The 10 R-Series Droid Classes Explained!

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[@misterlegoblitz]

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[@silver_lark]

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[@molten414]

To clear up the continuity errors R6-H5 R7-A7 and R7-D4 are just the names of the astromechs and not their actual model line A Lucasfilm executive stated that the names could be part of a longer serial number so R7's full number could be R2-R7-A7- etcetera etcetera it most likely that the droid itself is just another R2 unit and Dave Filoni most likely named other droids different numbers because having a bunch of droids being called R2 and R4 would be confusing as hell since when we hear R2 and R4 we think of R2-D2 and R4-P17

[@CKN215]

So does this mean there is just one droid per name, or many per name? I mean is there a single R2-D2, or were 100 made before they moved on to, I don’t know, R2-D3?

[@CasualCatOfficial]

@@CKN215 maybe, I think the R1 is obviously is it’s own model, the R2 and R3 and R7 are their own models, same with the R4 and R5 and R6 could be probably the most similar, then R8 and R9 are just the same with slightly different upgrades. I would say it would it would make sense if a R10 existed, I wonder what that would look like, and according to my list below it’d probably be an R5 instead since I’m grouping them. - R1: R1 R2/R3/R7: R2 R4/R5/R6: R3 R8/R9: R4

[@ImmortalAbsol]

It might imply, at the very least, that the Jedi didn't use factory designations and had their own names to reduce confusion when assigning them to particular Jedi/ships and to give them clearance for Republic systems.

[@ImmortalAbsol]

​@@CKN215the former.

[@fragalot]

why can't droids have normal names?

[@marshalllatta2073]

I will love to have a astromech as my best friend

[@elenagirip555]

We all would.

[@isaackim7675]

I would like to have a BD unit as mine

[@cesarv7685]

Just get ready for whenever it has an attitude. Lol

[@CasualCatOfficial]

I would never erase their memory and give them the best life if I hade one ❤

[@TomMSTie1138]

If I had the time, money and know how, I would build an R2-D2.

[@BadgerRobot]

I suspect the Jedi custom versions had their own product line numbering system, hence the numerous issues with Jedi astromechs being off.

[@paulaburrows8660]

When I first saw Star Wars (no episode IV back then) as a kid I instantly fell in love with R2. He was my first action figure. Happy days.

[@Mark_of_the_Bear_Studios]

Yep - I got R2, C-3PO and my landspeeder for my sixth birthday. Back then a 3.75” action figure was $2-3, compared to an average of $10-12 now. And guess who the repackaging of the primary line of figures to fall in line with the 77-85 action figure blister pack template is supposed to appeal to? Yeah, us. They keep pulling us back in.

[@GuyNamedSean]

There's something about a sassy little bucket on wheels that's just impossible not to love.

[@neuronoc.7343]

Addendum: R4-P17 was actually part of an experimental series that was basically just a head and a servo base, attached directly into space fighters like the Delta-7 interceptor. She did end up getting a standard astromech body, however.

[@mreggs3731]

I thought the only "she" astromech was QT-KT, the rest were either "he" or "it"

[@ic4192]

@@mreggs3731 Nope, R4 has been a she since she first appeared it AotC.

[@benjamink3730]

To my knowledge, R4-P17, TC-14, and the Waitress droids in Dex's Diner, were the first feminine programmed droids. 🤔

[@eugenelau3927]

@@ic4192 R4-P17 was owned by Obi-Wan Kenobi before its' demise in RoTS and had been best buds with R2D2. Ahsoka prior to her leaving the Jedi also had an R series astromech!!!

[@Chisszaru]

You can't hate the R series of astromeks. While i love the BB and BD line of droids, they can't really beat the versatility and sheer determination of an R2 unit, or any other of the R line of astros. I personally would love to have an R2 unit alongside a T7 droid from the Old Republic era, like the one one of the most famous smugglers of that era had. I can't remember the name of that smuggler, but he did help Satele Shan and that soldier to escape over Korriban, or Moraband if you prefer Canon over Legends

[@NestaSimbaSauti]

Moraband was republican name for Korriban in Expanded Universe before Disney, if I recall correctly.

