R4 astromech droid

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Also known as R4 series astromech droid · R4 astromech

Facts

Degree: Class two
Height: 1.15 meters

Connections

Manufactured by: Industrial Automaton
Part of: R-series

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Appearances

134 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

TV episodes 51
Reference books 28
Games 13
Comics 12
Films 9
Comic stories 8
Novels 7
Short stories 3
Activity books 3

Films

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) (2008)
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

TV episodes

Children of the Force (2009)
The Mandalore Plot (2010)
Voyage of Temptation (2010)
Lethal Trackdown (2010)
R2 Come Home (2010)
Evil Plans (2010)
Nightsisters (episode) (2011)
Mercy Mission (episode) (2011)
Nomad Droids (2011)
Darkness on Umbara (2011)
Escape from Kadavo (2012)
Deception (2012)
Revenge (episode) (2012)
The Soft War (2012)
Bound for Rescue (2012)
Secret Weapons (2012)
A Sunny Day in the Void (2012)
Missing in Action (2013)
Point of No Return (The Clone Wars) (2013)
The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (2013)
Fugitive (2014)
Voices (2014)
Rebel Resolve (2015)
The Forgotten Droid (2016)
An Inside Man (2016)
Double Agent Droid (2017)
In the Name of the Rebellion (2017)
Rebel Assault (2017)
The Platform Classic (2018)
The Bad Batch (episode) (2020)
A Distant Echo (2020)
Unfinished Business (episode) (2020)
Gone with a Trace (2020)
Together Again (2020)
Old Friends Not Forgotten (2020)
The Phantom Apprentice (2020)
Shattered (2020)
Victory and Death (2020)
Beeps (2021)
Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land (2021)
Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine (2022)
Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa (2022)
Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm (2022)
Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian (2022)
Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger (2022)
Part II (2022)
Chapter 21: The Pirate (2023)
Chapter 22: Guns for Hire (2023)
Part One: Master and Apprentice (2023)
Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem (2024)
+1 more

Comics

Kanan 4 (2015)
Poe Dameron 5 (2016)
Poe Dameron 6 (2016)
Star Wars (2015) 26 (2016)
Poe Dameron 20 (2017)
Star Wars (2015) 47 (2018)
Darth Vader (2017) 16 (2018)
Age of Resistance - Rey 1 (2019)
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (2020)
Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon 2 (2025)
Rogue One – Jyn Erso 1 (2026)
The Book of Boba Fett 1 (2026)

Comic stories

Escaping the Scrap Pile (2016)
The Ballad of 264 (2016)
The Trouble at Tibrin, Part II (2017)
Smuggler's Run, Part 1 (2018)
Tales from Wild Space: IG-88 vs. the Gatto Gang (2018)
Tales from Wild Space: The Blue Brothers (2018)
Squad Goals, Part One (2021)
Squad Goals, Part 2 (2021)

Novels

Battle to the End (2015)
Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (2015)
Before the Awakening (2015)
Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal (2016)
Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (2019)
Galaxy's Edge: A Batuu Adventure! (2025)

Short stories

The Hero's Journey Begins (2015)
The Last Adventure (2015)
A Deadly Plot (2017)

Games

Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience (2016)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay (2017)
Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (2018)
Resistance Conversion Kit (2018)
Imperial Specialists Personnel Expansion (2019)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
Star Wars: Hunters (2021)
Rebel Sleeper Cell Unit Expansion (2024)
Rebel Alliance Unit Card Pack (2025)
Star Wars Zero Company (2026)

Activity books

Star Wars: A New Hope: Activity Book (2015)
Star Wars Search and Find Volume I (2019)
Where's Grogu? A Search-and-Find Adventure (2023)

Reference books

Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (2015)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 19 (2015)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 28 (2015)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 28 (2015)
Star Wars Rebels: Visual Guide: Epic Battles (2015)
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
IncrediBuilds: Star Wars: R2-D2 (2016)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 82 (2016)
Star Wars Builders: Droids (2016)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 12 (2017)
Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 79 (2017)
Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
Star Wars: Droidography (2018)
Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 62 (2019)
TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
Star Wars: Meet the Heroes: R2-D2 (2019)
Rise of the Separatists (2019)
Star Wars: Extraordinary Droids (2020)
R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters (2020)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! (2021)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)

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