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R2-KT

R2-KT

Production information
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton^[1]
Model	R2-series astromech droid^[1]
Class	Astromech droid^[1]
Height	1.1 meters^[1]
Gender	Feminine programming^[1]
Sensor color	Blue^[1]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic^[1] Galactic Empire^[1] Alliance to Restore the Republic

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R2-KT was an astromech droid in service to the Grand Army of the Republic's 501st Legion during the Clone Wars.

1 Biography
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
6 External links
- 6.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

At the height of the war, R2-KT was assigned to the 501st Legion and served on board a Republic vessel attached to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Over the course of the war, "Katie" and R2 liked to meet and gossip about the war and the Republic Fleet. 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 and the Sky Battle of Quell. R2-KT survived the Clone Wars and subsequently served in the Galactic Empire.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

R2-KT started off 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 (In fact, the "KT" suffix would appear to be a reference to her name). 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, Star Wars Celebration 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.