| R2-D2 | |
|---|---|
 A Lego Minifigure as R2-D2 | |
| Cameo information | |
| Birth name | R2-D2 |
| Nickname(s) | R2 Artoo-Detoo Artoo |
| First appearance | May 25, 1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| Born | In or prior to 32 BBY |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | None |
| Eyes | Black |
| Based on | |
| |
| Appearance information | |
| Appeared in | Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker |
| During | Luke Skywalker's verses |
| Location(s) | The Lars homestead Dagobah The Throne Room The Bright Tree Village |
| “ | *beep boop beep*
— R2-D2
|
” |
R2-D2 made a cameo appearance in Harry Potter vs Luke Skywalker. He was portrayed a Lego Minifigure.
Information on the cameo
R2-D2 is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He is an R2-series astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton with masculine programming. He and his companion C-3PO are the only characters to appear in every Star Wars film, with the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Often finding himself in pivotal moments in galactic history, his bravery and ingenuity saved the galaxy on numerous occasions.
Beginning his service in the employ of Queen Amidala of Naboo, R2-D2 wound up serving Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker during the waning years of the Galactic Republic, often accompanied by the protocol droid C-3PO in many adventures throughout the Clone Wars. After Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force, the droid served Senator Bail Organa for a time in the Imperial Senate. Nineteen years following the purge of the Galactic Republic, R2-D2 played a pivotal role in helping the Rebel Alliance destroy the Empire's Death Star superweapon. Serving Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, the son of his two former masters throughout the Galactic Civil War, he participated in both the Battles of Hoth and Endor, and witnessed the successful destruction of the Empire's second Death Star four years after the first one was demolished.
In the subsequent thirty years, R2 accompanied Luke Skywalker until the undoing of his attempted resurrection of the Jedi Order in 28 ABY. Following Luke's disappearance, R2 entered a self-imposed low power mode as newer droid models started to out-compute the aging astromech. Despite this, his celebrated role in the Rebellion protected him from the usual recycling procedure of many old droids, allowing him a semi-retirement in the Resistance as he pored over several decades of uninterrupted data, and "dreamed" of his greatest adventures. Following his reawakening after the Battle of Starkiller Base, R2 went on to accompany the Force-sensitive scavenger Rey on her journey to train under Luke Skywalker on Ahch-To, where the droid was reunited with his old master.
English actor Kenny Baker played R2-D2 in all three original Star Wars films and received billing credit for the character in the prequel trilogy, where Baker's role was reduced as R2-D2 was portrayed mainly by radio controlled props and CGI models. His sounds and vocal effects were created by sound designer Ben Burtt.
Appearance in the rap battle
R2-D2 appeared throughout Luke's verses, appearing alongside Luke's adventures. He spoke with Luke in Binary at the beginning of his second verse.
Trivia
- In the behind the scenes video of the battle, it was revealed that R2-D2's voice were a bird's chirp.
- Although other characters had portrayed physically by animals before, he is the first character to be voiced by an animal.