R0-GR

R0-GR, or "Roger," was a B1-series battle droid who worked alongside the Freemakers, a human family of scavengers that traveled throughout the galaxy. He was a veteran of the Separatist Droid Army during the Clone Wars and fought in a number of battles over the course of his life. He served in the Battle of Naboo prior to the war and, during his service to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, fought at the First Battle of Geonosis, Battle of Kashyyyk, Battle of Nal Kapok, and the Battle of Saleucami. His relationship with the Freemakers started when he was discovered on Ord Tellarom. He also joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic and later the Resistance. R0-GR was the author of a number of publications, including his autobiography titled From Trenches to Wrenches: The Roger Story and its companion piece, Droidography.
==Biography==
===Before the Clone Wars===
R0-GR was manufactured on Geonosis before the Battle of Naboo. He fought in the Battle of Naboo, presumably as part of the Trade Federation Droid Army.
===The Clone Wars===
R0-GR fought in the Clone Wars in the Droid Army for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Throughout the Clone Wars, R0-GR was repeatedly sliced to pieces by Jedi wielding lightsabers. Anakin Skywalker in particular did this to him multiple times. He was able to endure the process due to salvageable B1 Battle Droids being repaired and reused.
At the onset of the Clone Wars, R0-GR returned to Geonosis and fought in the First Battle of Geonosis.
The battle droid spent five months fighting in the Battle of Saleucami. He would then fight on Nal Kapok for what he considered to be the worst battle in the Clone Wars. He also fought in the Battle of Kashyyyk.
At the Clone Wars' end, R0-GR was deactivated along with the rest of the Separatist Droid Army.
===Reactivation and Reprogramming===
R0-GR was reactivated on the planet Ord Tellarom. He was taken in and reprogrammed by the Freemakers. He was given new programming directives, which including attending to the family and the care of their children, and took up a number of hobbies in addition to his new tasks.
The battle droid began living on The Wheel. After he began living there, he traveled to a planet occupied by Rancors, which he found to be unpleasant.
While in a marketplace in the Wheel's Middle Ring, he struck Rebel droid K-2SO with a vehicle. Regardless, K-2SO assisted R0-GR in a conflict that R0-GR was involved in shortly thereafter. R0-GR befriended a TT-8L Gatekeeper droid installed into an elevator in the Wheel. In spite of this, he was unable to persuade the droid to allow him into the Upper Ring.
===Horrible Hutt Hideaway===
R0-GR eventually returned to Nal Kapok. Afterward, he travelled to the Belgaroth Asteroid Field, which a Hutt was using as a hideout. This Hutt may have been Graballa, who R0-GR at some point tried to deceive into thinking he was a bounty hunter droid named "IG-89," a droid who was apparently "one better than IG-88." In a potentially related incident, a mining droid named DLC-13 helped R0-GR save Rowan Freemaker from a would-be lethal situation, and the two droids developed a lifelong friendship.
===Other Events===
R0-GR returned to Kashyyyk, where he kept his arms intact but had his head removed. Afterward he crashed on Felucia and was nearly eaten by plants several times. He traveled to Tatooine and unwittingly became part of a winning podracing team, afterward deciding he was unwilling to do so again due to the grave risk involved.
===On Takodana===
At some time Roger took refuge on Takodana. At that time he encountered Hondo Ohnaka, whom he eventually distrusted. Also while at Maz Kanata's castle with the Freemakers, he provided a recipe for Sweet-Sand Cookies to Strono Tuggs.Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
===Meeting the Maker of Zoh===
After his initial journey to Takodana, Roger quickly travelled to Ningoth, which he disliked because it was a water planet and thus "bad for droids." He continued to Naboo, which he described as "the Battle Droid Graveyard" due to the Battle of Naboo.
The Freemakers travelled to Zoh, seeking the help of a force user named Jek-14, who lived there with many droids, including N-3RO, BL-OX, and Fixer. The arrival of the Freemakers caused N-3RO to lead a rebellion against Jek, giving R0-GR an oil bath in an effort to persuade R0-GR to join. R0-GR refused, and the revolt was eventually thwarted, with N-3RO being restricted using a restraining bolt.
Afterward, R0-GR travelled to Hoth, which he considered even more unsuitable for droids than Ningoth due to its extremely cold and icy conditions.
