R7-A7

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R7-A7 Production information Manufacturer Industrial Automaton Product line R-series Class Astromech droid Technical specifications Height .96 meters Gender Masculine programming Sensor color Sky Blue Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Affiliation Jedi Order Ahsoka Tano [Source]

R7-A7, also known as Arseven, was Ahsoka Tano's green, red, and white astromech droid during the Clone Wars.

[edit] History

R7-A7's first mission was serving in the Battle of Ryloth as co-pilot of Ahsoka's Jedi Starfighter. He flew with her on a mission to take out the Separatist blockade surrounding Ryloth, and was present when she disobeyed orders to retreat after Separatist reinforcements arrived, and lost most of her squadron. After the Resolute and Defender retreated, Anakin Skywalker came up with a plan to pilot the heavily damaged Defender into the Confederacy's flagship, while Ahsoka and her squad of Y-Wings take out the remaining enemy frigates. Ahsoka was still shaken from her earlier failure, but received support from Admiral Wullf Yularen and led the counterattack. Arseven would then fly with Ahsoka in her BTL-B Y-wing starfighter. The attack was successful, and the Republic forces prepared to invade Ryloth and liberate the captive Twi'lek inhabitants from Techno Union leader Wat Tambor.

[edit] Behind the scenes

R7-A7 was first revealed in the 2009 LEGO set "Ahsoka's Starfighter and Droids".

If R7-A7 is indeed an R7-series astromech droid, and not just an earlier model with an "R7" designation, his inclusion poses a continuity problem, as R7 units had not been created until after the Battle of Endor. This is also the case with one of Plo Koon's astromechs, R7-F5; he also has R4-F5. It is also possible that R7-A7 is a prototype R7-series astromech droid being tested by the Jedi Order.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Storm Over Ryloth" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Liberty on Ryloth"