Motivator/Legends
- "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