Luke don't know diddly-squat about droids!

[Garrett Blade]

Luke's knowledge of ships may be good, but he doesn't know much about droids: he calls the R5-D4 with a bad motivator an R2 unit (when he's not calling it "Red"). Incidentally, in the novel, the R5's central servomotor is shot.

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[ReaperFett]

I remember arguing about this at TF.N in the hive of evilness, Classic Trilogy. Someone said it, the EU bashers leapt in saying "ONLY THE EU CALLS IT R5! Blah blah blah". Then I pointed out the toy was called R5, and someone else said the novel said R5(cant confirm that). They all shut up then :)


Anyway, I just assumed Luke wasn't up on Astromech's of recent times :)

[Seth Darkserpent]

It's much more convenient to call it R2 :smokin

[Admiral Lebron]

R2 was probably a common droid, so calling it an R2 was like calling a Van a car, ya know?

[Sanis Prent]

And I mean, Luke is kindof stuck in the hillbilly family of the galaxy, so we can't really blame him for being an ignoramus.

[Orion Csalestes]

See, the confusion comes with those new "Mini"-Vans.

[Admiral Lebron]

Or those like ... Sport Mini Vans.

[Seth Darkserpent]

What I'm wondering is, did his uncle know he got the R unit type screwed up? Or were they both thinking that it was an R2 unit?

[Sanis Prent]

I call them overpriced, top-heavy, gas-guzzling monstrosities with exploding tires.

[Orion Csalestes]

Plus, the classic station wagons. Those can hardly be considered cars...because, well, they're wagons! Maybe R-2 would be one of those.

[Admiral Lebron]

I like sports cars. Ignorance is bliss.

[Garrett Blade]

The astromech equivalent of a truck...


The R1! LOL :)

[Seth Darkserpent]

Incidentally, in the novel, the R5's central servomotor is shot.

There's also reference to ducks in that novel :)

[Sanis Prent]

The older SUV's are alright. The K-5's, S-10 blazers, broncos, cherokees, and the early grand cherokee. But lately, the stuff thats been coming out is just freakin retarded. Its like a black hole for people with money, to buy crap that is stupid.

Gimme my S-10 sport side extended cab custom any day over those paddywagons of death.

[ReaperFett]

Jawa's can sell R5s as R2s. They should sell the Imperials a "Star Destroyer" Speeder :)

[Garrett Blade]

LOL! :) I can see that right now. Imperial officers zooming around Mos Eisley in SD speeders....

"Weeeeee!" ...

...pretending to be Darth Vader, shouting to passers-by "I find your lack of faith disturbing!"

[Darth Viscera]

Hey, I've said it before and I'll say it again-that was once! And honestly, I didn't think anyone was watching. So there.
:lol

[Arya Ravenwing]

:lol

[Sith Ahnk]

Tha scary thing is that all you were wearing at the time was your Darth Vader mask