R3-D3

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## Technical specifications

### Plating color

* Maroon
* Silver
* White

### Equipment

* Buzz saw
* Arc welder
* Electric pike
* Computer probe
* Scomp link
* Electro-shock prod
* Ascension cable
* Fire extinguisher
* Spark projector
* Power recharge coupler
* Water spout
* Rocket booster
* Holoprojector
* Motorized, all-terrain treads
* Retractable third leg
* Mark IV Locomotion System

## Chronological and political information

### Affiliation

* Jedi Order
* Verso family
* Golden Circle
* Wey family
* Bizago Industries
* Galactic Republic
	+ 71st Delta Corps
* Alliance to Restore the Republic
	+ Phantom Cell
* New Republic
	+ Twilight Squadron
	+ Phantom Squadron
* Resistance
	+ Exegol air team

**R3-D3**, pronounced **Arthree-Deethree** and often referred to as **R3 (Arthree)**, was an R3-series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton with masculine programming. An intelligent and spunky droid who served a few masters over his lifetime, R3-D3 was never given a full memory wipe nor did he receive new programming, which resulted in an adventurous and independent attitude. He often found himself in pivotal moments in galactic history and his bravery and ingenuity saved the galaxy on numerous occasions.

Beginning his service in the Jedi Order, R3-D3 was assigned to Jedi Knight Keleran Verso, who foresaw the destruction of the Jedi Order, and accompanied him until the undoing of his attempted prevention of the Jedi genocide in 32 BBY. R3-D3 served the engineer Talan Bizago on Milano during the waning years of the Galactic Republic, and later served Keleran's son, Padawan Kenan Verso, often accompanied by the protocol droid TC-11 in many adventures throughout the Clone Wars. Following a desperate escape during the purge of the Jedi Order, R3-D3 lived in exile on the remote planet Batuu with Verso and Jedi Knight Del Morrigan. Together, the group formed the Phantom Cell and fought against the Galactic Empire during its early reign. The rebel cell would later join the Alliance to Restore the Republic and R3-D3 helped his friends liberate Milano from the Empire. While continuing to serve Verso, he participated in the Galactic Civil War, and witnessed the destruction of the Empire's first and second Death Star.

## Biography

### Serving Keleran Verso

R3-D3 was manufactured by Industrial Automaton in 37 BBY. He was assigned to Jedi Knight Keleran Verso, who foresaw the destruction of the Jedi Order. After the Jedi High Council disregarded his pleas regarding his visions, Verso decided to leave the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and return to his homeworld Milano. However, before Verso's departure with R3-D3, Jedi Master Jocasta Nu provided him with a holocron that contained the location of Force-sensitive children across the galaxy, believing that there was still a chance to save the Jedi. While on Milano, R3 met Senator Hela Naterrie, the secret lover of Verso, and her personal protocol droid TC-11. R3-D3 accompanied the explorer Lee-Fan Wey, his adopted son Talan Bizago, and TC-11 to witness the wedding of Keleran Verso and Hela Naterrie on Atex Bay in Milano's Lake County.

## **Characteristics**

R3-D3 was known for his loyal, courageous, assertive and erratic personality. Over his lifetime, R3-D3 served a few masters, including Talan Bizago, the Jedi Knight Kenan Verso and his family. Although R3-D3 wasn't designed for combat, he was equipped with various forms of defense that allowed him to hold his own in a fight on several occasions. Unlike other droids, R3-D3 had an adventurous spirit and was able to cope well under challenging circumstances. He was also able to keep secrets and employ deception to achieve his master's goals, such as when Verso and Del Morrigan were forced into hiding on Batuu, keeping their true identities a secret.

## **Equipment**

R3-D3 was an astromech droid of the advanced R3-series from Industrial Automaton. R3-D3 was a diminutive droid, standing at 1.09 meters tall. He rolled around on three legs, one of which could be retracted into his body, and a silver domed head. He had white plating that was accented with maroon markings and subtle silver markings. Aside from his legs, his body also held numerous arms, sensors and even an apparatus. R3 was also equipped with sophisticated computer access equipment that allowed him to quickly read entire networks, and unbeknownst to many, the droid secretly kept internal copies of all the data he accessed over the decades. He would use his holoprojector to relay messages or display other sorts of information. As with all astromech droids, R3-D3 spoke in the droid language of Binary.

R3-D3 featured two power-bus cables on both his legs, connecting to small power cells found under his body, positioned vertically. The droid's motorized all-terrain treads were, as a result, not impacted by ankle articulator servomotors immediately above. Activating couplers were located immediately beneath shoulder articulation joints at the top of the droid's legs, with the joints appearing as concentric circles. The droid utilized his primary photoreceptor, which had the appearance of a single, black "eye." Acoustic signalers were located in two square-looking depressions in the droid's front, right beneath several parallel maroon slots, which were actually the openings for some of his various gadgets. R3 also featured rocket boosters that could propel him into the air. Sometime during the Clone Wars, Verso installed a hidden lightsaber compartment with an ejector. His other accessories included a periscope, fire extinguisher, buzz saw, scomp link, electro-shock prod, data probe, life-from scanner, water spout, ascension cable and arc welder.

## Behind the scenes

When R3-D3 was first introduced, he was named "C4-S1" and was from the "C4-series astromech droid" line of the C-series. The droid was intended to be from a special line of C-series droids that were limited edition and extinct by the time of the Clone Wars. However, JB wanted the droid to share too many similarities to the R-series droids, therefore, deciding to get rid of the C4-series idea entirely and rename the character. He was named R3-D3, a R3-series astromech, and his character was further developed as JB continued to draw inspiration from R2-D2 from the *Star Wars* universe.

## Appearances

* *Star Wars: A Legacy Lost* (First appearance)
* *Star Wars: The Spark of War*
* *Star Wars: Fall of the Republic*
* *Star Wars: Rise of the Rebellion*
* *Star Wars: Wrath of the Sith*
* *Star Wars: The Last Stand*
* *Star Wars: A New Age*
* *Star Wars: Shadows of the Past*
* *Star Wars: The Light of Redemption*