Autonomous Translator Module, Mark II

The Autonomous Translator Module, Mark II, known as a talker droid or talky, was a model of linguistics droid that was active long before the time of the Galactic Empire. It was a predecessor to the 3PO-series protocol droid, though it lacked the diplomacy modules of the later models. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the talker droid had become obsolete, though one such droid was kept as an artifact in the Imperial Museum on Coruscant.

When attempting to devise an encryption code that the Empire would be unable to crack, the Rebel Alliance intended to steal the talker droid and utilize its knowledge of the extinct Trawak language. A team of rebels entered the museum and broke into the curator's private collection, stealing the droid. Upon the team's return to the rebel forces, the protocol droid C-3PO reactivated the ancient droid, discovering that it had become corrupted. The cyborg Lobot was able to connect with the talker droid and organize its circuits, allowing it to function coherently. Fearing that it would be deactivated once the rebels had no use for it, the droid refused to provide them with its Trawak module, but eventually agreed to translate their codes in exchange for Lobot keeping it active. The effort of doing so took a toll on Lobot, who began to die as a result.

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