[@thechangeling3851]

Tbh I love that starwars Droid market is so variable, half of models seem to be "see if it sticks" and the rest are the result of aftermatket customization which for tabletop games in setting result in some fun Droid chars people can make. My favorite char I created for a "scum and villany" smuggler and bounty hunter campaign was a prototype corporate collaboration project at the end of the clone wars...Between baktoid, holowan, and czerka Corp. It was "suposed" to be an "elite, but recource effective" assasin Droid to be used to hunt down the remaining jedi, or dispose of high value targets... It was a commando Droid with upgraded servos, several hidden weapons and a hidden compartment for its primary weapon system, and upgraded sensor package (more emotive eyes), but using a prototype of the more advanced IG series processors and internals...czerka basically just made the weapon which was a custom made, limited run folding slugthrower marksmen (more like a anti-material) rifle/scatter gun combi-weapon of the finest quality (my char was VERY attached to it and often hated using other weapons if forced to) Long story short...his limited line (like 10 droids) that was sent to be "tested" by the rising empire was also home to a number of other droids to be "tested" for capabilities in the new imperial military market...including IGs...which subsequently went rouge, killed the crew and left but not before "disposing of the competition" by dropping all the storage pods of my chars droids out on some backwater world to burn up in atmosphere... My chars pod was left in the dunes until the end of the empire, and subsequently found by some scaver, whom sold it not knowing what it was to the party... Really, really fun char to play. Not a psychopathic Droid...but certainly a sociopath that pushed for "effective, efficient decisions" and "recource management"...though clearly hid a almost disconcerting desire to "prove there worth...often by keeping track of kills both numerically, and exceptional cases)

[@NestaSimbaSauti]

You just remade HK series lol But honestly this sounds like something plausible in SW universe.

[@joshikun7177]

I am absolutely in love with the cone-headed R4 series. I was at galaxys edge 3 weeks ago and built my very own and named him R4 D12.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

That’s what I made. A purple R4. R4- X42

[@matthewlaflamme9019]

I think its funny there are so many R4 droids replaced with R2 heads. I can only image star wars characters everywhere collectively hated the cone heads so much.

[@sonicguyver7445]

R2s and beyond are such great companion droids. They are loyal and like a Swiss Army Knife of tools for the Star Wars galaxy. Plus they make great copilots. I also realized in an episode of The Mandalorian, there is an R6 unit working on Coruscant when Carson Teba went there to ask for help for Nevarro. The guy Carson is taking to tell it to not put data disks on one open spot, and it does it anyway.

[@DragonxFlutter]

Note about the R3 and R4 from the Fantasy Flight RPG sourcebooks: The R3, because of its sophisticated computers and greater data storage, was often used as data couriers and personal assistants for politicians. The R4 was also capable of roles outside the garage, such as maintenance and operation of farming equipment. Due to its rugged nature, the R4-series was used extensively on farms and frontiers across the Outer Rim; eventually earning the nickname “aggro-droid”.

[@JEDAI501ST]

It's interesting how Luke refers to an R5 series as an R2 series. Plus I like how R2-KT makes an appearance!

[@mreggs3731]

her name is QT-KT, I think she was named by director's daughter.

[@mazzucac]

@@mreggs3731 QT-KT was created as a tribute to R2-KT, a pink astromech droid created by Star Wars fans in honor of Katie Johnson, daughter of Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion fan group. R2-KT was originally going to be on D-Squad, but QT-KT served in place to avoid the confusion of having two Artoos on the same squad.

[@zufalllx]

@@mreggs3731 QT-KT and R2-KT are 2 different droids.

[@inductivegrunt94]

The R2 series will be my favorite of the R-Series astromechs with the R4 being a close second. R2-D2 is a legend among astromech droids. If I had one, it'd probably be an R4 unit with an R2 head, have dark blue markings, and named R4-L13 or "Lucky." Or at least, that's one idea for an astromech if I could own one.

[@NoMoreNever]

I've always had a soft spot for the R5 (wish we could have seen one in action in the movies). I also like the shape of the dome on the R4.

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

9:31 I remember In legends Anakin actually found her broken and fixed her with a diffirent dome

[@cujoedaman]

R1 droids give me a real 'dalek' vibe :D

[@Maple-Leaf-fire]

I really like your Star Wars Astromech droid video if I had a Droid I think it will be a BB series and I'll call it BB 920

[@queazy03]

There once was a Mexican boy named Arturo. Arthur asked his parents where he got his name, and they told him he got his name from a famous character in Star Wars. He was confused because there isn't anybody named Arthur in Star Wars. "Wait a second, did you name me after R2-D2?"

[@pantherslair]

0:28 Ok so what's the name of the black and purple R2 Astromech droid 28 seconds in? That's my pick right there!

