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"R4, be careful! You have a&mdash;"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi warns R4 just before her death

R4-P17, nicknamed Arfour, was an astromech droid belonged to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi prior and throughout the Clone Wars.

Biography
R4-P17 was manufactured by Industrial Automaton some time prior to the Clone Wars. When an assassination attempt on Naboo senator Padmé Amidala occurred on Coruscant, R4 accompanied him to Kamino and Geonosis.

During the final days of the Clone Wars, R4 was tagged along Obi-Wan Kenobi once again aboard his Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor in a battle above Coruscant. As the two Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker approached to the Separatist general Grievous' flagship the Invisible Hand to rescue the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, they encountered attacks from Pistoeka sabotage droids. During the sabotage, R4's dome was torn apart by a buzz droid, ending her career.

She was later replaced by R4-G9 as Kenobi's companion droid during his travel to the planet Utapau.

Personality and traits
R4 had a female personality, and showed bravery against Separatists.

Skills and abilites
"R4, prepare to jettison spare part canisters."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi to R4-P17

As a product of Industrial Automaton, R4 was designed to qualify as hyperspace navigator for calculating lightspeed jumps and an engineer for repair and maintenance.

Equipment
R4 had an electroshock prod, which she used once to protect Kenobi's Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor from Jawas during a mission to Jabba's Palace.

Behind the scenes
R4-P17 first appeared in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, a film released in 2002. She was given the nickname Arfour, but her full name "R4-P17" was confirmed as canon in Star Wars in 100 Scenes, a reference book written by Jason Fry, released on August 18, 2014.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Notes and references
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