R2-D2, phonetically spelled Artoo-Detoo and nicknamed Artoo by it's various masters, was a R2 series astromech droid. It was undoubtedly the most famous unit of the R2 series. R2-D2 started his robot life on a Naboo ship of which Padme, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi , along with other natives of Naboo, used to escape Naboo and find Coruscant. The ship's astromech droid repair team were requested to fix the hyperdrive while being blasted by the Trade Federation in space. Artoo succeeded in repairing the hyper-drive, thus saving the lives of everyone on board. The ship soon had to stop at Tatooine. There, the ship's crew recovered a new hyperdrive and Artoo befriended the young Anakin Skywalker and C-3PO. Artoo soon helped in the recapture of Naboo. Soon, R2-D2 became an ordinary companion of the now Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, helping in the Battle of Geonosis by keeping Padme Amidala alive. At the outbreak of the Clone Wars, R2-D2 served aboard almost very of Anakin Skywalker's Jedi Starfighters, along on countless missions with Anakin, Obi-Wan, and several Jedi, including Ahsoka Tano. At the end of the Clone Wars, and Anakin's transfer to the Dark Side, Artoo and C-3PO eventually fell into the hands of Rebel Alliance's Princess Leia, until her ship was boarded. She inserted the plans of the evil Death Star inside Artoo and sent him to Tatooine. Artoo successfully brought the plans to the now in hiding Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, son of Anakin. Luke soon joined the Alliance, with R2-D2 becoming his co-pilot in various missions, including the destruction of the Death Star. The Alliance soon defeated the Empire, and afterwards continues his duties as Luke Skywalker's co-pilot until the remaining fragments of the Empire could be eliminated.
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Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars