Although Lucas portrayed R2-D2 as a defiant droid who refused to listen to his master's orders, the theory video claims R2-D2 wouldn't stay with the ship because the last time he did that, Anakin never came back.
Summary. Anakin's fall to the dark side had a heartbreaking effect on R2-D2, who felt abandoned and ignored by his former master. Star Wars droids like R2-D2 rarely receive emotional depth, making R2's words about Anakin's betrayal even more tragic.
secondly, in Legends, R2 was given programming that actually restricted him. from sharing any information with Luke or Leia. about their parents or relation to one another. this was all part of the plan. to conceal this information from the twins.
The base assumption of why Obi-Wan doesn't remember R2-D2 -- in light of the prequels -- is that Obi-Wan is feigning ignorance in A New Hope to downplay the importance of the droid's arrival.
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Why didn't R2-D2 recognize Yoda?
You saw how Luke's attitude completely changed when he realised that was actually Yoda and so did Yoda's behaviour. As for the r2 thing, is incredibly likely he just suspected R2 had had his memory wiped several times since they last saw each other.
In The Phantom Menace, set 32 years before A New Hope, R2-D2 is portrayed as belonging to the Naboo defense forces, one of three astromech droids deployed for repair duty onboard Queen Padmé Amidala's (Natalie Portman) starship as it attempts to get past the Trade Federation blockade.
in the Dark Horse comic series star Wars Tales, which is now part of legends, it's revealed that Darth Vader did recognize C. 3PO on Cloud City. when 3PO was shot by Stormtroopers, his parts were brought before Vader. because the Imperials thought he could hold valuable.
R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.
C-3P0 didn't; his memory was wiped at the end of Revenge of the Sith to prevent him from spilling the beans. Why was Anakin always more attached to R2D2 even though he literally built C-3PO? R2-D2 was almost constantly around Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars, serving as his personal astromech.
On a mission to Pasaana, C-3PO discovered safeguards in his programming made it impossible for him to translate Sith runes that could help the Resistance locate the legendary planet Exegol. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, C-3PO reluctantly agreed to have his memory erased so the runes could be read.
But to my knowledge there's no evidence at all that either of the droids ever met Darth Vader nor recognized him. At best, 3PO may have learned this later in life while serving Leia. R2D2 most likely learned it when Luke returned to Dagobah after rescuing Han. It's otherwise not touched upon in canon.
Abrams also named the character, saying, "I named him BB-8 because it was almost onomatopoeia. It was sort of how he looked to me, with the 8, obviously, and then the two B's." The name was conceived early on in the film's production and was one of the few to remain unchanged.
After 30 years, this is followed by the sequel trilogy, which is similarly short, covering only around a year from Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, during which time R2 would be about 66 to 67 years old.
3PO ended up in a cave (only his upper body was still intact), and he became a local legend known as "The Storyteller". Two young kids called Otalp and Remoh escaped their oppressors and visited 3PO, who told them the story of Luke Skywalker. Then the oppressive alien species showed up, and shot 3PO to death.
Instead of being in the life suit, Vader looks like an older Anakin who never received the devastating injuries, and Padmé and Luke (who struck down Palpatine) are by his side. It's during these visions Palpatine realizes Luke - who he only knew as the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star - is Anakin's son.
“It's good to fly with you again, my old friend,” the old man said, so softly Han wasn't sure he had heard him right. C-3P0 didn't; his memory was wiped at the end of Revenge of the Sith to prevent him from spilling the beans.
It's clear from the Clone Wars show that he loved that droid. I've also read that it was a gift from Padme, so there's an emotional connection. Beyond that, R2D2 had a lot of personal and strategic information that would be bad for Vader if it leaked.
He states this with the line "I don't want the Emperor's prize damaged, so we will test it on Captain Solo." I would now add that he doesn't want Chewbacca killed either. If Solo is killed, Chewie is bait for Skywalker.
She senses Anakin when she reaches out to the pilot — and Vader realizes that Ahsoka, his former Padawan, lives on. In Season 2, Episode 18, “Shroud of Darkness,” Ahsoka's guilt manifests as a vision of Anakin, who's angry with her for leaving him all those years ago.
Why is C-3PO forbidden to translate the Sith-Runic language? Rather simple. All protocol droids have the ability to translate. But a Senate ruling put in a rule that required all translating droids to be forbidden to translate, and if such system is overridden, to erase the droid's memory.
Always a canny foe, Ventress baited Anakin by threatening to kill Padme Amidala, before striking him across the face. The scar became another symbol of Anakin's journey to the dark side when he punishes Ventress by binding her in cables and flinging her from the top of a skyscraper.
R2d2 was assigned to his diplomatic ship and 3p0 to his personal entourage as a translator. Some time before the events of rogue one they 3p0 and the tantive 4 were given to Leia for her sentate duties and rebel activities.
Following the Trade Federation's invasion of the Mid Rim planet of Naboo, C-3PO's life entered a new chapter when his owner Anakin met several off-worlders at the shop of his owner, the Junk dealer Watto, and then invited them to seek shelter at his home during a sandstorm.
