G2 repair droid / Legends The G2 repair droid , nicknamed the " goose droid , " was a model of maintenance droid manufactured by the SoroSuub Corporation that could be modified to perform a variety of functions . Introduced in the decade following the Clone Wars , their acute intellects made G2 droids wonderful conversationalists but also made them flighty and unreliable . Though this made G2 droids unpopular with larger corporations , it nevertheless endeared them to some customers , who allowed their droids to accumulate life experience over time . When SoroSuub discontinued the G2 model in the year 12 ABY , fan outcry led the corporation to reintroduce the droid to great fanfare two years later . A pair of chatty goose droids , G2 - 4T and G2 - 9T , worked for the Star Tours travel agency before finding employment in the organization of smuggler Talon Karrde , while another team of G2 droids notoriously set up their own community on an asteroid in the Chrellis system . Characteristics . Intended to assist with shipboard repairs , the second - degree G2 repair droid was short , standing 0 . 8 meters in height , a little shorter than standard R2 - series astromech droid s . It was also squat , with a wide , bottom - heavy stance that forced it to waddle when it walked . These traits , combined with its long , multi - jointed neck and widely spaced , weight - distributing feet , earned it the nickname " goose droid . " Each G2 unit had a stripped - down , silver - and - brass - colored skeletal frame with exposed joints and wiring , with a colored trim . The droid ' s three - digit heavy manipulators could grasp most repair tools , while splayed feet aided in stabilizing its low center of gravity and gave the G2 extra stability when dealing with large , heavy equipment . The G2 ' s most recognizable feature was its binocular head , which contained a vocabulator capable of communicating in both Basic and Binary ; two auditory sensors ; and a pair of blue or white photoreceptors whose improved sensor packages included darkvision , telescopic , microscopic , and multi - spectrum capabilities . Each G2 droid bore a unique identification number stenciled onto the side of its head in Aurebesh or High Galactic , as well as a tool kit and a diagnostics package . Despite being equipped with basic processors , G2s units ' intellects were so acute that they made wonderful conversationalists . However , this same quality led to a flightiness that made them unreliable in their primary jobs and led them to gravitate toward excessive chattiness , though they were still capable repair droids . This feature appeared to be hardwired into their behavioral circuitry matrices and could not be eliminated with memory wipes . Over time , the droids also developed a unique sense of humor , trading witticisms and bad jokes with anyone who bothered to listen . Role . In addition to functioning as maintenance droids , G2 repair droids could be modified to perform different functions . A G2 could be modified into a reliable copilot by installing a tool appendage tip with a scomp link , as well as reprogramming it for piloting rather than mechanics . The G2 could also be used to locate and defuse explosives by upgrading the droid with hardened systems , adding five kilograms of internal storage to its chassis , and attaching two tool appendages , one tipped with a laser cutter and the other an electroshock probe . Finally , G2s could be modified to function as scavengers by removing their legs and installing a repulsorlift unit in their place , as well as attaching a set of electrobinoculars and a glow rod to improve the droid ' s visual capability . Finally , a removable storage bin or cart on a repulsorlift could be affixed to the droid ' s back so it could tow the scraps and equipment it found back to its master . As an alternative , a shell could be created and permanently attached to the droid , allowing it to carry up to twenty - five kilograms of material instead of lugging around a separate unit . This option better protected the droid ' s haul , reducing the chance that it would lose anything it found . History . Fan - favorite droids . A custom Sullustan design , the G2 repair droid was introduced by SoroSuub Corporation in the decade following the Clone Wars and was available licensed from 5 , 210 to 6 , 000 credits . Some customers , mostly family - owned businesses or pilots of independent starships , found their droids ' chatty behavior endearing and allowed them to accumulate life experience over time , with many G2 units finding themselves utilized as pilots and tour guides for civilian charter vessels instead of as repair droids . Many owners even relieved their