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Contents 1 R2-D2 in Soul Calibur 4? 2 Personality 3 Seriously, is there a canonical source for R2D2's top speed? 4 Blowing up the Droid Control Ship in Episode I 5 Abilities Controversy Section 6 R2D2 in my Star Trek? 7 Homeworld 8 Does R2 ever die? 9 Rewrite 10 Sensor color 11 R2 Speaking 12 Onamonaphile

R2-D2 in Soul Calibur 4? Edit

Umm... I thought I'd put this. http://i37.tinypic.com/14njpzq.jpg 202.69.180.113 01:38, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Personality Edit

I know that droids aren't supposed to have personalities, but I think an exception can *certainly* be made with R2-D2, and I'm wondering why he doesn't have a personality section?129.107.81.12 21:24, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Well their are many specialized droid parts called personality chips.

But whether R2-D2 has a personality chip or if he just some how addapeted or/and gained pesonality. But also R2-D2 has been through ALOT of eperiance and action, in such a short amount of time. and yes tens of years is short.

any idea about artoo's personality? --MuanN 18:07, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

• It's my understanding that, provided they are given minimal or no memory wipes, most higher-level 'droids are capable of developing their own "personalities." This, of course, depends upon the sophistication of their vibro-brains coupled with years of experience. From what I've read, Artoo is never given a memory wipe in all of his long life. He has, therefore, not only developed his own personality but eccentricities akin to senility as he got on in years. Threepio is also a prime example of this electronic "evolution" of the individual 'droid. In Episode IV, he tells Luke, "I'm not much more than an interpreter and not very good at telling stories... well, not at making them interesting, anyway." By Episode VI, however, it's Threepio who sums up the experiences of the Rebel Aliance (particularly Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, etc) in a dramatic retelling that not only involved narrative... but sound effects! It is arguable, then, that C-3PO had become prolific at story telling, the more experience he himself gained, over the years.--99.29.194.51 20:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Seriously, is there a canonical source for R2D2's top speed? Edit

How fast is R2D2? What evidence is available? Sorry, I screwed up Wookipedia Etiquette before, but I am genuinely interested in this question. Hell, I'll even take anecdotal evidence AGuyWhoSeriouslyWantsToKnowIfHeCanBeatR2D2inaDecathlon 01:01, 5 March 2009 (UTC)AGuyWhoSeriouslyWantsToKnowIfHeCanBeatR2D2inaDecathlon

• If I were to go by observation alone, Astromechs don't seem to top off at any faster than, say, the walking pace of a human. Note that, while others are running for safety, Artoo is kind of left to catch up. If I were to guess, based on my limited mechanical knowledge, I'd say his wheel servos are tipped more toward torque and power than speed. Think of an electric wheel chair or similar... not really built for speed, but for moving around otherwise "dead weight." Artoo is a little canister of processors, sensors, gears, cogs, servos, framework and various gadgets. His two, or three sets of wheels have to move that all around with little effort. So, if Wikipedia is to be trusted, the average human walks 4 to 6 miles-per-hour. I'd have to say this is around, or close to, Artoo's top speed. --99.29.194.51 20:15, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
  • It would depend on whether you were talking about flying or rolling. Remember, too, that R2 showed a tremendous burst of ground speed when he was overloaded one time in one of the original trilogy films. Gethralkin^Hyperwave 12:10, February 26, 2010 (UTC)

Blowing up the Droid Control Ship in Episode IEdit

Are we sure Anakin blew up the Trade Federation Ship? Because I always thought it was R2 who piloted the Naboo starfighter, while the kid was just playing with the buttons.--Relentless666 07:32, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

• I had thought it was Anakin, though the kid had clearly done so by happenstance... he had to fiddle with the switches to discover what they did and wound up hitting the right ones on accident... or via the Force, unknowingly. --99.29.194.51 20:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Abilities Controversy Section Edit

Is the Abilities Controversy section really needed? Going to the real world, isn't it obvious that the reasons R2 doesn't have as many abilities in the Original Trilogy is because Lucas and the Star Wars production crew hadn't thought of these abilities and decided to add them to the Prequel Trilogy? Isn't the reason R2 has more maneuverability in the Prequel Trilogy because he is CG? I don't think this section is really needed but that's just my opinion. --Waffle47 03:17, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

• The entire section is unreferenced, speculative original research, so yes, it should be nuked with extreme prejudice. ~ SavageBob 06:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
  • Opinion-based, if nothing else. Kill and destroy. —CC7567 http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/5/5f/Rex.png/20px-Rex.png ^(s)talk 06:45, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
    • Expunge; it's unsourced. But I hope the Breakdance image can be placed somewhere else in the article. --Skippy Farlstendoiro 09:04, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

R2D2 in my Star Trek? Edit

As some of you may have known, J.J. Abrams hide an R2D2 easter egg within the latest Star Trek movie. Has anyone here discovered the location of such droid in a clear and unblurried picture? —Unsigned comment by 4.233.115.179 (talk • contribs).

http://gizmodo.com/5405276/r2+d2-finally-discovered-in-star-trek Can't believe I didn't notice that arrow!Omegatron9 15:24, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

Homeworld Edit

According to The Cloen Wars Season One DVD, Artoo's homeworld is Nubia. 65.34.3.78 01:20, November 4, 2009 (UTC)

It's a droid. Therefore, no homeworld. Droids don't have homes.—B-Boba Fett! ^{Make the check out to "Boba Fett"} 15:41, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

Yes they do... from a certain point of view. A homeworld for a droid would be where they're created. Zakor1138 04:20, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

Does R2 ever die? Edit

IDK just wondering not to familiar with the star wars franchise saw the last 3 films. Thank you for your help! --Itfellapart2010bournemoby 08:31, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

• No. He is up and rolling even 137 years after the Battle of Yavin. Mauser^Comlink 10:35, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

RewriteEdit

Hey everyone,

I'm working on a major rewrite for this article, found at my workbench here (you can also read more about the project here). If you're interested in rewriting/making major edits to this article as well, definitely let me know first so that we can coordinate our efforts, rather than find ourselves doing the same research and working on the same things simultaneously. Cheers! Menkooroo 04:16, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

Sensor color Edit

I noticed that the sensor color is listed as red in the infobox. However, the sensor color does not refer to the processor indicator (which appears red in the infobox image and blue in another image). Sensor color is parallel to eye color in organic beings in the Star Wars universe, and the eye, in the case of R2-series astromechs, is the primary photoreceptor and radar eye, which is black on R2-D2. Gethralkin^Hyperwave 12:20, February 26, 2010 (UTC)

R2 Speaking Edit

I've notice that nowhere in this article or in Revenge of the Sith does it mention the in the story we actually get a translation of R2's comments to C-3PO. Thoughts? Ztyran 16:40, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

Onamonaphile Edit

Is there a commonly agreed-upon spelling for Artoo's outraged scream of "Weooooooww~!" in ESB?

(There may be a silly caption involved. God is in the details.) -Derik@Tfwiki