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Basic info

First appearance: A New Hope

A New Hope
(MOVIE)

Relations: Industrial Automaton

Industrial Automaton
Organization
Manufacturers

Known Facts (2)

Dogfight over Geonosis (1) »

R4-P17 served as Astromech on Delta-7A Interceptor

Battle of Coruscant (ROTS) (1) »

R4-P17 served as Astromech on Eta-2 Interceptor

Summary

Flushed with the success of their landmark R2

R2-series Astromech Droid
Droid

launch, Industrial Automaton rushed to capitalize on their new dominance of the astromech droid market. The R4-series agromech droid was a highly successful attempt to capture a new market prospect — the Outer Rim urbanite who was more likely to have a souped-up landspeeder parked in their garage than an X-wing

T-65 X-Wing
Starship
Starfighter Models

. Accordingly, the R4 agromech droid was designed for life outside the pristine hangar bay. It was simpler, tougher, and cheaper than previous R3-series

R3-series Astromech Droid
Droid

models. The R4-P was a truncated Industrial Automaton R4-series droids incorperated into the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptors

Delta-7A Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

of the Jedi Order

Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations

, which had fuselages too slim to house full-sized astromech droids. Based upon Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker
(Human)
Character
Major Characters

's alterations to R4-P17

R4-P17
(R4-series Droid)
Character
Droids

, they were modified by Kuat Systems Engineering to feature the dome of an R2-series astromech droid in place of the conical head of an R4 unit, creating what was essentially a hybrid of the two models. As a result, the R4-P could store up to ten sets of hyperspace jump coordinates in its memory, rather than the single jump of a standard R4 unit. When the Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor

Delta-7B Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

gained popularity, many R4-Ps were retrofitted with standard-sized astromech bodies.

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See also

Known sub-models or named units


264 (Courier Droid)	R4-B11	R4-D6	R4-E1	R4-G9	R4-H5	R4-M9	R4-P17	R4-P44

Known for serving on the following ships


Delta-7A Interceptor Astromech	Eta-2 Interceptor Astromech

Known roles

Astromech
Show all (2)DetailsDelta-7A InterceptorEta-2 Interceptor

Complete list


SWM Jedi Academy	TITANIUM Series Die-Cast	Power of the Jedi	The Clone Wars (2010-11)	Revenge of the Sith : Sneak Preview	Saga Legends 2013
R4 Astromech Droid	Kit Fisto's Jedi Starfighter (TSDC)	R4-M9 (84666)	R4-P17 (CW.30)	R4-G9 (III.SP04)	R4-P17 (SL06)
JA36	35059 / 34558	84666 / 84455	21467 / 94736	85364 / 85172	A3864 / A3857
	Tags (5) Delta-7A Interceptor \| Kit Fisto \| Syliure-31 Long-Range Hyperdrive Module \| Jedi Order \| R4-H5	R4-M9	R4-P17	R4-G9	R4-P17
		Attack on Tantive IV		Making Contact (ROTS)

The Official Star Wars Fact File	The Official Star Wars Fact File	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH
Jedi Starfighter (V.JED1)	Jedi Starfighter (V.JED2)	"Chopper" (Unique)	"Chopper" (Unique)	Overclocked R4	R4 Agromech
V.JED1	V.JED2	UID00009660	UID00005382	UID00007577	UID00005020
Tags (7) Delta-7B Interceptor \| Syliure-31 Long-Range Hyperdrive Module \| R4-P17 \| Obi-Wan Kenobi \| Jedi Order \| Geonosis \| Kamino	Tags (9) Delta-7B Interceptor \| R4-P17 \| Obi-Wan Kenobi \| Slave I \| Firespray-class Patrol Ship \| Boba Fett \| Jango Fett \| Jedi Order \| Geonosis	Tags (4) Chopper \| C1-series Astromech Droid \| 264 (Courier Droid) \| Spectres	Tags (4) Chopper \| C1-series Astromech Droid \| 264 (Courier Droid) \| Spectres		SoroSuub XP-38 Landspeeder
Events (2) Investigation on Kamino \| Dogfight over Geonosis	Dogfight over Geonosis

ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH	ASTROMECH
R4 Astromech	R4-B11 (Unique)	R4-D6 (Unique)	R4-E1 (Unique)	R4-P Astromech	R4-P17 (Unique)
UID00009699	UID00005018	UID00004342	UID00009619	UID00010718	UID00000612
SoroSuub XP-38 Landspeeder	R4-B11	Tags (2) R4-D6 \| T-65 X-Wing	Tags (5) R4-E1 \| Imperial Sandtrooper \| Jawa \| CZ-series Communications Droid \| Tatooine		Tags (2) R4-P17 \| Delta-7B Interceptor

ASTROMECH	CREW	PILOT	COMMAND	COMMAND	COMMAND
R4-P44 (Unique)	Courier Droid	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Guardian of the Republic \| Delta-7 Aethersprite (Unique)	On a Mission (C1-10P)	Shared Experience (Droid or Vehicle)	Take Initiative
UID00000859	UID00009662	UID00000535	UID00009119	UID00009102	UID00004900
Tags (2) R4-P44 \| ARC-170 Starfighter	Tags (3) 264 (Courier Droid) \| Chopper \| C1-series Astromech Droid	Tags (7) Delta-7A Interceptor \| R4-P17 \| Obi-Wan Kenobi \| Slave I \| Firespray-class Patrol Ship \| Jango Fett \| Jedi Order	Tags (4) Chopper \| C1-series Astromech Droid \| 264 (Courier Droid) \| Spectres	Tags (6) R5-series Astromech Droid \| R2-series Astromech Droid \| IG-series Assassin Droid \| 3PO-series Protocol Droid \| R1-series Astromech Droid \| [Modified 3PO-series Droid]	Tags (4) C-3PO \| 3PO-series Protocol Droid \| Imperial Stormtrooper \| Boba Fett
		Dogfight over Geonosis
	[Original art]

SWTCG : Cards	SWTCG : Cards	SWTCG : Cards	SWTCG : Cards
0566 : Event : Relentless Pursuit	0921 : Objective : The Droid Revolution	0924 : Unit : Illegal Modifications	1043 : Enhance : Smuggler's Hideaway
0566	0921	0924	1043
Tags (4) C-3PO \| 3PO-series Protocol Droid \| Imperial Stormtrooper \| Boba Fett	Tags (6) R5-series Astromech Droid \| R2-series Astromech Droid \| IG-series Assassin Droid \| 3PO-series Protocol Droid \| R1-series Astromech Droid \| [Modified 3PO-series Droid]	R4-B11	Tags (2) Warbot \| Chiss

Full unit name: R4-series Droid Last updated: 11.07.2024 13:44:08