G2s of jobs and kept them around as companions . About a year before the Battle of Yavin , Sacul Industries Group division Droid Security Systems advertised the G2 repair droid in the Star Tours terminal of Spaceport THX1138 . Eventually , a number of G2s achieved an advanced degree of independent thought , resulting in a sudden explosion of wanderlust . In one notorious instance , a team of G2 droids stole a fueling freighter and set up their own community on an asteroid in the Chrellis system . Yet the series ' downfall lay with larger corporations considering G2 droids to be a waste of money due to their tendency to talk rather than work . These corporations generally had no time for a G2 ' s foolishness and returned the units to the manufacturer , shrinking the line ' s market base . Complaints and a high number of returns from large corporations that bought the droids in bulk forced SoroSuub to retire the series in 12 ABY . However , faced with a surprising outcry from fans of the G2 , along with near - constant requests from small business owners and other individuals , SoroSuub reintroduced the line to much fanfare just two years later . Unreliable workers . As a member of the Galactic Tourist Bureau , the Star Tours travel agency was provided with G2 droids by Droid Security Systems , including a tall , spindly G2 unit designated G2 - 3B , G2 - 4T , and G2 - 5T . They were kept on task by BDM spydroid s . Despite serving as the foreman of Star Tour ' s droid labor pool , G2 - 4T was given other tasks outside his intended programming , such as handling ticketing , travel visas , and security checks . His sarcastic personality and rude comments to passing customers often got him into trouble with his supervisors . Another G2 units , designated G2 - 9T , was purchased second - hand in a " pay - by - the - kilogram " fire and was the former property of a Troig diplomat . Though he was much friendlier to waiting passengers than G2 - 4T , G2 - 9T ' s eagerness to engage them in conversation and his infuriatingly short attention span often distracted him from his work screening luggage . G2 - 9T was later returned to the repair work he was programmed for , but his spotty work record continued , which angered the company ' s organic operators . When accidents and mismanagement finally drove Star Tours out of business several months after the Battle of Endor , G2 - 4T and G2 - 9T drifted between masters before finding employment in the organization of smuggler and New Republic ally Talon Karrde . A G2 repair droid was used aboard the " Nova ' s Heart " , the private SoroSuub PLY - 3500 yacht of holostar Javul Charn . Another once worked for the EV - series supervisor droid EV - 6T6 , who was so irritated by the G2 ' s incessant blathering that she resorted to ripping out its vocabulator to finally shut it up . She went on to speculate that a G2 ' s unending stream of conversation was responsible for recent problems at the Sluis Van Shipyards , from where several vessels had departed in the previous few weeks , only to experience difficulty with one or more primary systems just after leaving the system . Due to increased pirate activity in that area of space , EV - 6T6 considered that the G2s might have been working for them , though she had her doubts , believing that they would have already blurted out that information . Other G2 units included A4 - G2 and G2 - 7T . Behind the scenes . The G2 repair droid was created for the 1987 Disney attraction " Star Tours " , where it was featured in the ride ' s queue at each of its locations , which included all of Disney ' s resorts , excluding and . The droids originally appeared as controller and worker droids in a 1986 " Star Tours " promotional film that aired on " " . " The New Essential Guide to Droids " , a 2006 reference book written by Daniel Wallace , first identified the G2 repair droid by name . G2 - 4T and G2 - 9T , the two original G2 repair droids , were modified from Disney ' s now - defunct attraction , hence their in - universe designation of " G2 . " They were stripped of their artificial skin and feathers to help create their droid appearance . Inconsistencies . Despite G2 - 9T identifying himself as a fifth - degree labor droid in the " Star Tours " queue , " The New Essential Guide to Droids " later classified the G2 repair droid as a second - degree repair droid . Its also established that the G2 repair droid was introduced in the decade following the Clone Wars , though the Droid Programming mini - game in the video game later claimed that it was already in use during that conflict . In both cases , this article assumes " The New Essential Guide to Droids " to be the correct source .