A - 3DO A - 3DO , known colloquially as ThreeDee , was a Duwani Mechanical Products 3DO protocol / service droid , specializing in the maintenance of starships as well as performing myriad domestic functions . After being purchased by Jedi trainee Andur Sunrider , ThreeDee traveled with Sunrider , his wife Nomi , and their their daughter Vima , serving them and maintaining Andur ' s starship , the " Lightside Explorer " . The droid saw many mishaps on his adventures with the Sunriders , from being held hostage — in an event that saw the death of his owner , Andur — to having his arm blown off by mercenaries in the employ of Bogga the Hutt . After Andur ' s death , ThreeDee accompanied Nomi to the planet Ambria , where she trained in the ways of the Force under the Jedi Master Thon and repelled several more attacks by the Hutt ' s minions . Biography . With the Sunriders . A - 3DO , a 3DO protocol / service droid , was manufactured by Duwani Mechanical Products , and was later purchased for 1 , 500 credits by the Jedi trainee Andur Sunrider of Darada . The droid traveled with Sunrider and his wife Nomi in Andur ' s starship , the " Lightside Explorer " , where his primary function was to keep the ship in working order . A - 3DO performed several other functions , including the playing of music on a stringed instrument , but most often spent his time doting on the Sunriders and worrying about their safety when not maintaining the ship . The droid considered the Sunriders to be his family , and insisted upon being referred to in the more colloquial form , ThreeDee . When Andur received an invitation from the Jedi Master Chamma — a friend of Andur ' s grandfather , Jev Sunrider — to study the Force under him on the planet H ' ratth , ThreeDee accompanied his masters . While on the planet , Nomi bore a daughter , Vima . Soon thereafter , Master Chamma decided that he could no longer instruct Andur in the the ways of the Jedi , and instructed his apprentice to travel to Ambria , in the Stenness system , where he would complete his training under the Tchuukthai Jedi Master , Thon . Chamma gave Andur several Adegan crystal s — quite useful in the construction of lightsabers — to bring to his new master as gifts . Before they could leave , however , A - 3DO had to replace an ion exciter in order to render the " Lightside Explorer " hyperdrive functional . Once again , A - 3DO found himself traveling to another planet with the Sunriders . The " Lightside Explorer " arrived in the Stenness system , where it stopped at a hyperspace terminal for service and customs inspection . ThreeDee and the Sunriders left the ship to have a look around the station , but soon came under attack by thugs in Bogga the Hutt ' s gang , who had overheard Andur mentioning the Adegan crystals to Nomi ; the brutes took the droid hostage as a diversion . When Andur confronted the gang members , one of them threw a gorm - worm at Andur ; the small creature bit Sunrider , killing him almost instantly . Nomi , quite unexpectedly , took up her fallen husband ' s lightsaber , defending Vima and ThreeDee , and drove off the bandits , much to ThreeDee ' s gratitude . The trio quickly made their escape in the " Lightside Explorer " and set course for Ambria . Ambria . Arriving on Ambria , Nomi decided to set forth on her own with Vima in search of Master Thon , leaving ThreeDee behind to look after the ship . A while later , A - 3DO was surprised by Bogga the Hutt ' s mercenaries , who blasted their way into the " Lightside Explorer " . The Hutt gangster , who coveted the Adegan crystals , had decided to take his sail barge and gang to Ambria in pursuit of Nomi . ThreeDee ' s arm was blown off , and the ship ransacked . After yet another confrontation with Bogga ' s thugs at the home of Thon , whom she had finally located , Nomi returned to the vessel with the Jedi Oss Wilum , another of Thon ' s students , and retrieved A - 3DO . Wilum took it upon himself to repair the damage done to ThreeDee , but was delayed for several months due to a shortage of parts . Eventually Wilum completed his work on the droid — as well as his training under Thon — and left Ambria to join a group of Jedi Knights who were sent to help quell the Freedon Nadd Uprising on the planet Onderon . A - 3DO remained with his mistress and Vima on Ambria as Nomi Sunrider continued her training under Master Thon , assisting her and helping to look after Vima . Eventually , more of Bogga ' s minions , this time led by a pirate named Finhead Stonebone , came in search of the Adegan crystals , but Nomi and Thon ultimately managed to drive them off , due primarily to Nomi ' s natural talent with battle meditation . Characteristics . The droids of ThreeDee ' s time period required constant maintenance and recharging to remain functional . As a 3DO Protocol / Service Droid , A - 3DO was possessed of a variety of skills , from programming to bureaucracy and cultures . He served in more domestic functions , as well , such as serving the Sunriders with refreshments , looking after Vima , and playing a mandolin - like musical instrument . Although he possessed some ability with languages , the droid could only produce sound in the range of Human speech , and had similar limitations with his auditory and visual sensors . The most important of ThreeDee ' s functions , however , was the maintenance of the " Lightside Explorer " . He sat in the copilot ' s seat , communicating with the vessel ' s systems — such as the sensors , the navigation computer , and the hyperdrive — frequently , relating any pertinent information to the pilot . In addition to his communication abilities , ThreeDee was built with advanced fine - motor circuitry and servos to facilitate ease of repair work . However , he possessed no knowledge of droid maintenance , and was unable to repair himself , as was evidenced when Oss Wilum had to put ThreeDee back together following the attack by Bogga ' s henchmen . ThreeDee was a very doting and conscientious droid , frequently worrying about his safety , as well as that of his charges . On Ambria , he quickly sensed the danger of blowing sand , hinting to Nomi that perhaps he should not accompany her on her journey through the desert . After being attacked , ThreeDee was particularly sensitive , asking Oss Wilum about his repairs , worried that he might be rendered inoperable . However , the droid looked after Nomi and Vima , as well , alerting them to a path of escape during an attack by pirates . Behind the scenes . A - 3DO was created by writer Tom Veitch for the comic series " " , and appeared in all three issues of the sub - series " " . His role as the family droid was featured in the first issue ThreeDee appeared in , but in the two subsequent issues his role was more cursory and supportive in nature . The " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , a West End Games supplement written by George R . Strayton , gave ThreeDee ' s history and function considerably more depth . The character of A - 3DO was voiced by Chris Phillips in the HighBridge Audio adaptation of the comics .