R2-D2, the true Hero of the Rebellion
Despite LordOmar's belief in R2-D2's malignant intentions we can clearly see that he is the one true hero and savior of the rebellion. Forget all that Jedi nonsense, those guys are nothing without a spunky astromech droid to back them up when things get thick. Lets review the facts.
- It was R2-D2's resourcefulness and daring in abandoning his primary programming that allowed him to escape the Tantive IV in an escape pod that was forbidden for droid use. If he had stayed and not served the better good of the Rebellion the plans to the Death Star would have fallen back into the hands of Lord Vader.
- R2-D2 sought out General Kenobi to deliver the secret plans to the one man whom Princess Leia trusted. He performed this task with cunning and ingenuity, even though the senile old coot couldn't even be bothered to remember how R2 had saved his ass before.
- It was R2 who provided Old Ben with internal diagrams of the Death Stars HVAC systems so the old dude could shut down the power to the tractor beams.
- R2 shut off the power to the Trash Compactor to prevent our "heroes" from becoming an embarrassing smudge of espionage goo.
- R2-D2 was the one who, at great cost to his own safety, pointed out the dangers of the Dagoba swamp to young Luke, who felt the best way to deal with an unknown environment was to jump in and see if the water has warm.
- R2 fixed the hyperspace drive on the Millenium Falcon allowing our intrepid band of blunderers to escape Cloud City, while everyone else was busy pointing at maintenance manifests and insisting that it must have been fixed because someone told them it had.
- If R2 had not been able to successfully carry out his subterfuge at Jabba's palace, by entering into service below his exalted station, Luke never would have received his saving light saber, and would undoubtedly be wasting away in the Carkoon's belly playing Go Fish with Boba Fett.
- R2-D2 was the only one to mercilessly punish the Ewoks and put them in their proper place after being released from incarceration at the hands of teddy bears.
These are only a few of the exploits of R2-D2, master spy and hero of lost causes. Without his aid the Rebel forces would have lain in devastation in the wake of the superior Imperial Army.