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Did audiences think C3PO was killed?

posted 4 years ago by Sidha108 (2735)
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When C3PO gets shot while exploring Cloud City, did audiences in theaters at release think C3PO died in that scene?

[–] Forky (1739) 4 years ago

i didn't

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 4 years ago

i did

[–] bobbynynex (1505) 4 years ago

Even at 5years old I understood that he was too major of a character to kill off like that.

[–] Theman (1254) 4 years ago

Droids don’t die they get retooled.

[–] Keelai (36125) 4 years ago

Not died. Ceased functioning like a broken clock which can be fixed.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7977) 4 years ago

Probably not as he did have his legs torn off by the Sandpeople in the first movie. I admit it's been almost 30 years since I saw these movies for the first time so I don't know what I thought of it as a kid.

[–] Martoto (5190) 4 years ago

Yes. Not all. But some.

[–] BourbonKing (5788) 4 years ago

No, but I was always curious as to WHO it was that shot him. It wasn't those little pig workers and it sounded like another Droid

[–] Burk48917 (11523) 4 years ago

It was a storm trooper. When Chewy first puts his head back on, C3PO says something about "what are storm troopers doing here?!" as he was experiencing his last moment.

[–] TheEndIsNigh (509) 2 months ago

The only time the stormtroopers ever hit anything.

[–] Burk48917 (11523) 2 months ago

And technically, we never saw that. Maybe he stepped on a mine.🤷‍♂️

[–] overseas7 (5070) a month ago

😅