How old is R2-D2?

About 19 years then pass before the events of A New Hope, and the original trilogy spans only about 4 years, making his age in those films roughly 32 to 36.

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When was R2-D2 created?

R2-D2 was built around prior or during 32 BBY. He was one of several astromech droids on Queen Padmé Amidala's Naboo Royal Starship during the invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation that year. The ship was used by Queen Amidala and her entourage in an attempt to pass the blockade and escape the planet.

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Who is older R2-D2 or C-3PO?

From the beginning, R2 was there. Followed shortly by 3PO. It's hinted that the two robots are much older than the Skywalker Saga; however, it's through their photoreceptors that Star Wars takes shape.

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Who is the oldest droid in Star Wars?

The Lightsaber Architect Droid Huyang Is Over 25,000 Years Old. Star Wars Timelines reveals that the droid Huyang is over 25,000 years old, making him the oldest character in the Star Wars galaxy.

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How old is bb8?

A BB-series astromech droid who was built in 29 ABY, BB-8 became the companion of the New Republic Commander and flight leader of Rapier Squadron, Poe Dameron.

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Who Created R2-D2? Star Wars Explained

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Is R2-D2 A Boy or a girl?

Note: Canon sources are mixed as to whether R2-D2 has a gender, but Wallace (an official source) indicates that the droid has masculine programming.

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Is BB-8 a boy or a girl?

It started out as a sort of interesting bit of trivia for Star Wars fans: the adorable new droid first introduced in last year's teaser for The Force Awakens is actually a girl.

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Who is the oldest Sith?

As the first Dark Lord of the Sith, Ajunta Pall founded the first Sith Empire and expanded it onto other worlds. The Sith took over the planet Ziost and created it as their capital and as Pall's new home.

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Who is the youngest Jedi?

Vernestra was enough of a prodigy that she eventually attained the rank of Jedi Knight at the age of only fifteen, making her the youngest Knight in a generation.

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Who is the oldest Jedi ever?

Yoda. Yoda was a wise, experienced, and powerful Grand Master of the Jedi of an unknown species and the oldest known prophet in existence (having lived at least 900 years), considered the wisest and most powerful Jedi Master within the Star Wars universe.

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Why doesn t R2-D2 remember Anakin?

R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.

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Why did Obi-Wan forget R2-D2?

By claiming he's never owned a droid, he applies the same tactic as he did with his embellishment about Anakin. He hasn't owned a droid because R2-D2 is his friend. No one can "own" him, and to claim to have done so disrespects the countless ways the little astromech has saved the galaxy.

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Does Darth Vader ever meet R2-D2?

No. There is a non-canon comic of Darth Vader finding C-3PO's dismantled body at Bespin which gives an interesting, albeit blatantly non-canon look at what Vader might think. But to my knowledge there's no evidence at all that either of the droids ever met Darth Vader nor recognized him.

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Did R2-D2 recognize Yoda?

Such cycles of fate no longer surprised the nine-hundred-year-old Jedi. So there you have it. Yoda and R2D2 knew each other and the galaxy is even a smaller world than we think.

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What language does R2-D2 speak?

Binary. Binary, or Droidspeak, is made up of beeps and whistles. The language is “spoken” by droids such as R2-D2 and BB-8.

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Did Anakin build R2-D2?

Built by Anakin Skywalker to help his mother, C-3PO is revealed to Padme and R2-D2, who quips the protocol droid's "parts are showing."

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Which Jedi died of old age?

Yoda claims to have been training Jedi for 800 years. The second time Yoda mentions his long life is in Return of the Jedi, when he tells Luke, “When you reach 900 years old, you will not look as good as you will.” If we take Yoda at his word, that means the Jedi Master died at the ripe old age of 900.

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Who is the rarest Jedi?

Arguably, some of the rarest types of Jedi were the so-called Iron Knights. These are members of the Shards species - crystals with a brain of their own. They were Force-sensitive and all trained under the tutelage of Jedi Master Aqinos. The Shards had droid bodies, similar to that of General Grievous.

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Who is the most badass Jedi?

#1 – Yoda. Yoda is widely considered to be the greatest Jedi of all time, and with good reason. He is a master of the Force, a skilled warrior, and has an unmatched wisdom that comes from centuries of experience. He is the embodiment of what it means to be a Jedi, and his legacy lives on long after his death.

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Which Sith is immortal?

DARTH SION : THE IMMORTAL SITH LORD WHO MASTERED PAIN AND DEATH Star Wars Theory. DARK SIDE FRIDAY - Darth Sion is definitely one of the most powerful Sith Lords. Sion's deep pain and rage channeled the Dark Side allowing him to cheat death.

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How old was Palpatine when he died?

According to Wookieepedia, Emperor Palpatine was born in 84 B.B.Y. and died in 4 A.B.Y., which would make him around 88 years old at the time of his death. This makes him just a regular old man, rather than crazy old like 900-year-old Yoda.

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Who is Anakin's father?

Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker, born without a father through the Force. He is the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the father-in-law of Han Solo, and the maternal grandfather of Ben Solo.

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What is the green R2-D2 called?

R2-A5, also known as Ayfive, was a R2 series astromech droid with green and white plating and masculine programming.

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Is C3PO male or female?

Droids such as R2-D2 and C-3PO were programmed as Masculine, usually resulting in more manlike bodies, which are bulkier and likely heavier then feminine droids.

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What does C3PO stand for?

One of NASA programs to collaborate with the private sector in the development of commercial space transportation it's named 'C3PO', acronym for Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office.

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