[@oddballskull1941]

RU mace win-2

[@SilktheAbsent1]

I built an R-Series droid at Galaxy's Edge a few weeks ago. I used the black and silver R2 dome, white body and legs, and a black third wheel. I swapped out the panels for the metallic teal panels. I named it R2-M0, or Aretoo-Amnought.

[@zufalllx]

Clever 😊

[@gamingborger]

R5 series will always be my favorite R series astromech :)

[@jonathanhampshire6856]

From when I was a kid I liked R5-D4. Possibly I felt sorry for him, blowing a motivator and being left behind. I like the head design too. Now I find out that his series were cheaped out on. Poor little fellas.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

R5 got treated better in the Mandalorian. He ended up serving in the rebellion

[@ic4192]

He actually blew his motivator on purpose in the old canon, not sure what Disney decided on for him. In the old canon, R2-D2 had informed him of the importance of him leaving to save the galaxy from the Empire and because of how passionate the droid was R5-D4 chose to blow his own motivator out to force Luke to buy R2-D2. He really took one for the team, and without him the Empire never could have been defeated. Also like that other guy said, the Mandalorian gave him a great expansion on his story

[@AIMusicMaster1997]

I like that R7 unit with the triangular eye it would look good in a white color with teal and purple accents similar to a jazz style solo cup that were commonly seen in the 90s and early 2000s

[@johnevans5782]

I am a solid R-5 fan, and have had a soft spot for the little guys since A New Hope.

[@RETROID4500X]

I love the design of the R5 series. I’d probably customize it to function at a similar quality to the R2 or R4 series. I’d give it blue and black trimming. Its name would be Shelby. Like the Shelby Cobra car.

[@Bludvarg]

Those R1s sure do look more than a little Dalek-y.

[@Enterprise-D666]

Dalek: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

[@Donjkoontz]

I like the R5…because in the books, Red sabotaged its own motivator so R2 could come poste its mission…plus I’m cheap. Though the R6 is a snazzy replacement

[@ic4192]

Yeah, Red really was awesome for doing that. And thankfully, he didn't get turned into scrap, it's now canon that Mando purchased him!

[@lukethegoldenminecart1297]

Of course, a sociopath like Chopper would think a driod having compassion is a drawback

[@oyeahtoys]

Roll 2 Dialogue 2 was a new hope's second filming. Roll 1 dialogue 1 was destroyed in a dark room film developing accident in 1977, by my dear friend who was working in Marin.

[@GothArtisan]

I think you forgot the R0-Units. Also? I am already working on an R3-Unit, called “R3-MN7”, or “Minty”!

[@onerian8178]

i believe the R0 was just a replacement style dome for other astromech. in reality it was an unfinished R6 droid used in the force awakens built by the r2 builder club in london. they used a lot of r2 builders club droids in the force awakens. correct me if im wrong though i might not be %100 but thats what ive heard

[@passingrando6457]

I can't pick my fave. R2 is classic, iconic, and no one can beat that. That said, an R4 for Space Redneckery or an R8 for Space Trucking would be pretty nice.

[@rodneymcgeejr1842]

It has always bothered me that the R8 series didn't have some type of "eye" sensor. It makes it seem to be basically, a "blind" droid, that would have to remain mostly stationary. That would limit a lot of the functionality that astromech droids are well known for.

[@DucksAndStuff117]

R4 fans stand up

[@passingrando6457]

Agrodroids represent.

[@HBender]

Love their cone heads ngl

[@VestedUTuber]

"The P2 series was the first droid build and marketed as an astromech" T7 series: "What are we, chopped liver?"

[@filthygaijin6566]

R4 with a dome head. Perfect for highway travel and better than google maps.

[@JackCannon-w9w]

I love Astro mech droids

[@_Y.J]

Astromech naming in the universe is so annoying, like Ashoka's R7 is an R2 ? did the Republic have prototypes in r2 casings?

[@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810]

I like to think the Jedi didn't like the looks and went for R2 looks

[@_Y.J]

@@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 yeah I'd like to think that too but lore wise I don't think R7's were made until after the battle of endor but I could be wrong. So my head cannon is that they're prototypes in R2 casings, but like u said they could have preferred the R2 casings

[@FTN_Ale]

some other guy in the comment section said the R7 isn't an actualy R7 but it's just it's name, so it would be an R2 called R7 bla bla, probably something they thought up after the clone wars series to fix the continuity error

[@zufalllx]

@@_Y.J Or maybe Filoni is just an idiot

[@pokebreeder2517]

i know how the r4 models could of been a success. make sub models for different roles, one that works in the bridges of starships, one that is more suited of maintinace in hangers or garages, and one for starfighters.

