"The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2" is a short comic strip written and illustrated by Katie Cook and published in the 2020 anthology book From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. In the comic, R2-D2 falls into a bog and is rescued by a dragonsnake.
Plot summary[]
A dragonsnake sleeps in the Dragonsnake Bog on[1] the planet[6] Dagobah,[7] with a fish smiling behind it. Suddenly, a T-65B X-wing starfighter, Red Five, lands atop the dragonsnake, waking and hurting the creature. The X-wing partially sinks into the water, and the rebel pilot[1] Luke Skywalker[7] disembarks to survey the scene.[1]
Still aboard the starfighter is an R2 series astromech droid named R2-D2. The dragonsnake looks on angrily until the pilot calls out in anguish, as the droid has fallen into the swamp. The dragonsnake dives underwater to clutch the R-series droid in its mouth, brings him to the surface, and spits him out. The dragonsnake and R2-D2, now safe on dry land, wave goodbye to each-other.[1]
Development[]
"The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2," a short comic strip, was published as part of the anthology book From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back on November 10, 2020.[3] The comic strip, written and illustrated by Katie Cook,[1] was the 13th of 40 short stories in the anthology book,[4] and was announced by publisher Del Rey on November 6, 2020.[2]
Continuity[]
The comic adapts a scene from the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,[7] set in 3 ABY.[5] The comic's tone is more-lighthearted than the scene, as it depicts R2-D2 and the dragonsnake waving good-bye, which did not occur in the movie.[7]
Appearances[]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Empire at 40 | Check Out the Cover of From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2" adapts a scene from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, the events of which take place in 3 ABY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
External links[]
Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) on Twitter: "13 – Everyone wants to be friends with R2-D2 @katiecandraw #FromaCertainPOVStrikesBack" (backup link)