R2-D2 is a character from the star-wars universe. An astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character throughout all six Star Wars films. Along with his droid companion c-3po, he joins or supports Anakin Skywalker, luke-skywalker, princess-leia and obi-wan-kenobi in various points in the saga. R2-D2 was ...
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Why Can't Artoo Talk?
Anyone who has written software with any complexity knows the importance of logging clearly readable error messages to make debugging easier. Cryptic or short error messages like "Error #5" won't ...
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Did R2D2 ever meet Yoda prior to Yoda's exile on Dagobah?
Is there a specific proof in the canon (of any kind) showing that R2D2 had met/seen/been aware of existence of Master Yoda at any time between the siege of Naboo and Yoda going into Exile on Dagobah?
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How was an R2 unit supposed to be able to fix an X-wing while in flight?
The R2 units got pushed into a hole behind the pilot in the X-wing. This always required a big (bigger than normal) suspension of disbelief for me, because they were meant to be able to make emergency ...
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Why are R2-D2 and C-3PO spelled phonetically in outside media?
Does anyone know why R2-D2 is spelled Artoo-Detoo and C-3PO is spelled See-Threepio in the script and in other media outside the movies?
I've always found this very annoying and it took away from the ...
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Why does R2-D2 try to electrocute Yoda?
I don't have trouble explaining away most of the other problems that the prequels introduced. However, R2-D2 has an intact memory of the events of those films. He should be aware of what Yoda looks ...
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Why did R2-D2 not fly in Return of the Jedi?
In Return of the Jedi:
Artoo butts the golden droid over the edge and steps off himself, tumbling toward the sand.
But in Attack of the Clones:
ARTOO uses his rocket jets to fly up and into ...
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Why was R2-D2 smarter than other similar droids?
You can see this in any episode of Star Wars. R2-D2 was able to fix anything (than other similar droids). It even defeated many other droids & robots.
How is it possible?
Every droid (of R2-D2 ...
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Origin of R2-D2?
C3PO's (improbable) creation is featured in the Star Wars films but what about R2-D2? Is there any source (probably outside the films) that explains where he (it) came from and how old he is?
