G8-R3 was an astromech droid in the service of the Royal Naboo Security Forces in 32 BBY. He had the head of an R5-unit on the body of an R2-unit. He was destroyed by a blaster bolt fired by the Trade Federation ships blockading Naboo while attempting to repair Queen Amidala's royal starship.

Contents 1 Behind the scenes 2 Appearances 3 Sources 3.1 In other languages

Behind the scenesEdit

In Star Wars Insider 58's Star Wars Q&A section, Pablo Hidalgo explains 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."

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

SourcesEdit

• Episode I Insider's Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia