- "Did the motivator get fixed?"
"No, but these guys won't know the difference."
"I'll finish up, you take their credits." - ―L4-R6's stored memory of two Jawas on Tatooine
L4-R6 was an R-series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton who functioned as a repair droid.[1] In 0 BBY,[4] L4-R6 was in the possession of a tribe of Jawas on Tatooine. The droid recorded a memory transcript of the Jawas' sandcrawler visiting[1] the Lars homestead,[5] which included two Jawas discussing how they planned to sell[1] the astromech droid R5-D4[2] despite the fact that its motivator had not been repaired. The droid also recorded an image of R5-D4 and the droid[1] R2-D2[2] standing outside the sandcrawler.[1]
The Jawa tribe was slaughtered by Imperial stormtroopers soon after leaving the homestead,[5] and L4-R6 eventually fell into the hands of the Droid Depot in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. During the First Order occupation of Batuu[2] in 34 ABY,[6] a refurbished[1] L4-R6 and several other droids were displayed behind railings on a plinth outside the depot. L4-R6 had blue and white plating and an R4 dome with a black sensor.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
L4-R6 first appeared as an animatronic prop within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,[2] which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.[7] The prop is capable of spinning its head and emitting beeping sounds.[2] The droid simultaneously appeared in the Star Wars: Datapad application launched alongside the themed land.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Droid Depot (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Datapad)
- Star Wars: Datapad — "L4-R6" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3) (First appearance, simultaneous with Droid Depot)
Sources[]
- The Star Wars Show: The Star Wars Show on Batuu — A Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Spectacular! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Droid Depot (Pack: Droid Depot Droids) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge | Batuu at Night |Walt Disney World Resort on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Video clip only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Star Wars: Datapad — "L4-R6" (Screenshots: 1, 2, 3)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Droid Depot
- ↑ Star Wars: Datapad
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which includes the Jawas' visit to the Lars homestead, to 0 BBY.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to 34 ABY.
- ↑ Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)