Droid
R2-SHW
Canon Linked from 2 articles
R2-SHW was an R2-series astromech droid that served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War against the Galactic Empire. In 1 BBY, it flew in a T-65B X-wing starfighter with General Antoc Merrick, the leader of Blue Squadron, during the Battle of Scarif, in which the Alliance engaged the Empire above the planet Scarif in order to try and steal the plans to the Death Star superweapon.
During the fighting, Merrick and R2-SHW were among the members of Blue Squadron who made it through a Shield Gate above Scarif to support rebel forces on the surface of the planet. While fighting beneath the shield, R2-SHW and Merrick perished when their starfighter was shot down by an TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter.
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Facts
- Died
- 1 BBY, Scarif
- Manufacturer
- Industrial Automaton
- Line
- R-series
- Model
- R2-series astromech droid
- Class
- Astromech droid
- Height
- 0.96 meters (3ft, 2in)
- Pronouns
- new
- Sensor
- Black
- Plating
- Red, black and silver
- Affiliations
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Blue Squadron
Appearances
2 works, in story order
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (first appearance)
- Rogue One Adaptation 6
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