Thank the Maker Thank the Maker was a 9 - page comic featured in " Star Wars Tales 6 " and collected in " Star Wars Tales Volume 2 " . It was written by Ryder Windham , with artwork by Kilian Plunkett , lettering by Steve Dutro , and coloring by Dave McCaig . " Thank the Maker " was re - published as a standalone comic for the 2010 Fan Club Kit . Plot summary . It is 3 ABY , coinciding with " " . On Cloud City of Bespin , Darth Vader and Boba Fett have received word from an Imperial lieutenant that the " Millennium Falcon " has just landed on Platform 327 . The occupants of the " Falcon " , Han Solo , Princess Leia , and C - 3PO , meet Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian , who leads them into Cloud City . Lord Vader orders his men to stay out of sight and that he will be in charge of the capture . The lieutenant tells Vader that the droid C - 3PO fell behind the rest of the group and encountered Gamma Squad , who blasted him to pieces . Luckily for the Imperials , C - 3PO ' s companions don ' t hear the shots . A disappointed Lord Vader warns the lieutenant not to fail him again and to bring C - 3PO before him immediately because according to Vader , " its memory might contain valuable information . " Vader turns to Fett and tells him that his plans are working . Fett suggests to Vader that Luke Skywalker would get here faster if word was spread that his friends were in danger . Vader informs him that it is unnecessary since he already knows through the Force . The lieutenant returns with the pieces of C - 3PO . and states that the damage to the protocol droid is quite extensive , and that by the way its parts were shattered , its likely it was made long ago . The Sith Lord remembers when he was a nine - year - old Anakin Skywalker back in 32 BBY . Anakin and Kitster Chanchani Banai are in a junkyard and discover the head of a droid . Kitster comments that it may have been a battle droid . Anakin replies that he does not think so since its metal is thin . They then discover a whole structural framework . This is interrupted by the arrival of Anakin ' s Toydarian master Watto , who scolds Anakin and makes him get back to work . Later , Anakin decides to smuggle C - 3PO home piece by piece . Kitster asks him what use the droid would have at home and Anakin tells him that the droid would be used as a servant since it ' s a Cybot Galactica protocol droid . Anakin finds that the droid ' s balance gyro is quite old dating back several decades , prompting him to speculate how the droid ended up in this condition . Following that , the lieutenant asks Vader if his technicians should attempt to recover its memory unit . Vader tells him to have it destroyed and then orders Fett to follow him to a separate room to discuss the next day ' s meeting with Lando . The next day , everything goes as planned , and Lando admits to Han , Leia and Chewbacca that he was actually working for Vader . Meanwhile , the lieutenant receives word that C - 3PO ' s parts were found in Leia ' s quarters . He tells Vader about this as the Dark Lord orders his stormtroopers to escort the prisoners to jail . At Leia ' s quarters , the lieutenant explains that C - 3PO ' s parts are in Leia ' s quarters because according to the Ugnaught workers , Chewbacca broke into the junk room , stole the parts , and brought them back to Leia . He states that there may be more to this droid since the Rebels are interested in preserving the unit . Vader again recalls the time he repaired the battered droid at his home . Anakin tells his mother , Shmi Skywalker , that the droid needs new photoreceptors though she responds by telling him that Watto will be furious if he learned about it . Anakin replies he had to do it since the moment he first encountered the droid , he knew it had to be repaired and that he had pity seeing it in its state . Finally , when he reflects that the droid may have ended up in this condition trying to escape an old master , he persuades his mother , though she makes him promise that he would be responsible for it . Shmi states that he may only be allowed to keep things if he takes care of them , or else he didn ' t deserve to have them . The lieutenant then asks Vader if he should have the technicians examine it or have the Ugnaughts dismantle it . Before giving his answer , Vader shows a rare moment of reflection on his past , and touches C - 3PO ' s head against his own . Vader tells the lieutenant to give the droid to Chewbacca , having heard of the efforts Chewbacca made in order to retrieve the droid ( although he passes his actions off as giving the Wookiee the junk that he deserves ) . He then proceeds to the interrogation chamber , where he has an " appointment " with Han Solo .