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Names of astromechs| Jesina Dreis |
Posted: Sep 22 2008, 07:17 PM
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angst whore  Group: High Command Posts: 18,195 Member No.: 3 Joined: 28-February 05  |
I know a few:
Luke - Artoo Corran - Whistler Wedge - Mynock, then Gate Kell - Thirteen Gara/Lara/Kirney - Tonin Face - Vape Myn - Shiner, then something I can't recall Phanan - Gadget Tyria - Chunky Gavin - Jawaswag Does anyone know the others' droids? I think Hobbie's should be called "Crash" but that could be my imagination... I'm most specifically looking for Tycho and Janson's... |
    
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| Corellia's Dream |
Posted: Sep 22 2008, 07:54 PM
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General  Group: Members Posts: 1,360 Member No.: 148 Joined: 27-June 06 |
Solo Command gives Myn's astromech as Clink
Gavin changes his droid's name to Toughcatch at some point, possibly after the X-wing novels; it might be in one of Stackpole's NJO books. I don't think either Tycho or Janson have named droids. I did name Janson's droid Ace for one fic, which I thought suited his character. |
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| Jesina Dreis |
Posted: Sep 22 2008, 07:55 PM
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angst whore Group: High Command Posts: 18,195 Member No.: 3 Joined: 28-February 05 |
Oooh, I like that. Would you mind if I borrowed it?
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| Corellia's Dream |
Posted: Sep 22 2008, 08:06 PM
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General Group: Members Posts: 1,360 Member No.: 148 Joined: 27-June 06 |
Not at all; it's good to have consistancy in things like that from one writer to another.
I think I came up with a name for Tycho's astromech in one fic, but can't think of what the droid was called, or what the fic was. |
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| Jesina Dreis |
Posted: Sep 22 2008, 08:12 PM
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angst whore Group: High Command Posts: 18,195 Member No.: 3 Joined: 28-February 05 |
Thank you much.
Tycho strikes me as being like Wedge and Luke, practical in naming his droid. But that's boring ![[face_tongue].gif](http://i1.ifrm.com/2866/23/emo/[face_tongue].gif) |
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| Maxwell03 |
Posted: Dec 16 2011, 12:55 AM
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Flight Officer Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 409 Joined: 15-December 11 |
Which Astromech Droid In Star Wars - Episiode IV, Is In Porkins' X-Wing Fighter ?
Rebel X-Wing fighter pilot, "Porkins" (also known as 'Red 6') has an astromech droid in his X-Wing fighter. In the movie, it's hard to see which type of droid it is. The top part looks as though it is shaped like the dome of an R5-D4 type droid. It's definitely not a rounded dome like R2-D2 has. I know that there are over 60 different astromech droids in the Star Wars movies and I realize that this could be a tough question to answer, but does anyone know ? |
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| Corellia's Dream |
Posted: Dec 16 2011, 09:50 AM
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General Group: Members Posts: 1,360 Member No.: 148 Joined: 27-June 06 |
I just looked at the entry for Porkins on Wookieepedia. That says that an offcial toy release of a Porkins figure had a fact file listing his droid as R5-D8.
This corrolates to what you've seen in the movie - an R-5 unit. However, in the Rogue Squadron 1/2 comic story (set just before Yarvin), Porkins has an R2 unit in his X-wing. So either he changed droids for some reason just before the Battle of Yarvin, or you can admit there's a continuity error in the comic. This post has been edited by Corellia's Dream on Dec 16 2011, 09:51 AM |
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