R4-E1 (pronounced Arfour-Eeone) was a vehicle computer-operation droid in a standard casing of the R4-series astromech droid.[1]
Biography
R4-E1 was capable of repairing and piloting numerous vehicles. R4-E1 developed a rambunctious, fiercely independent personality. He was the companion of the spacer, smuggler and outlaw tech, BoShek.[2]
In 0 BBY, R4-E1 was passing by Mos Eisley's Spaceport Speeders when Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi sold Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder to help pay Han Solo for passage to Alderaan.[3][4]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- The Star Wars Storybook
- Star Wars (1977) 2 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope) (First appearance)
Sources
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- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited (Card: R4-E1) (backup link)
- Star Wars Chronicles (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: Droid Merchant) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Saga Collection (Pack: Astromech Droid Pack (Series 2)) (backup link)
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Picture only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Agents of Deception (Card: R4-E1 Astromech) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Scurrg H-6 Bomber Expansion Pack (Card: R4-E1)