- Appeared in:
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
CW
- Size:
.96 meter
- Vehicle:
Jedi starfighter
- Affiliation:
Galactic Republic
- Type:
astromech droid
- Manufacturer:
Industrial Automaton
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From the Movies
Having lost his faithful R4-P17 astromech droid during the space battle to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, Obi-Wan Kenobi was outfitted with a new brassy-colored droid for his mission to Utapau. In his quest to find Grievous and bring an end to the Clone Wars, Kenobi flew with R4-G9 (Geenine) on his starfighter's wing.
Playing a decoy gambit, Obi-Wan instructed the loyal droid to pilot his Jedi starfighter offworld while he secretly remained behind in order to track down the deadly General.
From the Expanded Universe
When the Jedi starfighter development program transitioned from the wedge-shaped Delta-7
Aethersprite model to the forked Eta-2
Actis interceptor, Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the first Jedi to pilot the next generation model. In doing so, he temporarily left R4-P17 behind, since the truncated astromech was specifically designed for the Delta-7. In the interim, he was briefly assigned R4-G9.
Uncomfortable with piloting to begin with, Kenobi eliminated as many unknowns as he could by requisitioning a direct link between his two droids to transfer all flight performance history from Arfour to Geenine.
Behind the Scenes
The color scheme of R4-G9 was selected by vote by members of Hyperspace: The Official
Star Wars Fan Club in July of 2003.
