributed to Vader's inability to sense their familial connection. Vader's denial of Anakin Skywalker's legacy and his fear of getting hurt again prevented him from realizing the truth about his children until later in the original trilogy.

Does R2-D2 know who Vader is?

R2 doesn't know it. It's as simple as that. He isn't present on Mustafar (he flies with Anakin but is ordered to stay at the ship.

Did Vader know Luke had his lightsaber?

However, before Vader could strike the unarmed Luke down, he suddenly recognized Luke's lightsaber as his own former weapon.

What happened to R2-D2 after Luke died?

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.

Why didn't R2-D2 recognize Obi-Wan?

Since Obi-Wan and Anakin often fought together, Obi-Wan was friends with R2-D2 as well. This means that although R2-D2 might not have immediately recognized Obi-Wan on Tatooine due to his age, Obi-Wan should have recognized the droid.

Can Luke understand R2-D2?

After decades of missions with R2-D2, Luke Skywalker was reasonably fluent in droidspeak. The most common way for binary droids to communicate with organics was by writing, conveyed via another computer system. This is how astromech droid copilots would speak with the pilot of a starfighter.