R4 astromech droid

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R4 astromech droid,[11] also referred to as R4-series,[12] R4 unit,[13] or R4 agromech unit[14] was a model of R-series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[2] It was identical in appearance to the R2-series, except that its dome was conical instead of hemispherical. The official Press Corps of the Galactic Empire used repurposed R4 units as courier droids, as a means to physically transport data.[1]

The R4-P Astromech[15] was a modified model of the R4.[11] R4-P44, R4-P17, and R4-G9, were R4-P who had the dome of a R2 unit.[3]

The R4 courier droids, were modified R4 droids used by the Galactic Empire designed to be couriers, carrying information from one place to another, avoiding the use of networks.[16]

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An R4-P Astromech, which had a dome head instead of a cone head.

An R4-P Astromech, which had a dome head instead of a cone head.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Facebook icon Star Wars Rebels (@starwarsrebels) on Facebook (post on October 16, 2014): "When Grand Moff Tarkin ordered the destruction of the primary communications tower on Lothal, the Empire used courier droids as a means to physically transport data." (screenshot)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "R2 Come Home"
  6. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Children of the Force"
  7. ↑ Before the Awakening
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader Set: The Book of Boba Fett Box, Card: Boba Fett's Palace R4 Server Droid
  9. ↑ The-Mandalorian-logo Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rise of the Separatists
  12. ↑ Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 82 Droid Directory: R2-D2 Astromech, Part 5
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 19 Starship Fact File: Koensayr BTL-B Y-Wing Fighter-Bomber
  14. ↑ Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 73 Droid Directory: D-Squad – Clone War Heroes
  15. ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Delta-7 Aethersprite Expansion Pack Card: R4-P Astromech
  16. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Resolve"