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R2-KT

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R2-KT
Production information
Manufacturer

Industrial Automaton

Model

R2-series astromech droid

Class

Astromech droid

Height

1.1 meters

Gender

Feminine programming

Sensor color

Blue

Chronological and political information
Era(s)

Rise of the Empire era

Affiliation

Galactic Republic

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R2-KT was an astromech droid in service with the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

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[edit] Biography

R2-KT with R2-D2 at a meeting of clones and Jedi.

At the height of the war, R2-KT was assigned to the 501st Legion and served onboard a Republic vessel attached to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. During the events of Rotta's kidnapping, the droid was present at a briefing of clone troopers and their Jedi commanders.

The droid was also present at the Battle of Ryloth.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The real R2-KT.

R2-KT started as a real-world replica of an R2-series astromech droid with pink highlights. Albin Johnson, the founder of the 501st Legion, wanted to build a pink droid for his daughter Katie, who was dying from brain cancer. When it was realized that he did not have enough time, R2-KT was built by Jerry Greene, master droid builder, with the help of the R2 Builders Club.

R2-KT makes appearances at children's hospitals, and charity events in the southeastern United States.

A Hasbro action figure of this droid was sold at San Diego Comic-Con 2007 and the character had a cameo in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film.

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[edit] See also

  • KT-10, another pink droid that was involved with R2-D2

[edit] External links

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