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R4-M9 was an Imperial astromech droid of the R4-series, tasked with vehicle and computer maintenance, before being deployed on the Star Destroyer Devastator. While stationed on the Devastator, he was used by the Galactic Empire and accompanied the 501st Legion ordered by Darth Vader in order to pull data concerning the stolen Death Star plans from the Tantive IV 's computer banks during the Imperial capture of the Rebel Blockade Runner.
Behind the scenes
Hasbro has released two R4-M9 figures in two separate 2002 figure lines. The first figure, on a Power of the Jedi card, comes with a small black mouse droid.
The second R4-M9 figure was actually based upon R2-D7, a droid found in Star Tours.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited Card: R4-M9 (Arfour-Emmnine) (backup link) (First identified as R4-M9)- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
"Set Piece: Hoth Echo Base Main Hangar" — Star Wars Insider 55
Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: R4-M9) (backup link)- The Official Star Wars Fact File 69 CRI 1-4: Crisis on the Tantive IV
- Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days (Picture only)
Episode IV Visual Guide — Chapter 4: Artoo's Mission on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
