R4-I9
Production information
Homeworld	Death Star I
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton
Product line	R-series
Model	R4-series agromech droid
Class	Agromech droid
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rebellion era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

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R4-I9 was an R4 agromech droid painted a dark blue. It was owned by the Galactic Empire. R4 patrolled the halls of the first Death Star during 0 BBY, where it performed maintenance tasks. Years later, a rebel attack onboard the second Death Star, left corridors in flames and R4-I9 immobilized. R4's ally R2-Q5 was forced to download an important message for the Emperor from R4's memory banks and deliver it personally.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

An identical droid, R4-D6, can be seen in the Yavin hangar, in the distant background as Luke Skywalker confronts Han Solo about his decision to leave the rebels without his assistance.

R4-I9 was made as an action figure by Hasbro in 2003, however, it was black instead of dark blue. In addition to this, an R4-D6 figure was made available from Hasbro in 2008 as a build-a-droid figure, where individual parts were packed in with various figures which, when assembled, would create the droid. This time around, the droid was properly painted blue.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
•  Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: R2-Q5 (Imperial Astromech Droid)) (Jedi Force File)
•  Star Wars Saga (Pack: Imperial Forces)
•  Star Wars: The 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: R4-I9)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Complete Visual Dictionary

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• R4-I9 action figure 2003
• R4-I9 action figure 2007