KMD-RA-71 was a silver-plated RA-7 protocol droid that served the Galactic Empire. It was present in Jedha City on the moon Jedha in 1 BBY. When the Galactic Empire evacuated its forces from Jedha, KMD-RA-71 was "accidentally" left behind by their owner, and looked up to see the Star Destroyer Dauntless departing. The Empire then destroyed Jedha City with the Death Star superweapon.
Biography[]
KMD-RA-71 was an RA-7 protocol droid[2] who served the Galactic Empire[4] and spent time on the moon Jedha[5] in 1 BBY.[6] The droid was walking through a street filled with market stalls in Jedha City when a pair of children dashed past it, causing KMD-RA-71 to pause in front of three members[5] of the Central Isopter cult[2][5] and turn to look at the area where the children had been.[5]
When the Galactic Empire evacuated its forces from Jedha, KMD-RA-71 was "accidentally" left behind by his owner[4] and looked up at the sky as the[5] Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Dauntless[2][5] departed from above Jedha City. Shortly afterward, the Empire's Death Star superweapon fired upon Jedha City, destroying it.[5] Leaving KMD-RA-71 behind would have brought his owner a short reprieve from having to deal with an RA-7 unit, which were considered unpleasant, before the Imperial Security Bureau assigned him a new one.[4]
Characteristics[]
Like all RA-7 protocol droids, KMD-RA-71 was manufactured by Arakyd Industries[1] and stood 1.7 meters tall.[3] It had silver plating and black broadband photoreceptors with anti-glare coating.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- "We were talking to one another before we went on to do our bits but I did notice that he kept wandering off or going in the wrong direction, and it wasn't until he took his head off that he said he couldn't see anything."
- ―Fellow droid performer Dee Tails speaks about Nathan Plant's experiences as KMD-RA-71
Nathan Plant had issues seeing while in the KMD-RA-71 costume.
KMD-RA-71 was portrayed by creature and droid performer Nathan Plant in the 2016 Anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,[7] first appearing in the film's second story trailer.[8] The droid was not identified in Rogue One[5] but did receive a designation by Pablo Hidalgo in the accompanying reference book Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide,[2] which was released on the same day as the film.[9]
Plant—who also portrayed 4D6-J-A7 in Rogue One and one of the Hassk triplets in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens—had extremely limited vision while wearing the KMD-RA-71 costume, as the lenses kept on fogging up while he was on set.[7]
Appearances[]
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
Sources[]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2 (Official) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (First pictured)- People Magazine Collector's Edition: The Secrets of Rogue One (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (First identified as KMD-RA-71)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story "K-2SO Featurette" on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 72 (Droid Directory: Droids of NiJedha)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded establishes that the RA-7 protocol droid line is manufactured by Arakyd Industries. As Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide establishes KMD-RA-71 to be an RA-7 droid, it must therefore also have been manufactured by Arakyd.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know establishes that the RA-7 protocol droid line stands 1.7 meters tall. As Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide establishes KMD-RA-71 to be an RA-7 droid, it must therefore stand 1.7 meters tall.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 72 (Droid Directory: Droids of NiJedha)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, including KMD-RA-71's appearance on Jedha, to 1 BBY.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dee Tails (K-OHN) by Pellegrom, Dennis on Star Wars Interviews (content now obsolete; archived from the original on December 9, 2017)
- ↑
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2 (Official) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- ↑ Rebel Reading: A Guide to Rogue One Books on StarWars.com (backup link)
