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Post #1143459

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Shopping Maul
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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Date created
16-Dec-2017, 8:50 PM

Her intention wasn’t to blow herself up. She stayed behind to pilot the ship. yes, she knew there was zero chance of making it, but sacrificing themselves to save everyone else is a tactical decision. She was and Admiral and , Now leia is back, she relinquished her leadership and went back to doing what she does best. But do you really think 3P0 would have tuned the ship around and self sacrificed himself when push came to shove like she did? He was a coward. plus he wan’t a tactical droid so it’s doubtful he would have even come up with a solution like that in the first place. Nothing to do with “droids are people too”

You’re probably right. It just seems odd to me that, in a universe where anthropomorphic droids can basically emulate the work (and thought processes) of humans, there’s no way someone would self-sacrifice when a droid could do the job. As for Threepio’s cowardice, I’m assuming Threepio’s overall sense of loyalty would cancel out that aspect of his personality programming. Don’t forget he managed to warn Luke about Jabba’s trap-door, even while sporting a restraining bolt. The reason I pointed out Threepio’s actions in those first two films was to show that, when push came to shove, he was capable of being tactical as well as loyal.

Then again Obi Wan did say (in AOTC) that “if droids could think there’d be none of us here” so maybe I’m on the wrong track.