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- "I've heard that the new R3s are far faster in thinking skills and more powerful than the old R2 units."
- ―Ahsoka Tano
The R3-series astromech droid was part of the line of R-series astromech droids[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] Thanks to their Intellex V processors,[10] R3 astromechs had faster processing abilities than the more common R2 units.[2] Some R3 series astromechs, such as R3-S1, had transparent domes[10] while others like R3-S6 had an opaque dome.[4] Some R3 units, such as R3-A3, also had conical heads rather than domes.[7]
The Lothal astromech droids manufactured by Lothal Logistics Limited were very loosely modeled after the design of the R3-series.[11]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (and audiobook)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duel of the Droids"
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Into the Breach"
Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I"- Obi-Wan Kenobi 1
Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming"- Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault"
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: Rogue One: Secret Mission
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- "All Creatures Great and Small" (also reprinted in Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I) (Mentioned only)
- Poe Dameron 20
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DLC)
"Operation: Bunker Bust!" — LEGO Club Magazine January/February 2017
Sources[]
"Downfall of a Droid" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)- "Duel of the Droids" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
R3-S6 in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as R3-series astromech droid)- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — ARC-170 Expansion Pack (Card: R3 Astromech) - Star Wars Builders: Droids
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition Core Set (Card: R3 Astromech) (Reissued in ARC-170 Starfighter, Delta-7 Aethersprite, and Saw's Renegades Expansion Packs, and Rebel Alliance, Scum and Villainy, and Resistance Conversion Kits)- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)- ° Droid Depot toy line
"Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)- "R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)- R3-S6 in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 R3-S6 in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 R3-S6 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duel of the Droids"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Poe Dameron 20
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 23