Motivator/Legends

A blown motivator on a R5 astromech droid

"This R2 unit has a bad motivator."

―Luke Skywalker

A motivator or a motivator unit was a device that was primarily used in droids to convert other forms of energy such as chemical or electrical energy into kinetic or mechanical energy. Without a motivator a droid would not be able to move.

A standard type of motivator found in Service droids around 4 ABY was the FV50 unit.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Droids—"The Frozen Citadel"
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars (1977) 1
• The Abduction
• "The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer" – Classic Adventures
• "Spare Parts" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
• Star Wars (1977) 78 (Mentioned only)
• Slave Ship
• Hard Merchandise
• "Droids Defiant" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
• Jedi Search
• Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur

Sources

•  "Star Tours: 'The Ultimate Adventure' is Still the Ultimate Ride at Disneyland" – The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
• Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
• Alliance Intelligence Reports
• Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia