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G8-R3, also known as R5-A7, was an R5-series astromech droid in the service of the Royal Naboo Security Forces in 32 BBY. He had the standard head of an R5 unit on the versatile body of an R2 unit.[4] He was destroyed by a blaster bolt fired by the Trade Federation ships blockading Naboo while attempting to repair Queen Amidala's royal starship as it fled the planet.[2]
Behind the scenes
After appearing briefly in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, this droid was first named in the Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide CD-ROM Glossary section.[1] In Star Wars Insider 58's Star Wars Q&A section, Pablo Hidalgo explained that droid names are usually fragments of much longer serial numbers. He uses G8-R3 as an example, speculating that his real name might have been something like "R5-X41238-G8-R3-3124-D2."[3]
Various sources indicate the six droids onboard the Royal Starship were R2-D2, R2-B1, R2-R9, R2-N3, R2-M5, and G8-R3.[5] A single source, a "Set Piece" article in Star Wars Insider 94, replaces the name of R2 unit R2-M5 with R2-D1, and the name of R5 unit G8-R3 with R5-A7.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- The Phantom Menace Mighty Chronicles adaptation
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D Storybook
- Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 1
- Star Wars Manga: The Phantom Menace 1
- Droid to the Rescue
Sources
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Scrapbook (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide (First identified as G8-R3)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Coruscant Limited Card: The Hyperdrive Generator's Gone (backup link) (Picture only)- "Star Wars Q&A" — Star Wars Insider 58
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 NAB 1-2: Naboo Royal Starship (Indirect mention only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 36 NAB 21-24: Flight from Naboo (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 37 AST 5-6: Astromech Droids (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections (Picture only)
- "Set Piece: Naboo Royal Starship" — Star Wars Insider 94 (as R5-A7)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- Star Wars: Movie Heroes (Pack: G8-R3) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (Picture only)
- Star Wars in 100 Scenes
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
"Star Wars Q&A" — Star Wars Insider 58
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 3-5 ("G8-R3")
- ↑ Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
- ↑ "Set Piece: Naboo Royal Starship" — Star Wars Insider 94
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