In this scene, we see...
R2-D2 waving goodbye to Rey and Chewie in the Falcon
But, here, in this next scene we see...
That R2 is there with Chewie in the Island
So, is it a big mistake in the movie??
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12Still haven't seen TFA, but I think it's possible that the first picture shows an R2 unit, whereas the second picture shows the R2 unit - i.e., the first picture is some other R2 droid, and the second one is the R2 droid we know and love. – Wad Cheber Dec 28 '15 at 21:26
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6Looking closely at the first photo, I'm pretty sure that is a different astromech droid, not R2-D2. – Michael Scott Shappe Dec 28 '15 at 21:27
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1in terms of mistakes would this really be that huge? – zipquincy Dec 28 '15 at 21:36
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4would that be R2-KT? – Alessandro Sanfilippo Dec 28 '15 at 21:38
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11The prequels gave R2D2 the ability to fly. The Sequels give him a hyperdrive. It's all part of the plan... – Vogie Dec 28 '15 at 21:38
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http://e.lvme.me/jws31z5.jpg – Paul D. Waite Dec 28 '15 at 21:45
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6I'm pretty sure R2 would be next to C-3PO, both in-universe and from a filmmaking standpoint – user30903 Dec 28 '15 at 21:57
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3The droid in the top picture is dark grey/white/blue whereas the R2-D2 is white/blue. They are different droids. Source: walked out of the cinema about 3 hours ago. – Dec 28 '15 at 22:09
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This is minor oversight at best… Also, it's not like astromech droids weren't mass-produced or anything. Every X-Wing needed droid like that and they could've easily had few silver-blue R2 units around. – Mirek Długosz Dec 28 '15 at 22:14
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1@AlessandroSanfilippo R2-KT is in that scene but not in that image; she's all pink and that R2 is blue. (She's off the right side of the screen in that shot, just barely getting on-camera) – KutuluMike Dec 28 '15 at 22:27
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2Also, this picture doesn't really show it, but did C-3PO get his arm fixed and made gold again? I swear I saw C-3PO with two gold arms in this exact shot when the Falcon is taking off. Anyone have another pic of it? – jcc Dec 29 '15 at 00:49
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3The droid in the first image is not the droid you are looking for. (I'll just see myself out...) – Lexible Dec 29 '15 at 02:21
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1I watched the film again this afternoon and the droid is indeed grey and blue, not white and blue. Also, yes, there are oodles of R2 and other Astromech units all over the place on the base, in all colours. I caught even the pink one, twice. Wasn't looking at C-3PO in that particular shot though. – Mr Lister Dec 29 '15 at 17:31
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Just saw the movie, and I was watching for this scene. The droid in the first picture is definitely NOT R2-D2, but it definitely IS very similar, except for the coloring and shininess. The droid is probably the same model as R2, but slightly newer (and exceedingly shiny), but the colors are different - no white, just silver and either dark blue or purple, or maybe even black. – Wad Cheber Jan 02 '16 at 01:58
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According to the novelization, R2-D2 was indeed with Chewbacca aboard the Falcon, so the first scene must have had some OTHER R2 astromech.
Each time, Chewbacca would wave. Had he been equipped to do so, R2-D2 would have done likewise.
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I could be wrong but I believe the character in the top image is shinier, newer (i.e. different) than the one in the bottom image.
During the film, I recall thinking that the character in the top image looked familiar, but couldn't be who you (and I) thought it was. So the next image made sense to me. I had the thought "Oh okay, must have been a different character."
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Consider the placement of the individuals in the sending off scene. Front and center are C-3PO and BB-8. Off to the side (and behind another person) is an R2 unit.
One would expect, that if that was R2-D2, he would have been standing in close proximity to the two droids in the middle given R2-D2's importance. That this expectation is not met indicates thats not R2-D2.
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No, they are patently not the same droids. As you can see, the one that leaves the Falcon (pictured to the right below) has a blue top and white legs. Presumably it's R2-D2.
The one on the flight apron (pictured to the left) has a grey top and a grey body with a white trim.
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To me the droid looks more like R2-Q2 who was also in the Force Awakens action figure set.
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It's possible that that droid is R2-Q2 since he was last seen in the employ of the Empire in Star Wars: A New Hope. That being said, it's easily as likely (in fact far more likely) that it's another droid that happens to be the same colour... – Valorum Apr 05 '16 at 23:28
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If it's not R2-Q2, then it's another droid that looks exactly like him. Seems like a reasonable inference. – DCShannon Apr 05 '16 at 23:34
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@DCShannon - Well, the last time we saw that particular droid, it was on board the Devastator which we now know was destroyed shortly after the Death Star II. Is it more likely that it's the same droid (complete with an amazing backstory about how it escaped being blown up with its ship and how it joined the Rebellion) or that it's just another droid with a similar paint-job? – Valorum Apr 05 '16 at 23:51
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@Richard I don't know. This is Star Wars after all. That being said, if the droid was destroyed on the Devestator, then why is it in the Force Awakens action figure set? – DCShannon Apr 05 '16 at 23:54
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@DCShannon - I'm struggling to find it in any updated action sets. The latest I've been able to see was a Disneyland pack from 2009. The image above is actually a CGI rendering from 2008. – Valorum Apr 05 '16 at 23:58
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@Richard Thomas's claim that it's in the action figure set is a big part of me upvoting this, so if that's not true then that's pretty relevant. – DCShannon Apr 06 '16 at 00:01
