R3-T2

R3-T2, or just R3, was an R3-series astromech droid with red, blue, and white paneling. They lived in Mos Eisley spaceport on the planet Tatooine and in 9 BBY stood in one of the streets when a transport carrying three Inquisitors landed nearby. In 0 BBY, the droid passed by a X-34 landspeeder as they moved along Corporations Road in the spaceport.
==Biography==
R3-T2, also known as just R3, was an unaffiliatedStar Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy R3-series astromech droid resident of the spaceport of Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine during the Imperial Era. Over the years, the droid had several owners who kept R3-T2 in order using parts scavenged from members of the Jawa species.
In 9 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines dates to 9 BBY. the droid was stood among the crowds on one of Mos Eisley's streets when the transport Scythe flew overhead and landed nearby to allow three Sith Inquisitors to disembark, although the droid did not turn to face the Inquisitors with the rest of the crowd.
In 0 BBY,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events on Tatooine in to 0 BBY. R3-T2 was rolling down Corporations RoadStar Wars: Complete Locations in Mos Eisley when an X-34 landspeeder carrying the locals Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Skywalker's droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO, passed them. A recklessly piloted Flare-S swoop then caused a ronto to rear up in front of R3-T2, causing a Jawa to fall from the ronto's back in front of the droid. The astromech droid later passed by the same landspeeder again outside Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina.
==Characteristics==
Standing 1.09 meters tall, R3-T2 had a black sensor on their red dome and white-and-blue paneling on their chassis. They were part of the R-series manufactured by Industrial Automaton.
==Behind the scenes==
R3-T2 first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The droid's scene was shot between April 2 and April 4, 1976 on location in Djerba, Tunisia.The Making of Star Wars The droid was recreated based on the original for the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, with the crew using R3-T2 as the model's identifier. R3-T2's scene was shot on the fourteenth day of shooting for the seriesObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return and the droid then appeared in the show's first episode, which aired on May 27, 2022.
In the current Star Wars canon, the droid was first identified in the 2016 reference book written by Michael Kogge included in the Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set. The designation originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they were first used on the "R3-T2 (Arthree-Teetoo)" card in the Special Edition Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, which was released by Decipher in 1998.
A LEGO figure of R3-T2 was created for the 2018 set "75198 Tatooine Battle Pack." Images of this figure were re-used in the 2023 non-canon reference book LEGO Star Wars Galaxy Mission to represent the separate character R2-Z2C. The book was written by Julia March with LEGO models by Rod Gillies.LEGO Star Wars Galaxy Mission
==Appearances==
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*Obi-Wan Kenobi 1
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==Sources==
*Ultimate Star Wars 
*Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set 
*Star Wars: Complete Locations 
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition 
*The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983 
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition 
*Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 
*The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005 
*Star Wars: A Galaxy for Everyone 
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*Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Droids with unspecified gender programming
Category:Droids with unspecified pronouns
Category:R3-series astromech droids
Category:Tatooinians