[@DarrenRamsay-cy7iz]

Cool Easter egg. The Droid in the E-Wing socket in Asohka has a head that was designed after the terribly inaccurate original Kenner R2-D2 action figure. So that head is now canon! Also, you need to add the R0 head from the sequels.

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

The greatest R-series astromech droid ever built is none other than R2-D2! That little blue droid has been active for over 60 years!

[@STAR-GAMING50]

I think a cool video idea would be where you describe every single droid/astromech in all of starwars

[@Obi-WanKepnobi]

I love r2d2, hands down the best droid in Star Wars, but I do love the r6 design. Wish we could see these in live action.

[@Kevin-qj7fp]

can you make a video on bb 8's lineup of astromechs it just seems to be version 1 that is bb8 and i tried searching for bb lineup or history of bb and none exists

[@OaktownBricks]

Great Video! I just learned so much more about Astromech Droids!

[@Spartacus547]

That R1 that almost ended up in Luke hands, I wonder what amazing stories and adventures that Droid have been on since he's like many decades older than RT D2 ? It could have been on a massive high Republic battleship which Jedi did the Droid encounter? How many times was he almost blown to a million pieces !

[@zerrodefex]

Unfortunately for him, he lacked motivation.

[@stijnVDA1994]

Is there a new edition coming for the essential guide to droids? I can see like two editions but seem to be older copies..

[@stijnVDA1994]

But the droid i'd like to have is the r8 and perhaps it choose what head it would want if it doesn't like his basic head.. colors i don't really mind as long as it's comfertable with it aswel as like pronowns the name just r8 i think for more ease of use..

[@RobTheBlockyFox22]

If I had to pick one, it would have to be the R2 series. The design is iconic and influence on the Star Wars series is massive. You can't help but to think of R2-D2 if you know about the series.

[@Willpower-74205]

The R4 would be my top choice, especially given that my pickup could use some repairs and body work, and all I'd need is an oil bath machine and a recharge station as "payment" for the little guy! 😁👍

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

12:35 If any of you know what’s happens to this poor droid in the clone wars… I’m so sorry. This droid met a BRUTAL end.

[@daniellafferety4025]

Make a R t10 to Rt34. The T stands for tank equipment concussion misseles, laser cannon. Plasma spraying cannons, plastic trapping net guns for police, and animal control use.

[@Elangelexterminador666]

"But hey; It wouldn't be Star Wars without continuity issues..." That's how you know someone is a true Star Wars warrior 😂

[@firet101]

If I had to pick one and I didn't know anything about these units except what's on paper, I'd probably go for an r3 unit. That was the one who appealed to me most.

[@demetrinight5924]

If I had a choice in the matter, I would go with an R2 unit. But a common saying for starfighter pilots was, "Any asrtomech is better than no astromech." I would be happy with any R series that could fit in a starfighter.

[@gabriellourenco4334]

...Something like I've written on my fanfiction; outter shell, internal frame and tools/accessories of an R2, the advanced sensors, memory banks and "brain" of an R3, and the hardware and software parts of a 3PO protocol droid necessary to enable multilingual capabilities...

[@IliaseRamchi-jl6ox]

Suggestion:every Rebel and separatist cruisers type and variants

[@obrysii]

In a Star Wars d20 game, I had an R6 unit that I adored.

[@passingrando6457]

I had an R4 to go along with my not-Kyle-Katarn farmer turned mercenary. R4-L9, or Liner. His crowning achievement was zapping Ysanne Isard in the ass, knocking her off a catwalk and allowing the team to successfully escape the ISB detention center they'd landed themselves in. Man, SW d20 was fun.

[@obrysii]

@@passingrando6457 Starship stuff was pretty wonky but otherwise, I loved it. I still want to play a Hutt Jedi Guardian 1/Soldier 6/Jedi Guardian X with Hutt Power Armor either deep in the Old Republic or somewhere in the New Republic (the idea being the Hutt was called back by its family to fight a long war in the Outer Realms at the edge of Hutt Space and only was allowed to return to Republic to continue Jedi training after the war.) By which point the Hutt had gained a lot of sniper/armor training and (hopefully) acquired a set of ancient Battle Armor to work on getting fully working and such.

[@passingrando6457]

@@obrysii Oh boy, yeah, Hutts can be some impressive Guardians done right. My favorite starship moment was when a player argued he shouldn't get dark side points for using force lightning, because he was using it for spot welds. I think he read about that one online and tried to use it.

