2X-3KPR

2X-3KPR
Production information
Model	KPR security droid
Class	Security droid
Technical specifications
Pronouns	It/its
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Lars family

2X-3KPR was a KPR security droid that belonged to the Lars family on the planet Tatooine. In 9 BBY, it stood outside the Lars Homestead on alert conditions when the former Inquisitor Reva Sevander arrived in search of the Lars's adopted son, Luke Skywalker. Years later in 1 BBY, the droid rolled past Skywalker and the protocol droid C-3PO as they searched for the astromech droid R2-D2 outside the homestead.

Biography

2X-3KPR was a KPR security droid that belonged to the Lars family, who used it as a perimeter droid at their homestead on the desert planet Tatooine. In 9 BBY, the droid stood stationary outside the homestead with it's dome lit yellow when the Jedi-in-hiding Obi-Wan Kenobi approached the structure and left a toy T-16 skyhopper outside for Luke Skywalker, the adopted son of the homestead's owners, Owen Lars and Beru Lars. It was also stood outside the house lit yellow on another night, shortly before Owen learned that the former Inquisitor Reva Sevander was on Tatooine searching for Skywalker.

Knowing Reva would come to the homestead, Owen and Beru prepared for attack and set 2X-3KPR on alert conditions that it announced by having its warning dome lit red. When Reva did arrive that night she passed the red-lit droid outside the homestead, after which a perimeter alarm sounded within the homestead, warning Owen and Beru of Reva's approach. After Reva fought her way past his parents, Skywalker fled from the homestead past 2X-3KPR. By the time Kenobi arrived to help Beru and Owen search for Luke, the droid had moved from the spot where it had stood stationary.

In 1 BBY, the droid rolled passed Skywalker and the protocol droid C-3PO as Skywalker used his macrobinoculars to search for the missing astromech droid R2-D2 in the night. The next day, Skywalker and C-3PO left the homestead to search for R2-D2, after which Imperial stormtroopers arrived searching for C-3PO and R2-D2. The Imperials killed Owen and Beru, prompting Skywalker to depart Tatooine and leave the homestead abandoned for many years.

Behind the scenes

2X-3KPR first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope in a scene filmed on March 22, 1976 at the homestead set in the salt flats of Nefta, Tunisia. The droid was first identified in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was named as "2X-3KPR" on a card in the 1995 Premiere Limited set of cards for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game made by Decipher In the current Star Wars canon, the StarWars.com episode guide for the third episode of the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series confirmed that perimeter droid seen in the show was the same one seen in A New Hope. The guide identified the droid as "2X-K3PR;" however, as it also explicitly stated that the droid's designation originated on the Decipher card, this article assumes 2X-K3PR to be a typo and that the original Legends spelling is correct.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I"
• Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part V"
• Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part VI"
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)

Sources

• Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part VI Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as 2X-3KPR)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy

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