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- "The TT-8L Gatekeeper is a surveillance droid commonly used to screen visitors at ultraexclusive [sic] locations."
- ―R0-GR
The TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid, also known simply as the Y7 droid and nicknamed the "tattletale droid," was a model of security droid manufactured by Serv-O-Droid, Inc.
Characteristics[]
- "Although it isn't much more than a simple photoreceptor mounted on a retractable eyestalk, this droid is adept at keeping out the riffraff so the rich and the superrich [sic] can enjoy their luxurious lifestyles in peace."
- ―R0-GR
C-3PO encounters Jabba's TT-8L/Y7
A model of security droid[3] consisting of an extending[5] eyestalk[1] with an orange photoreceptor,[5] the TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid[11] was installed in doors and entryways to screen visitors[1] and scan for weapons. Considered obnoxious and invasive, TT-8L/Y7s enjoyed their position of control[3] and were nicknamed "tattletale droids" due to their demeanor in the pursuit of fulfilling their programming.[1] They spoke in a barking metallic voice using an attached speaker and had a grating laugh.[6] TT-8L/Y7s also functioned as holocams.[12]
History[]
- "TEE CHUTA HHAT YUDD!"
- ―Jabba's TT-8L/Y7
Manufactured by Serv-O-Droid, Inc., the TT-8L/Y7 was in use across the galaxy for years.[1] During the Clone Wars, one was installed outside the main entrance of Rishi Station, a Grand Army of the Republic listening post,[7] and the Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt had a pair of these droids installed in the airlock of his freighter, the Vulture's Claw.[13] General Grievous, the leader of the Separatist Droid Army, had[8] several[12] TT-8L/Y7s in his fortress on the third moon of Vassek.[8] The Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure had one fitted into the front gate of his palace on Tatooine,[5] which was considered to be one of the most infamous and annoying examples ever in use.[1]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
TT-8L/Y7 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 18 (Droid Directory: TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rookies"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous"
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Droidography
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Lair of Grievous" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 5)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid"