C-3PO was a humanoid robot from another galaxy.
Behind the scenes[]
- "Artoo shaking hands with See-Threepio is going to be one of those little-known facts in the movie you'll be able to see if you know where it is."
- ―Kathleen Kennedy on C-3PO's cameo in Raiders of the Lost Ark[src]
A character from George Lucas' Star Wars franchise,[2] C-3PO and his companion R2-D2 are depicted as hieroglyphics on the wall of the Well of the Souls in Raiders of the Lost Ark.[3] Producer Kathleen Kennedy confirmed in The Complete Making of Indiana Jones that it was an intentional Easter egg for fans.[4] The pair was later pictured on a tile in the chamber of the interdimensional beings in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.[5]
Back during his days working for Dark Horse Comics before being made aware of Lucasfilm Ltd.'s limitations to its franchises, Karl Kesel had an idea for an Indiana Jones adventure with Indiana Jones encountering C-3PO after helping a mysterious woman open a secret passage on a rock with a carved inscription about something happening a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away that takes them to the Millennium Falcon, where the droid tells Indy that he reminds him to Han Solo (a reference to Harrison Ford portraying both characters). Kesel's idea was rejected by Lucasfilm, but as he talked about it with them and Dark Horse, it may have inspired the similar Star Wars Tales crossover story "Into the Great Unknown" by W. Haden Blackman, which features a similar premise but doesn't feature C-3PO.[6]
Indy tries to pass off 3PO's head as a sacred idol.
In LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, C-3PO makes a cameo appearance when Indiana Jones tries to pass off C-3PO's head as the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol to René Emile Belloq, who isn't fooled and mimicks C-3PO to amuse the Hovitos (which is anachronistic given the game's 1936 setting when the character debuted historically in 1977). He also is in the same level as one of the hidden Star Wars characters the droid can later be found at the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors behind the shiny gate, inside a destructible. He disappears afterward.[1]
Appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (First appearance) (Pictured only)
- Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures (Strange Idol)
- Star Wars: Yoda Stories
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
- George Lucas' Super Live Adventure
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Pictured only)
- Disney Magic Kingdoms (Ambiguously canonical appearance)
- Disney Emoji Blitz
Sources[]
- Heroes and Sidekicks: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- From Star Wars To Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives
- Artifact Crate Paperweight
LEGO Indiana Jones (Set: Escape from the Lost Tomb)
