R4-P17, nicknamed Arfour, was an Astromech Droid that served as the copilot of Obi-Wan Kenobi before and during the Clone Wars. She was destroyed towards the end of the Clone Wars when Buzz droids attacked Obi-Wan's Jedi starfighter during the Battle of Coruscant.
History[]
R4-P17 originally served as Kenobi's copilot, built into his Delta-7 Aethersprite-class Starfighter. She was given a full-body at the start of the Clone Wars and continued to serve with him throughout the war.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)[]
R4, with her master Obi-Wan Kenobi journey to Tatooine to assure Jabba the Hutt that the Republic will find his son. While waiting, R4 also defended Obi-Wan's starfighter from Jawas. R4 also took part in the Battle of Teth as co-piloting Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter.
Children of the Force[]
She traveled with Obi-Wan to Rodia, co-piloting her master's starfighter so Obi-Wan Kenobi could stop bounty hunter Cad Bane from kidnapping force-sensitive child Wee Dunn after he stole a Holocron from the Jedi Temple.
The Mandalore Plot[]
R4 was co-piloting Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter as she accompanied Kenobi to Mandalore to investigate rumors of Satine Kryze's conspiracy with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Nightsisters[]
Kenobi's starfighter with Arfour crash
Arfour was part of the Battle of Sullust, in which she co-piloted Obi-Wan's starfighter when they were ambushed and attacked by Asajj Ventress with Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2.
Voices[]
Arfour was strolling around the Jedi Temple with other astromech droids while Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi conferred about Master Yoda.
Personality[]
R4-P17 had a close bond with her master Obi-Wan Kenobi and shared a similar personality with him.
Behind the scenes[]
- George Lucas intended for Arfour to be programmed as a Male but was changed as a female.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) (First appearance)
- "Children of the Force"
- "The Mandalore Plot"
- "Voyage of Temptation" (Appears in flashback(s))
- "Nightsisters"
- "Voices"