Originally posted by: JamesEightBitStar
The idea of C-3PO becoming a Jedi was a bit of whimsy on my part. But personally I see little reason a droid--particularly one who is obviously sentient and able to learn--should be restricted from the force.
After all, Darth Vader/Anakin was mostly mechanical and his son acquired a mechanical hand and never once was it stated that these things had any effect on their ability to use the force.
The idea of C-3PO becoming a Jedi was a bit of whimsy on my part. But personally I see little reason a droid--particularly one who is obviously sentient and able to learn--should be restricted from the force.
After all, Darth Vader/Anakin was mostly mechanical and his son acquired a mechanical hand and never once was it stated that these things had any effect on their ability to use the force.
I see the distinction as being that , despite their mechanical limbs, Vader and Luke remain essentially organic life forms. Yoda tells us in ESB that life creates the Force. I say that it follows that only life can use it. I see where you're coming from with the sentience argument, but I would still regard sentient droids as not being part of the Force, as organic life is. These are my own opinions, of course!