[@obrysii]

@@passingrando6457 Ha, that's amazing. I could totally see that happening even in the group I had back in the day.

[@angelicplace5615]

I think an R8 unit sounds right up my alley! I'd love to have that one!

[@1D991]

I love R2, but T3 will always be my fave astromech droid

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

I like the R2 series but I love the R7 triangular eye. My ideal one would be an R2 unit with an R7 dome.

[@Sygless]

So there are what 270 r2 units? Is it like Ip addresses?

[@jessehorn6180]

They still have to canonize the rest of them.

[@Darth_B]

Not all of them

[@pacboy7673]

I would go for an R6. She would have a mix of colors, including evergreen, sand blue, medium azure, and magenta. Evergreen would be the base of the torso and legs. The torso/leg accents would be the sand blue. The head base is medium azure, with magenta would be the head accents. Her head would still be that of your average R6, but it would have an antenna attachment and a dish attachment. I would modify her to be able to hold 46 different hyperspace coords. She would also have a plasma torch arm, a buzzsaw arm, a scomp link (cuz every astromech needs one), and a grapling hook. The eye on her head would be modified to be hexagonal in shape. She would come equipped with those rocket boosters some astromechs have. She would have a tazer arm. She would be one of the less common female droids (don't know why they're so rare but they are). And her name would be R6-CD78.

[@kabob129]

Regarding the droids with R7 and R8 designations in the clone wars, I always thought that they named that way because the Republic had more R2 units than the naming system allowed for. With naming system being the droid model followed by two numbers or letters means there can only be about 1300 unique names for any given model. My guess is that the Republic just gave a lot of droids a different designation not used by an existing model. For example R7-A7 could still be an R2 and a droid like RG-G1could just be an R4 with a different name.

[@passingrando6457]

According to a Lucasfilm exec (I think it was Leland Chee, but don't quote me on that) the R2s, 3s, and 4s with R(higher number) designations got those numbers from their full serial number, as one might be R2-A7-P3 and it would be shortened to R7-P3 or something.

[@xenxander]

Your thumbnail calls the red one an R5 unit. I know this was retroactive continuity, but Luke even called that red on another R2 unit.. "Uncule Owen... this R2 unit has a bad motivator, look!" That was another R2 unit, just of a different chassis. :P at least originally.

[@ninjajoe9]

This is a fun video! Thanks! What is the source for this info, specifically the R-Series chart? Is it a visual dictionary? I understand you gleaned info from many sources but any info you have would help! Thanks!

[@PREPFORIT]

I like the Military R3 with a solid dome.

[@znovosad555]

R4-Q5 is probably a top pick for me just for the color scheme alone

[@StormSpotterJayhawk-z7u]

The P2 series were 7.5ft tall, the R1 series were ~6.3 ft tall.

[@PatriciaCross]

The occurrences of anachronistic numbering in Clone Wars era droids (using number designation that seem decades before they canonically should exist) is not necessarily a continuity error. Using the Letter-Number pattern (the D2 in R2 D2) would only allow numbering of up to 260 units . For general sale, it is not such a big deal having a number of droids with the same name; during the Clone Wars, this would prove to be a huge problem for a military the size of the Galactic Republic. Using a yet (well into the future) undersigned model number would allow for more variety in droid names.

[@Chris-wp8po]

So did starfighters have astromech slots before the R2 series?

[@catharinehatcher5024]

I went to Disney, and I built my own Astro Mac

[@RobertDownySenior]

Thats super cool I want to do it now

[@Mxyzptlksac]

It was fun. I made an R4 Unit

[@skyraider87]

I didn't know Apple existed in the Star Wars universe I know what you mean but I couldn't pass up the opportunity

[@craigshuman5023]

So then did R2 receive regular updates? I'm thinking of the time I think it was Luke who said "thats alright, I'll hold onto the controls for now".

[@lornenoland8098]

R2-D2 is just a class-model designator with very few characters, and millions of astromech droids, there has to be thousands or R2-D2’s out there. Amazing they never ran it o another one.

[@acesecure9817]

During clonewars Jedi used prototypes not yet available in main market. So not much temporal error

[@shadowhunter0176]

I would love to have an r2 or r7 series. With my luck it would have the t800s personality matrix.

[@penguinmaster7]

I'd have a classic R2 unit, named R3-G1, aka "Reggie"

[@zufalllx]

Then you'd have an R3

[@passingrando6457]

​@@zufalllxnah, some R2 units got R(higher number) names based on their full serial number. I forget which Lucasfilm exec said that, but I think it was Leland Chee, back in like 2010 or so. Since you had droids named R6, R9, etc. during the clone wars, despite that none of those existed until the New Republic or even the Galactic Alliance era.

