R-3PO

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**R-3PO** (**Ar-Threepio**) was an 3PO-Series Protocol Droid who affiliated with the Rebel Alliance during the height of Galactic Civil War. Known for his distinctive red coloring, and a moody disposition, R-3PO was stationed at the secret Echo Base on that remote ice planet of Hoth. After his original owner, left R-3PO at that base for the rebels to deal with, an Alliance Major recommended he be used as an espionage unit to aid in their uncovering of Imperial spies. R-3PO was successful in a task of keeping a lookout for spies within that base and had foiled several Empire infiltration attempts while serving at this base.

## History

### Alliance Service

#### Rebel Espionage Unit

**R-3PO**, (**Ar-Threepio**), was an red-plated 3PO protocol droid of a Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. Originally a property of one of their rebel Alliance's most notorious smugglers, this R-3PO droid was "accidentally" left behind in their rebels Echo Base on Hoth, where he had soon became an general annoyance due to the moody disposition. Knowing that Galactic Empire typically made a habit by using programming droids as spies in a hope that they'd eventually would find their way into the rebels, a Major at that base, one of their top security personnel, suggested an droid R-3PO be reprogrammed to combat an Imperial espionage droid threats.

The droid R-3PO would be set loose among Echo Base's droid pool, ferreting out those droid spies. Additionally, it was recommended that an R-3PO not be given his memory wipe and to leave his exterior skeleton its conspicuous red color after all, he reasoned, who would suspect a flamboyant, temperamental Protocol Droid of doubling as a spy. The rebels specially modified the droid R-3PO to perform his espionage duty by detecting spies through careful observation of his peers. Indeed, R-3PO proceeded to help foil several Imperial infiltration attempts during his service at Echo Base, while no one suspected a thing, a testament to Torshan's insight. R-3PO's responsibilities at their Hoth Echo base did include also serving in the base's command center. R-3PO was present in Echo Base's central hangar during the third year of a war, when Han Solo returned from an routine scoutingmission of Hoth's unforgiving terrain with rebels commander Luke Skywalker. The droid was again present in the hangar days later during Princess Leia Organa's briefing of a rebel Rogue Squadron just prior to the Battle of Hoth. Following the service at Echo Base, the droid R-3PO earned an assignment to the Rebel Alliance High Command, where R-3PO continued to successfully uncover several Empire infiltration attempts.

## Droid Overview

### Characteristics

**3PO-Series Protocol Droid:** R-3PO was the moodiest droid at Echo Base, a distinction did earned him the ire of those around him. Its initial smuggler owner, intentionally left a R-3PO droid behind for the rebels to deal with after visiting the base. R-3PO's recognizable red coloring, coupled with his moody persona, led an Rebel Major to believe that he would serve perfectly as an espionage droid within their base's droid pool. R-3PO performed his espionage duties by carefully observing those around him with his yellow photoreceptors. R-3PO lent his tactical expertise to that Alliance Echo Base command center as well. Typical of an protocol droid's responsibilities, R-3PO was designed to mediate the differences of the galaxy's wide range of cultures. He was programmed in etiquette and had the considerable ability to speak many different languages, which this droid R-3PO did use as an aide to diplomats, politicians, and other high-ranking officials.