R4-D6

R4-D6, though more commonly referred to as Dix, was a navy-blue coloured agromech series R4 droid. He was purchased by the Rebel Alliance as part of a bulk transaction shortly before the Battle of Yavin, and was even present at the Rebel Base on Yavin during the battle with the Death Star. Following this he was utilised with a Y-Wing Starfighter in fleeing the Rebel Base, and has since stayed with the ship throughout it's use by the Rebel Alliance. He is currently under the ownership of Rebel Agents Kileo Dimoh and Raedan Kitani.
== R4-Series Agromech Droid ==
Flushed with the success of their landmark R2 launch, Industrial Automaton rushed to capitalize on their new dominance of the astromech droid market. The R4-series agromech droid was a highly successful attempt to capture a new market prospect—the Outer Rim urbanite who were more likely have a souped-up landspeeder parked in their garage than an X-wing. Accordingly, the R4 agromech droid was designed for life outside the pristine hangar bay. It was simpler, tougher, and cheaper than previous R3-series models. 
=== Characteristics ===
The R4 had the same outward appearance of an R2 or R3 droid below the neck, but to save money on production, items such as the video display screen and miniature fire extinguisher were omitted. The holographic projector/recorder unit was retained, but relocated to the top of the head dome to allow for use of a cheaper, less miniaturized unit with a smaller rotational axis. The droid's Intellex VI computer was advanced, but geared toward common repulsorcraft designs and specs for commercially available space transports. The computer brain was designed with more space between the components, lowering production costs, but requiring a larger head dome, and likewise eliminated many of the function indicators and gadgetry found on other R-series head domes. The R4 was unsuited to the task of starfighter astromech; it could only hold the coordinates for a single hyperspace jump in its astrogation buffer, a one way trip for any fighter jock.
The droids were rugged; able to shrug off the nicks and dents common to a working garage environment as well or better than other R-droids. IA was pleased to discover that, with regular maintenance checks, the R4 outlasted its design parameters for operational life, weather endurance, personality matrix stability, and time elapsed between recharge sessions. 
=== History ===
Mass-market buyers liked the R4, as did the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. They reasoned that no one would be suspicious of a mass purchase of agromech droids, the way they would be of starfighter ready copilots like the R2. The model's low cost and knowledge of general-purpose vehicles were also greatly appreciated by the resource-strapped Rebels, and soon the droids' conical heads were familiar sights in Alliance bases and Mon Calamari hangar bays.
Category:Droids