R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo)

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Info

Title	R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo)
Side	Light
Type	Character — Droid
Set	A New Hope
Publisher	Decipher
Era	Decipher era
Rarity	R2
Uniqueness	Unique
Destiny	2 or 5
Power	1
Deploy	3
Forfeit	4
Icons	Nav Computer
GEMP ID	2_14
Versions	Decipher — this page (2_14) Decipher (Japanese) - R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (Japanese) (1302_14o), A New Hope (Japanese), September 1997 Virtual Original — R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (Virtual Set 3: Revolution) (1103_16) Virtual Legacy — R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (Virtual Block 1) (1210_109) Virtual Modern — R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (201_6) Virtual Modern (ALT) — R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (ALT) (201_6^)

R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) is a Light Character (Droid) from A New Hope.

Card Text

While aboard any starfighter, adds 2 to power, maneuver and hyperspeed (3 on Red 5). If at a Scomp link when opponent draws destiny of: 1-3, you may activate one Force; 4-6, you may draw top card from Reserve Deck.

Lore

Feisty. Loyal. Heroic. Insecure. Rebel spy. Excels at trouble. Incorrigible counterpart of a mindless philosopher. Has picked up a slight flutter. A bit eccentric.

Joke

The lore turns C-3PO's line from Star Wars, "Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!", around, so that the "mindless philosopher" is Threepio; "a bit eccentric" and "picked up a slight flutter" are Threepio's own excuses for Artoo in the same film. See Jokes.

Combos

• R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) + Double Agent

Rulings

• The values listed are ranges, for example a destiny of 5.5 fulfills the 4-6 range.
• If a draw doesn't fit any range, such as Brainiac (3.14), no result.

Pulled by

• Artoo, Come Back At Once!
• Hero Of A Thousand Devices (V)
• Seeking An Audience
• Seeking An Audience (V)

Canceled by

• Game text canceled by Commander Praji

Persona

• R2-D2

Characteristics

• Astromech Droid
• r-unit
• spy

Underlying card for

• R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V)
• R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (AI)

Sources

• Original printed face: R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo), Decipher (archived 1 June 2002).
• Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Light Character: R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo), A New Hope, R2
• Rule-derived nav computer capability (not a printed icon): Star Wars CCG Glossary, Decipher, entries "astromech" and "nav computer icon", pp. 15 and 94 (archived 15 December 2006).

References