R2-F2 was an R2-series astromech droid[4] manufactured by Industrial Automaton[3] that served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic,[2] though it was suspected of being a double agent. The astromech droid was assigned to Biggs Darklighter,[5] who flew as Red Three during the Battle of Yavin. Both Darklighter and R2-F2 were killed when their T-65B X-wing starfighter was shot down by Darth Vader.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
R2-F2 first appeared, albeit unidentified, in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[2] It was first identified in the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game Core Set,[4] which was first released at GenCon Indy on August 17, 2012.[6]
The 1999 reference book Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive, written by Stephen J. Sansweet, conflated Biggs Darklighter's then-unidentified astromech droid with R2-Q2,[7] an identical Imperial astromech droid that appeared on the Tantive IV earlier in A New Hope.[2] This error was repeated by the Star Wars: The Saga Collection toyline.[5]
R2-F2's color scheme varies as depicted in Star Wars: Empire and Star Wars: Rebellion comic series.
Appearances[]
- Empire 15
- Rebellion 1 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 6
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 26 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Saga Collection (Pack: Astromech Droid Pack (Series 1)) (backup link) (as R2-Q2)
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Picture only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Core Set (Card: "R2-F2") (First identified as R2-F2)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The New Essential Guide to Droids
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Core Set (Card: "R2-F2")
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Saga Collection (Pack: Astromech Droid Pack (Series 1)) (backup link)
- ↑ Launch Your Attack Run on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive