ME - 8D9 ME - 8D9 , also known as Emmie , was an ancient protocol droid who resided in Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana for many years . Once known to be an assassin , the droid later served criminals as a translator . Although her origins were unknown , some believed she began her life with the Jedi Order . During the Galactic Civil War , she broke up a fight between the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Romwell Krass Junior and a New Republic pilot . Emmie was later present at the castle shortly before the First Order attacked Takodana following the Hosnian Cataclysm . Biography . Emmie was an ancient protocol droid who was charged with enforcing law and order at Maz Kanata ' s castle on Takodana . She once served as an assassin before working as a translator for criminals . Some believed that Emmie had begun her operational life working with the Jedi Order . Emmie was reputed to be much older than Maz Kanata and some believed that the droid was part of the ancient castle population . Emmie was a free droid who had no masters but was happy to help Maz run the castle , which served as a pub and hotel for travelers . In the year 5 ABY , Emmie broke up a fight between the Imperial Security Bureau agent Romwell Krass Junior and a New Republic pilot . Romwell had lost his family during a New Republic attack on the Hyborean Moon where he had worked at a black - site prison . Emmie separated the two belligerents and warned them that they had broken the Castle ' s law . When Romwell made a defiant remark , Emmie electrocuted him , knocking him unconscious . After Maz had dealt with Romwell and the New Republic pilot , Emmie accompanied Maz as she walked on the parapets overlooking Nymeve Lake . Emmie informed Maz that peace had returned to the Castle . Maz thanked the droid but added that peace had not returned to her heart . She sensed that something was off balance and causing the water in the lake to be turgid . She counseled Emmie that it was wise for them to be prepared . When Emmie inquired what was going on , Maz instructed him to prepare the " Stranger ' s Fortune " for flight because she wanted to have a look around the galaxy . Emmie complied with Maz ' s wishes . In 34 ABY , ME - 8D9 was still working at Maz Kanata ' s castle shortly before the Hosnian Cataclysm . Later , she and the other guests witnessed a dark energy beam from the First Order ' s superweapon Starkiller Base destroying the worlds of the Hosnian system . Shortly later , the castle was attacked by First Order forces searching for the droid BB - 8 , who was carrying a map which led to Luke Skywalker . Personality and traits . ME - 8D9 was a protocol droid with a female programming . She an exoskeleton like burnished bronzium and peaky spikes on her legs , arms , and skull . She spoke both Galactic Basic and a mechanical language . Emmie had two hands with five fingers . Each of these fingers was fitted with a thin golden filament which allowed her to electrocute troublesome patrons at Maz Kanata ' s castle . Behind the scenes . ME - 8D9 was portrayed by Stephanie Silva in , but did not receive any credit , but was listed as a " creature & droid performer " . Emmie ' s backstory was later expanded in a Databank article and Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " .