C-3PO is way better than R2-D2

"zap people is bothersome, and therefore that R2 himself is an annoying hunk of junk?" haha No that's not what I am saying. I'm saying Rosie is near the equivalent of C-3PO, as they both primarily are servants. "We cannot deny that motherly figures, or "grandma" figures, have their place in the universe, even in war time. When they're useful grandmas, maybe. But I never see C3 waking up any rebels for wartime. A greater portion of the time C-3PO is absolutely benign. Like in episode 6 when the Hut's cruiser was about to blow-up he didn't even know what was going, so R2-D2 scooted over to C3 and threw him off the cruiser. Goodness! How many times does he have to save "golden boy?!" "We can indeed say that C-3PO is a better droid by definition." So we had to get technical about it, uh? The fact that R2-D2 is a class 2 says way more about him. He's always saving people. He's Luke's right hand droid. He's incredibly resourceful as the video in Round 1 shows. He uses everything his creators have gave him to get his team out of sticky situations. Class 2 can't contain this droid! He's clearly above the cut. C-3PO is a class 3, but he is not above the cut. He hardly utilizes the skills he's been give, like knowing so many languages. He's a lazy, whining class 3 that does not tap into his own potential. This ties into the next point: "makes him (and other protocols) perfect ambassadorial assistants, another war-time essential" He hardly does it, though. The popular culture magazine Giant Robot made a list of the ten wimpiest robots made in Western movies. Sadly, R2-D2 made the list, lame. C-3PO though of course made the list. They said this of R2,"The Kurosawa-inspired droid is an important character in both Star Wars trilogies, but is still a virtual trashcan, drink cooler and mailbox." So they don't like his design. How shallow of them! They said this of C-3PO, "R2-D2’s pal can beat a Wookiee at chess and speak many languages, but is in essencean English butler who walks funny." Not only do they agree with me about ROSIE, but they are also agreeing with me that he has potential but, via his actions in reality, is useless. http://starwarsblog.starwars.com... Plus if it counts at all, the writer of this star wars blog article said this, "Sadly, our very own C-3PO (duh) and R2-D2 (hey, no way!) make the list" I rest my case. "C-3PO is more badass than he gets credit for....His body was blown into six pieces" That's a paradox. Just because his creators made him that way. He, himself, though left with all his Class-3 cunning could not escape danger. If you actually look to my video in Round 1 it actually shows C-3PO in those pieces, at the same time R2-D2 is dodging bullets left and right. Now this makes more sense: If dodging bullets then badass extraordinaire. "but C-3PO used a GUN in Episode II...him in the above video in The Force Unleashed wielding a lightsaber" So one time in six movies C-3PO took the offensive and picked up a gun. You better put that on a mantle because it does not happen often. And one time in one video he picked up a lightsaber even though it's impossible for robots to yield the force. And the fact that R2 only has a "zapper arm" and a "keen oil snot-rocket ability" is absolutely amazing, as he does more damage to enemies. But we all know he has more than that, e.g. a mini chainsaw... Speculation. Peace never lasts long in the galaxy. R2-D2 will always be called upon. Plus that's not true as: "In issue #12 of Star Wars: Legacy R2-D2 is revealed to have survived the resulting 88 years after his last appearance and has been upgraded to the latest technology. In this series, he now serves another member of the Skywalker family — reluctant Jedi Cade Skywalker." http://en.wikipedia.org... R2-D2 is always trusted by the best. Padme Amidala trusts R2-D2 to engineer her starship. Luke Skywalker trusts R2-D2 to engineer his starship. Anakin trusts R2-D2 on his flights. Obi-Wan trusted R2-D2 when he went to rescue Chancellor Palpatine. Besides there is only character who knows the entire tale of Star Wars. C-3PO's memory was erased, so Darth Vader could not find Luke and his "sister." However, R2-D2's memory was not wiped and such is the only surviving character of the entire saga who knows the tale of the entire saga. As such could subsequently do the following: "R2-D2 inadvertently helps Luke and Leia come to grips with their heritage when an electronic glitch unearths long-concealed images of Anakin relating his fear of losing Padmé, and of Padmé's death." To Summarize: 1. My opponent has conceded that C-3PO is near the equivalent of a grandma. 2. C-3PO does not tap into any potential he may have. 3. C-3PO has very seldom moments where he actually can be of militant/diplomatic use. 4. R2-D2 is trusted by the best because when in a precarious situation--He always answers. 5. R2-D2 is more useful in battle, which is every other scene in Star Wars.