R3-M3

R3-M3 was an R3-series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton that stood 1.09 meters tall and had blue plating and a transparent dome. It served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War against the Alliance to Restore the Republic. In 0 BBY,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope to 0 BBY. the astromech droid was on board the Death Star superweapon while it was in the Alderaan system, and rolled down one of the battle station's corridors as the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi snuck across the corridor in order to reach the Death Star's tractor beam controls.
==Behind the scenes==
R3-M3 first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It was first identified in the new Star Wars canon in the 2017 reference book Ultimate LEGO Star Wars. The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity with a wave of Star Wars: The Legacy Collection figures produced by Hasbro and released in 2009.
==Appearances==
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*Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 
===Non-canon sources===
*Ultimate LEGO Star Wars 
==Notes and references==
Category:Droids of the Galactic Empire
Category:R3-series astromech droids