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"Well, R2 units are a dime a dozen."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, on how common R2 units were[src]

R2 series astromech droids, also known as R2 units, were a very popular series of astromech droids produced by Industrial Automaton. They stood at around 1 meter in height, sported a distinctive domed head, and were programmed to perform a variety of tasks. They were designed to be able to fit in the droid sockets commonly found on starfighters. The R2 series was a major success for Industrial Automaton, and many later models of astromech were based on the R2 series, though none had the same success. R2-D2 was a notable example of this model. Although the R2 series was used prior to the Clone Wars, they were still considered to be new during the Age of the Empire. According to C1-10P, a C1-series astromech droid, the greatest flaw in R2 units' programming was compassion.[10]

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Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In the earliest Italian works, all astromech droids are called "C1 units," whilst R2-D2 is called "C1-P8".[source?]

According to George Lucas, he got inspiration for the name of R2-D2 when he overheard a sound engineer coworker giving an order to another to move to "Reel 2 Dialogue 2".[source?]

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  1. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
  2. ↑ TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid"
  3. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII.png Astromech Droid in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  8. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo.png Star Wars Rebels – "Droids in Distress"
  9. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  10. ↑ Droids in Distress book
R-series models
R1 (R1-type shopkeeping drone) · R2 · R3 · R4 (R4 courier droid · R4-P) · R5 · R6 · R0
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