R6-D8

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R6-D8 was an R6 astromech droid[5] that served in the Resistance as the astromech of Temmin Wexley.[4] He[7] perished alongside his master when their T-70 X-wing starfighter was downed into a Star Destroyer by the Sith Eternal forces during the Battle of Exegol, moments before the arrival of the Citizens' Fleet.[2]

Before his death, R6-D8 learned of Mister Bones, Wexley's late reprogrammed B1-series battle droid, after studying his masters logs. Seeking to please Wexley, R6-D8 tried to make himself more aggressive. However, he did not dare to overwrite the factory-set safety inhibitors in his personality matrix.[7]

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Behind the scenes

R6-D8 first appeared in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens,[8] albeit unnamed. He was first identified in the 2016 reference book Poe Dameron: Flight Log.[4]

In the non-canonical game LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Snap Wexley's astromech malfunctions, requiring him to rebuild a new one. The three options for Snap to rebuild are R2-D3, R4-P44, and Q7. However, the malfunctioning astromech is not identified as R6-D8.[10] The Lego Star Wars set "Resistance X-Wing Fighter" features Snap Wexley's X-Wing, however it does not have R6-D8, nor any astromech for that matter.[11]

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker to 35 ABY.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
  3. ↑ Poe Dameron: Flight Log states that R6-D8 is an R-series astromech, which are manufactured by Industrial Automaton according to Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Poe Dameron: Flight Log
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 StarWarsKids Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Droid in Star Wars on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know states that astromech droids have an average height of around 0.93 meters tall. As Poe Dameron: Flight Log establishes R6-D8 to be astromech droid, he must also be around 0.93 meters tall.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
  9. ↑ Poe Dameron 1
  10. ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  11. ↑ LEGO LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75125 Resistance X-wing Fighter)