Light-Up Remote Control R2-BHD Droid | STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)

Sold Stock #101660 | Sold Oct 24 2019

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)

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Light-Up Remote Control R2-BHD Droid

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A light-up remote control R2-BHD droid from Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. R2-BHD served as an astromech droid at the Alliance base hangar in the Great Temple on Yavin 4, and was assigned to Gold Leader (Angus MacInnes). Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) led Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) through the hangar before commencing their search for the plans to the Death Star. The same droid body was also utilized in Rogue One as a second unit, R3-S1, with a clear dome and orange detailing (R3-S1 dome not included with this lot.)

The droid, affectionately referred to as "Tooby", was hand-built by Brad Oakley, who also produced droids for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story. It is made predominantly from aluminium, including an all-aluminium external shell, as well as steel feet for durability. The droid is capable of a "2-3-2" conversion, meaning the center leg can be extended when rolling or retracted when standing static. It features three aluminium "holographic projectors", a strip of LEDs on the main body and a small area of LEDs which form patterns and spell out words, depending on the command program selected. The droid includes many interactive features, including numerous electronically-controlled movable elements and panels. It is programmed with over 200 different noise and movement sequences, controlled through a modified PlayStation controller.

R2-BHD was additionally seen in several promotional and behind-the-scenes featurettes for Rogue One, and appears on pages 39 and 59 of Star Wars: Rogue One - The Ultimate Visual Guide with a small section about its backstory and personality. The droid also featured in a Gillette advert released during the promotion of Rogue One. The advert, entitled "Every Story Has a Face", featured a Rebel soldier's day in reverse, from facing off against Imperial stormtroopers on Scarif, all the way back to his shave that morning. At one point during the commercial the soldiers ran past this R2-BHD droid.

The astromech droid is tarnished from usage and age, like much of the Rebellion's equipment, and in keeping with George Lucas' initial "used future" visual concept. The legs can be removed for storage and transportation. The lot is accompanied by a copy of Star Wars: Rogue One - The Ultimate Visual Guide, which features this droid, as well as other merchandise that specifically incorporates R2-BHD, including a lifesize cardboard cutout, a "Droid Factory" action figure pack, a Lego figure, a model and a perpetual calendar. It also comes with a power supply, remote control and list of pre-programmed commands. Dimensions: 75 cm x 70 cm x 110 cm (29 1/2" x 27 1/2" x 43 1/2")

Literature

Star Wars: Rogue One - The Ultimate Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo, published by DK.

£60,000 - 80,000 M

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