The Clone Wars Is The Reason So Many People Hate Droids In A New Hope

The Clone Wars Is The Reason So Many People Hate Droids In A New Hope

The Star Wars Book confirms a long-held fan suspicion about why people in the Star Wars universe hate droids so much in the original trilogy.

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The Clone Wars Is The Reason So Many People Hate Droids In A New Hope

In the original Star Wars, the denizens of the galaxy seem to have a widespread dislike and general distrust of droids, and a new tidbit from The Star Wars Book has confirmed why: the Clone Wars. While previously suspected by fans, it’s nice to see some official confirmation that galactic consensus on droids did in fact change in response to the Republic’s various conflicts with the Separatists. The factoid is just one of many fun canonical additions made by The Star Wars Book.

During the years of galaxy-wide fighting brought by the Clone Wars, both sides needed massive and easily replenishable soldiers – the titular clones on the Republic side, and the droid army of the Separtists, composed primarily of forces from the Trade Federation and the Techno Union. Of course, these two groups weren’t the only ones to fight. Clone Wars episodes like the arcs on Umbara and Onderon show united forces on both sides beyond the droid/clone armies, though these were usually composed of local fighters on the planets where fighting took place.

Because of the destruction and suffering the droid army brought to so many systems, it makes sense that many people would be particularly wary by the era of the Empire. The Star Wars Book confirms that idea, stating that after the war, “Many blame droids for the destruction and suffering of the Clone Wars,” leading to a wave of anti-droid sentiment. This explains some moments from the original trilogy, like when Luke tries to bring R2-D2 and C-3PO into the Mos Eisley Cantina, only to be told by the bartender that the droids will have to wait outside because the bar doesn’t “serve their kind,” and that people “don’t want them here.”

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Even though an Outer Rim world like Tatooine would have been largely untouched by the fighting of the war, it makes sense that a port city like Mos Eisley would reflect public opinion from other parts of the galaxy. Similar distrust was almost surely felt towards clones, given that many in the galaxy blamed the Jedi and the Republic for the fighting as much as they blamed the Separatists. However, due to the fact that most of the clones died out by A New Hope due to accelerated aging, and were subsequently replaced with regular Stormtroopers, this would have been less of visible issue. Droids, however, never ceased being a key part of Star Wars life.

In The Mandalorian season 1, Din Djarin’s own distrust and dislike of droids is explained in the same way. His homeworld was decimated and his family killed by the droid army of the Separatists, and that traumatic association sticks with him long after the Clone Wars end, even lasting into the days of the New Republic. Mando has a bit of an arc over the course of the season in regards to his relationship with droids, striking up a kind of friendship with IG unit that’s reprogrammed as a caretaker for the Child.

By the time the First Order rises up from the Unknown Regions to battle Leia’s Resistance, some of this lingering negative sentiment seems to have subsided. That makes sense given the amount of time that’s passed, and the fact that galactic citizens seem to have forgotten other pieces of their recent history in far less time, like the very existence of the Jedi. Of course, there will probably always be some people who just don’t trust robots.

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