C-3PO character on "Sesame Street" episodes 1364 and 1396 (along with R2-D2). Daniels initially did not agree to be cast as C-3PO but changed his mind after reading C-3PO's part in the script and seeing a concept painting by Ralph McQuarrie, who based his early design largely on Walter Schulze-Mittendorff's "Maschinenmensch" from the celebrated Fritz Lang film "Metropolis". Daniels appeared as C-3PO at the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 and 88th Academy Awards in 2016. During the development of "", C-3PO's left arm has been replaced with a red arm. The circumstances that caused it is told in Marvel's one-shot Star
C-3PO in post-production. For "Episode II", Daniels requested to take over the puppeteering duties, but these scenes were later deleted. In Episodes "II" to "VIII" and "Rogue One", Daniels both wore the costume and provided the voice. Daniels also played C-3PO in the live-action segments of "Star Wars Holiday Special", while only voicing the character in the animated portion. He also voiced C-3PO in the four "Star Wars" animated series "", "", "" and "Star Wars Rebels" as well as in the radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy. He reprised his role in "The Lego Movie", where C-3PO has a