Star Wars Has a New Answer for Why Its Droids Aren't Slaves

Summary

admonition ! This clause hold spoilers for Star Wars : Dark Droids # 1WhileStar Warsfans never really gave it much thought initially , it has make out to their attention that the way droids are used and treat is a bit too similar to slavery , if not slavery outright . It ’s been established that droids are sentient , as they have the ability to feel emotion and make self-governing thoughts . Yet they are handle like common utilities , and traded / trade between organic fertiliser like any other piece of property . This has created some dissension in the fandom , and even among in - man part , as the honorable quandary of owning sentient creature - in this case , droids - is becoming increasingly evident with every addition toStar Warslore . However , in the latest plus , Star Warsreveals that it has a raw answer for why its droids actually are not slaves after all ( at least , most of them ) .

One of the first renowned bit inStar Warshistory where the ethics of own sentient droids were called into question was in the filmSolo : A Star Wars Story . The film insert a droid named L3 - 37 , who was a major advocate of droid right . This idea then seemingly carried over to the comic , where it was let on that , long ago , a droid namedAjax Sigma actually lead a droid revolutionagainst the ancient Jedi . Now , the legacy of droid rights inStar Warscanon continues with Ajax themself , as they have started their own settlement of free droids who live in peace , freestanding from organic . And it is within this colony of free droids where fan find out why some droids could n’t be considered slaves at all : not all droids are sentient .

Not All Droids Are Sentient Like Star Wars Fans Thought, Meaning They Can’t Be Slaves

InStar state of war : Dark Droids#1 by Charles Soule , Luke Ross , and Alex Sinclair , the Scourge is on the loose in the galaxy , which has the power to infect droids and cyborgs it comes into touch with , tote up them to its beehive - psyche . Its plan is to take over as many droids and cyborgs as it can until it has the strength and numbers to stamp down the galaxy . While the Scourge may seem like a pro - droid motion , that really could n’t be further from the truth . When Ajax Sigma and their colony of free droids learn of the Scourge , Ajax speaks to the potential harm the Scourge has on all droid biography . Ajax says that it ’s rare to find droids who are ‘ clear ’ enough to even comprehend the mind of freedom from organics , so it ’s improbably harmful for something to be out there stealing freedom away from the few enlightened droids the galaxy has to proffer .

Ajax Sigma ’s role in thisStar Warsbook is incredibly important , as it not only introduces the melodic theme of a liberal droid colony , but it also lets fans bed that not all droids - no matter how advanced they seem - are able to be ‘ liberal ’ the way human beings view freedom . Ajax reveals most droids call for direction , and need to perform labor for organics , or else they simply set aside themselves to go bad . So , in short , organics keep on droids as place is only a droids - rights atrocity some of the time , as most of them like being in service to organics , with even the hope of a loose droid colony being unappealing compared to a life of fulfilling their designated purpose .

While the musical theme of slavery existing inStar Warsat all is n’t heavy - especially when it seems the admirer are guilty of such a fearful pattern - the account given in this issue is much better than the preconceived notion that every exclusive droid show inStar Warswas a slave who ’d rather be free . Hopefully , Star Warswill keep on to use Ajax Sigma to fight for droid rights and unloosen those who have the capacity to seek exemption . Until then , Star Wars ’ new result for why ( all ) its droids are n’t slave will have to do .