Editing R2-D2 (section)

==== ''Star Wars'' ====
In ''Star Wars'', R2-D2 and [[C-3PO]] ([[Anthony Daniels]]) are both introduced on board the ''[[Tantive IV]]'', along with [[Princess Leia]] ([[Carrie Fisher]]) of [[Alderaan]], when they are being pursued upon by [[Darth Vader]] (portrayed by [[David Prowse]], voiced by [[James Earl Jones]]) aboard an [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Imperial]] [[Star Destroyer]]. Leia inserts into R2-D2 an information disc containing the plans for the [[Death Star]] battle station, and encodes a distress message on the droid's holographic projector. The droids then escape in a pod that crashes on [[Tatooine]] near [[Jedi Master]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'s ([[Alec Guinness]]) desert abode.

R2-D2 and C-3PO are then abducted by [[Jawa (Star Wars)|Jawas]] and bought by [[Owen Lars|Owen]] ([[Phil Brown (actor)|Phil Brown]]) and [[Beru Lars]] ([[Shelagh Fraser]]), uncle and aunt of [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Mark Hamill]]). While Luke cleans the sand out of R2-D2's gears, he discovers a fragment of Leia's message, and removes the droid's restraining bolt to see more; once free of the bolt, R2 claims to have no knowledge of the message. That night, R2-D2 leaves the farm to seek out Obi-Wan. When Owen and Beru are killed by [[Imperial stormtrooper]]s, Luke is forced to leave Tatooine with Obi-Wan, [[Han Solo]] ([[Harrison Ford]]), and [[Chewbacca]] ([[Peter Mayhew]]) on board the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' to deliver R2-D2 to the [[Rebel Alliance]]. On their arrival at Alderaan's co-ordinates, they are pulled in by the Death Star's [[tractor beam]] and are forced to land, but eventually rescue Princess Leia. After Vader kills Obi-Wan, the rest of the group escapes and delivers the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance. R2 later serves as Luke's droid during the [[Battle of Yavin|attack on the station]]. R2-D2 is severely damaged during the battle, but is repaired before the ceremony at the end of the film.