R3-A2 was an orange and white R3-series astromech droid. It was seen in the Rebel base during the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY.
Like other R3 droids manufactured by Industrial Automaton, R3-A2 was designed for high tech work on military installations. The clear plastex dome showed off a newly-updated Intellex V computer system, which contained detailed statistics on thousands of military starships. R3-A2 could hold up to 5 hyperspace jumps in active memory, and could also coordinate piloting coordinates and approach angles during combat. His eye was a round kind unlike most R3 units. However, he can be used in the back of X-wing starfighters, plotting coordinates, and talking with the pilot.
R3-A2 can also speak almost as many languages as C-3PO.[source?]
Behind the scenes[]
A droid looking very similar to R3-A2 could be seen in the original Star Tours next to R3-D3.[1] While some fan sources identified it as the same droid[2], no official source has done so.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 39
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (Picture only)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: R3-A2 (Arthree-Aytoo)) (backup link) (First identified as R3-A2)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: K-3PO (Echo Base Protocol Droid)) (backup link) (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (AST3, Astromech Droids) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Saga (Pack: The Battle of Hoth) (backup link)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Legacy Collection (Pack: R3-A2 (Build-A-Droid)) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Rebel Transport Expansion Pack (Card: R3-A2)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 44 (R3 1, R3 Units)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 157
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Tours
- ↑ R3-A2 on EndorExpress (backup link)