Could C-3PO have sat in one of the Millenium Falcon's quad laser cannons and shot down pursuing TIE Fighters?
This assumes of course that he could climb up/down a ladder.
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18"There's been some terrible mistake. I'm programmed for etiquette, not destruction!"– ValorumMar 11, 2022 at 19:26
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2Hmm. He fumbles a hand-blaster in Star Wars #1 (2015) but he doesn't seem to have any prohibition in at least threatening violence.– ValorumMar 11, 2022 at 19:30
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3Not to mention I recall him being physically rather clumsy -- could he have gotten up or down a ladder without falling and breaking something?– Zeiss IkonMar 11, 2022 at 19:30
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@ZeissIkon, I think he could manage going up or down a ladder, but it would take him longer to do it than a human.– user57467Mar 11, 2022 at 19:32
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1He would’ve. If someone had asked him nicely 😅– ShreedharMar 12, 2022 at 6:31
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C-3PO does precisely this in Star Wars Rebel Force #4, Firefight *
Fire,” Leia ordered, hoping that C-3PO had absorbed her quick tutorial on operating the quad laser cannons. Laserfire launched toward the Star Destroyer, scoring a direct hit on its shield generator dome. Leia quickly guided the Millennium Falcon out of the Destroyer’s firing range and took a quick survey of the situation. Three battered ships — one out of commission, two intact but taking heavy fire.
She tuned the comm to a Rebel frequency, hoping to pick up evidence that her friends were inside. As she did so, she accelerated and hurtled toward the remaining TIE fighter, which was lurking just beneath one of the strange ships, about to fire. Two quick blasts from the laser cannons blew it into debris.
C-3PO is surprisingly accurate, even at speed and even against a TIE-fighter.
* Note that this is a 'Legends' novel.
answered Mar 11, 2022 at 19:36
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1@terdon - Finn takes out a TIE without even having the ability to move the gun.– ValorumMar 12, 2022 at 12:57
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1@user57467 my personal handwavium there was that he did so through some sort of direct linking. More importantly, that shouldn't require any quick, accurate motions or dexterity. The landspeeder... is harder to explain. But the level of coordination and reflexes required to accurately swivel those big guns around and shoot at things seems much, much higher.– terdonMar 12, 2022 at 17:02