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R2-D2 (/ ˌ ɑːr. t uː ˈ d iː t uː /) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every film in the "Skywalker Saga", which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope: R2-D2: Wombling Free: Bungo 1980 The Muppet Show: R2-D2 Episode: "The Stars of Star Wars" Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: Flash Gordon: Dwarf The Elephant Man: Plumed Dwarf 1981 Time Bandits: Fidgit The Goodies: Dwarf Episode: "Snow White 2" 1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Pick Pocket TV ...
Image credits: Chris Walter / Getty Images #13 C3PO and R2D2. While the Star Wars saga was packed with robots, C3PO and R2D2 were the most beloved droids from the series. The protocol droid C-3PO ...
Quinn and Rotich both returned for the role in the sequel trilogy, namely Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In the years since Return of the Jedi 's release, the character has made appearances in various works within the Star Wars Expanded Universe .
Vee originally auditioned for R2-D2 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, although filming clashed with Pan at the time and Vee was not used. In November 2015, he was cast as R2-D2 in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, succeeding Kenny Baker before his death in August 2016. [3] [4]
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The company was commissioned by special visual effects supervisor Brian Johnson [1] to fabricate fibreglass shells for the rebuilt R2-D2 props. These were used in the Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, and were based on the designs of Ralph McQuarrie, John Stears and others. His team built around eight bodies.
Chris Freiberg from Den of Geek ranked the introduction of Darth Nihilus as one of the most memorable moments in Star Wars video game history. [36] Glixel listed him as one of twenty "awesome" Star Wars characters originating in video games, and considered him "terrifying" and "more of a malevolent ghost than a typical self-serving Sith". [37]