===Conflict with the Emperor===
R0-GR and Rowan Freemaker travelled together to a remote, hidden planet to hide from hostile forces. There, R0-GR trained Rowan. He later went to Coruscant where he engaged in a conflict with Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine.
During the Imperial Era, Emperor Palpatine created a droid hunter named M-OC, to reclaim a legendary weapon. M-OC pursued the Freemakers, including R0-GR, and attempted to destroy the family. As M-OC pursued them across star systems, he improved his equipment and abilities, to the point of wielding lightsabers with more proficiency than the Jedi Masters R0-GR had previously witnessed.
Following R0-GR's time on Coruscant, the battle droid joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War and spent time aboard Home One. Although he initially received a cold reception from most of the droids aboard the ship, including C1-10P, BG-81 was amiable toward him, and allowed R0-GR to tell him stories of his life, albeit often while in sleep mode.
R0-GR was awarded a medal during his service in the Rebel Alliance. He would later recount himself as an "oft disputed hero of the Rebellion."
===End of the Empire===
M-OC was defeated by the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the end of the Galactic Civil War, unable to triumph against the Freemakers.
After the Battle of Endor, R0-GR spoke with C-3PO, who he perceived to be unusually uncomfortable during the encounter. After later being told by R2-D2 that C-3PO had previously had his head switched with that of a B1-series Battle Droid preceding the First Battle of Geonosis, he speculated that C3PO still had some subconscious recollection of the event, despite C-3PO claiming otherwise due to a memory wipe. R2-D2 offered R0-GR a demonstration of how he could launch a lightsaber from his astromech droid dome, but R0-GR declined, having an aversion to lightsabers being thrown at him due to his service in the Clone Wars.
Roger wrote an autobiography detailing his life from his assembly to his enlistment into the Rebel Alliance, which he titled From Trenches to Wrenches: The Roger Story and sold on the HoloNet. He received comments that indicated that no one read the book to completion due to its apparent low quality.
===Age of Resistance===
R0-GR was a part of the Resistance. During or after his service in the Resistance, he wrote a book called Droidography.
==Characteristics==
R0-GR was a B1-Series Battle Droid with limbs of varying colors. His torso was dark brown and had the symbol of the Trade Federation printed in white on the left side of his chest. His right arm and Comlink booster were the standard bone-white color used for most B1 Battle Droids, but his head, legs, and left arm were a light brown color common of B1 units specialized for desert environments. Originally a soldier for the Separatist Alliance, R0-GR experienced a number of failures, frequently being cut to pieces by Jedi lightsabers. He was jealous of the capabilities of IG-100 MagnaGuards and Droidekas, but found B2-series super battle droids unnecessary and disliked them, using them as shields in combat. He was willing to gloat over the fact that most B2 super battle droids had been decommissioned. However, he was especially aggrieved by T-series tactical droids, who were, according to Roger, unable to fight but instead willing to send battle droids to die with poorly thought-out strategies, being "arrogant and selfish."
Although repentant for his own and his fellow battle droids' part in the Clone Wars and the state of the galaxy, R0-GR was an advocate of droid rights. Nonetheless, he claimed that the Separatist Droid Army deserved the droid shutdown command, and that he and the Droid Army were partially responsible for the state of droid rights or lack thereof in the galaxy. His own philosophy seemed to promote equality between droids and organics. When encountering more extreme philosophies, such as N-3RO's beliefs that humans were untrustworthy, he maintained his allegiance to the human Freemaker family, overall having positive opinions toward humans at large. Though apparently remorseful of his Separatist programming, he also seemed to think highly of his model, praising its (and thus his own) aesthetic qualities repeatedly and at one point describing B1s as "the most spectacular mechanical life-form ever built."
==Behind the scenes==
R0-GR first appeared in the non-canon Disney XD animated TV series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. He was voiced by Matthew Wood. R0-GR was introduced into the canon continuity in the 2018 reference book Star Wars: Droidography, written by Marc Sumerak.
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: Droidography 
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
*Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
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*Star Wars: These Are the Droids You're Looking For
==Notes and references==
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Category:B1-series battle droids
Category:Droids of the Alliance to Restore the Republic
Category:Droids of the Confederacy of Independent Systems
Category:Droids of the Resistance
Category:Droids of the Trade Federation
Category:Droids with masculine programming
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