Star Wars is about a little blue and white droid who is the glue to the entire galaxy but only speaks with beeps and boops, so no one truly knows he holds the answers to everything. Everything. R2D2. The most badass Star Wars character is a mischievous astromech droid with rollers and a USB stick that mimics a Taser. R2D2 starts the film series by carrying the plans for the Death Star. This droid is the key to the Rebel Alliance mission. R2D2 saves all the humanoid heroes from the trash compacter. Later, R2D2 gets blasted during the attack on the Death Star and rises from the dead to attend the medal ceremony. Any character that returns from the dead without a "force ghost" seems better than a Jedi in my opinion. R2D2 then travels to Hoth and Dagobah with Luke. So, this electronic entity can operate in desert conditions, extreme winter weather, and in a swamp. That technology alone is impressive. R2D2 repairs the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive. This act aids the heroes in their escape from the Imperial Forces in Cloud City. In 2 movies, R2D2 is vital to the heroes escaping certain doom. R2D2 is crucial to the rescue effort of Han from Jabba the Hutt. Later, this war hero is damaged during the battle of Endor. Once again, R2D2 returns for the after-war celebration. R2D2's tale in the original trilogy should be enough to nominate him as the most bad ass character in Star Wars, but the story doesn't stop there. Thirty-two years prior to those events, Padme has 4 of these astromech droids. 3 of them are destroyed (and apparently not rebuilt), but R2D2 remains unharmed and joins up with the Jedi on their travels. R2D2 joins Anakin on a starship and is involved in an annoying scene where they end up saving the day. Most people are annoyed by Jake Lloyd's performance in this scene on the battle station, but yet somehow R2D2 is forgiven for accompanying him throughout that unplanned mission. I struggle to remember the plot of Episode II, but I know R2D2 was involved and probably did some bad assery. The droid also witnessed the secret wedding of Padme and Anakin...perhaps even filmed a secret sex tape in an unreleased George Lucas extended unrated cut...perhaps. In episode III, R2D2 aids Anakin and Obi Wan in retrieving the Emperor and fights off some battle droids. R2D2 is later seen palling around with Darth Vader. At the end of the prequel series, C3PO's memory is wiped because the knowledge of Vader's kids must be erased. However, R2D2's memory is not wiped. Therefore, this bad ass character knows the entire Skywalker history....well, the mom who stuck to her "immaculate conception" story up to the birth of sorcerer twins." Then, after the 2nd Death Star destruction, some other stuff happened. R2D2 eventually took a well deserved nap. My guess, a strong Wi-Fi connection created lag from 60 years of updates. Swamps, frozen tundras, and deserts probably don't have good Wi-Fi. So, R2D2 had to power down for almost an entire movie. Once the droid turns back on...the secret map is complete and the mission to find Luke can commence. As a comic relief character, R2D2 is pretty bad ass. The droid may even be a Jedi. Yoda did mention that "there is another" to Obi Wan's ghost. However, Yoda never specified that he was talking about Princess Leia who has shown no significant force abilities throughout the films. R2D2 has a sacred bond with Anakin. The two of them served together in the clone wars. R2D2 witnessed Anakin's wedding. So it is my belief that if Luke failed, Yoda considered R2D2 as the last resort to turn Darth Vader back to the light side of the force.
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