Post by Rose on Apr 4, 2007 17:52:22 GMT -5
R4-P17
Basic Information -
Manufacturer: Industrial Automaton
Type: Astromech Droid
Vehicle: Jedi Starfighter
Affiliation: Galactic Republic
A faithful astromech built into Obi-Wan Kenobi's assigned Jedi starfighter, R4-P17 assisted the Jedi Knight during his mission to track down Senator Padmé Amidala's attacker. The truncated, dome-headed droid served as onboard astrogator, technician and communications specialist for Kenobi during the Clone Wars. During the Battle of Coruscant, R4-P17 had its head ripped off by a buzz droid, bringing her operational life cycle to a violent end. R4-P17 started off as a traditional R4 unit, complete with the characteristic conical head, when she was nearly destroyed in a trash compactor mishap on Gyndine. While inspecting the Jedi customizations of the Delta-7 designs, Anakin Skywalker happened upon the wrecked little droid and rebuilt it. The new R4-P17 sported an R2-series dome and would eventually become the prototype for other integrated droid navigators aboard the Jedi Aethersprite fighters. R4-P17 received a full astromech body during the Clone Wars when Kenobi adopted the newer Eta-2 Actis interceptor starfighter.