G8-R3

G8-R3
Production information
Homeworld	Naboo
Date destroyed	32 BBY, Naboo system
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton
Product line	R-series
Model	R5-series astromech droid
Class	Astromech droid and Repair droid
Technical specifications
Height	1 meter
Gender	Masculine programming
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Royal Naboo Security Forces

G8-R3 was an astromech droid in the service of the Royal Naboo Security Forces in 32 BBY. He had the head of an R5-unit on the body of an R2-unit. He was destroyed by a blaster bolt fired by the Trade Federation ships blockading Naboo while attempting to repair Queen Amidala's royal starship as it fled the planet.

Behind the scenes

After appearing briefly in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, this droid was first named in the Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide CD-ROM Glossary section. In Star Wars Insider 58's Star Wars Q&A section, Pablo Hidalgo explained that droid names are usually fragments of much longer serial numbers. He uses G8-R3 as an example, speculating that his real name might have been something like "R5-X41238-G8-R3-3124-D2."

Various sources indicate the six droids onboard the Royal Starship were R2-D2, R2-B1, R2-R9, R2-N3, R2-M5, and G8-R3. A single source, a "Set Piece" article in Star Wars Insider 94, replaces the name of R2 unit R2-M5 with R2-D1, and the name of R5 unit G8-R3 with R5-A7. Those are likely contradicted alternate names for the same droids.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• The Phantom Menace (Mighty Chronicles)
• Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 1
• Droid to the Rescue
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D Storybook

Sources

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Scrapbook (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide (First identified as G8-R3)
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Coruscant Limited (Card: The Hyperdrive Generator's Gone) (backup link) (Picture only)
• "Star Wars Q&A" — Star Wars Insider 58
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 (NAB1, Naboo Royal Starship) (Indirect mention only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 36 (NAB24, Flight from Naboo) (Picture only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 37 (AST6, R5 Astromech Droids) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections (Picture only)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids
• Star Wars: Movie Heroes (Pack: G8-R3) (backup link)
• Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2013) (Picture only)
• Star Wars in 100 Scenes

Notes and references

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