R4-P17 (AU)

R4-P17, nicknamed R4 or Arfour, was the astromech droid belonging to Mace Windu.

Clone Wars
Arfour had always been loyal to his master and never received a memory wipe. In 22 BBY when Mace went to Kamino to recover the bounty hunter Jango Fett, he went with his master both to the planet and on the tour of the clone facility. When Jango and his son Boba Fett tried to kill Mace, Arfour went back to the Jedi Starfighter and waited for further instructions. After the Fetts escaped, Arfour turned on his holographic transmitters and allowed Windu to contact Coruscant and warn the Jedi and senators of the Separatists plot. He then went to Geonosis with Windu and the clone armies, but Windu made him wait on one of the Republic Cruisers. Arfour helped Mace Windu throughout the Clone Wars and fought in many battles. In 19 BBY when the droid leader General Grievous invaded Coruscant and took the Supreme Chancellor, Arfour accompanied Mace and Yoda in retrieving the Chancellor. He then went with Windu and Kit Fisto to Utapau to help destroy Grievous. Two years of fighting later, he accompanied Mace and Ki-Adi-Mundi to Gamorr and then to Tatooine. After the Battle of Tatooine, Mace and his tired droid returned to Coruscant.

Behind the Scenes

 * R4-P17 is what R2-D2 could have become, if he wasn't killed by Darth Maul.


 * Arfour is a male just like the novel for Revenge of the Sith described the droid.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Alternate Army
 * Star Wars Episode III: Clash of the Titans