[@warhammer6907]

Might I suggest an explanation of the C series astromechs?

[@JosiahFickinger]

I remember playing the lego game and freeplay mode would choose a random R Droid, not always R2

[@Twitchguy]

As much as I love r2 bb8 and the bb series completely stole the adorable sassy hilarious and brave little toaster robot side kick role for me! Doesn’t mean I’m hating on r2 though he’s the king of the droids always

[@CAPTDILLIGAF]

If any of this came from the EU, Disney de-canonized all of that. 😢

[@jrocker152]

Disney has abdicated the authority to do so in the same way as (allegedly) Marie Antoniette abdicated hers with the remark "let them eat cake".

[@zufalllx]

Does not care. Still happened.

[@zufalllx]

@@jrocker152 She didn't, so where's that leave us?

[@jrocker152]

@zufalllx still with a disney that has abdicated. No matter how loud they shout, they will not drown out the voice of the people. Do you know what allegedly means?

[@DaytonaRoadster]

You know you can just ignore Disney right? This isn't something holy writ, its just jewish copywrite, just ignore it

[@heidifedor]

I’m just glad R5 finally got hit due.

[@olus3907]

Are there any SW series with old and new republic?

[@brianburke4756]

One of the R2 series, and I'm thinking Yellow coloring, designation name would be R2-I dunno, lol.

[@MurrayWilliams]

aw-TOM-uh-tahn Cool video!

[@blackknightproductions7900]

What type of astromech droid was T-7 from the old republic?

[@iamtheJEST]

What if industrial automation gave the Jedi order high council access to some of their late series prototypes for beta testing field data 🤔

[@raymondcronk3351]

If I had an R - series droid, it would be called R6-Y4. It would be gold, red, black, blue, and yellow. Gold head, red legs, yellow arms, blue body with a black stripe down the middle. To remind me of what happened to Darth Maul two times.

[@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810]

I know he ain't an R series, I dunno if he's even an atromech but T3-M4 is no2 next to R2 and R4

[@joshuam8146]

One man ship, lambda class shuttle Cargo bay, mirroring the body of the ship; beneath its original construction. Droids in the style of the sentinels from The matrix movies, they can ride inside or outside the ship. These droids are all-in-one. Repair, asteroid mining, interpreter, one man speeder. Give them a shield too. Six R6 type droids Two medical droids Cloaking device ...we don't fight, we run...

[@robotp1andfriends187]

What about the r0 astromech droid?

[@allenkeith7160]

Watching these small drones attacking starfighters, and wondering why the Jedi are letting them destroy their droid companions, rather than force-pushing them off? I've seen them do tougher things with little issue, not sure why they didn't do this more often.

[@Cretaceous158]

Maybe the buzz droids were sterilized. I heard that Jedi can’t use the force on things that aren’t living or covered in living things.

[@allenkeith7160]

@@Cretaceous158 Possibly, but I don't know. It would definitely explain some situations, but I feel like even sterilized medical equipment can be, and possibly has been thrown before. But again, that would definitely make some interesting sense!

[@FFA441]

I like how even star wars has a tech company that puts out the exact same product every year so we buy new

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I think we actually see an R3 unit appear in a few of the death star interior scenes.

[@EnigmaGamer421]

Astromechs are the coolest droids

[@josiaharaki7310]

What about the T- series which included T3 from KotOR?

[@The_Elite_Emerald]

So the reason why the clone wars has all the continuity issues with R droid naming is because behind the scenes George Lucas had made it very clear that the R2 to appear on screen would be R2-D2

[@RichDXtreme247]

*Sees the P2-Series size* Me: HOLY FUCK, IT’S A GIANT R2 WTF?! What carnival game do I have to go to getting THAT? LOL

[@BlackieNuff]

I've ALWAYS wondered WHY every astromech was referred to as "R2 units", especially since they were preceded by a R1 series - now I know!! COMMERCIAL POPUALRITY!!

[@WolfsHaven]

Im thinking before model release names may have been some of the earlier modified R series units. It was modified, therefore not a true R2 or R3 model. So they gave them different names. Continuity error fixed. 😊

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

If I could only have one astromech (R-5 is an easy NO); I would go with a R-6. White body and head with red stripes. Default styled head. Jet thrusters modded onto the legs. Would be named Sureshot.