To this day, one of the biggest questions Star Wars fans have is how Boba Fett was defeated in Return of the Jedi. How the heck was the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy defeated by a blind guy ...

Following the recent release of Star Wars: The Acolyte, fans want to know if the popular astromech droid R2-D2 appears in the series. R2-D2 played a significant role in the franchise by serving as a ...

I've built a few advanced LEGO sets, many for IGN. But building the new LEGO R2-D2 was challenging and difficult in a way that those builds were not. This is not a build designed for multitasking, ...

It's been nearly two years since Sphero introduced its app-controlled BB-8, a replica of the cute rolling droid that first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That toy quickly became one of the ...

Luke Skywalker may have fired the fatal shots that destroyed the Death Star in the original Star Wars, but for much of the movie, the fate of the entire galaxy rested on R2-D2. We don’t really think ...

Former writer for Game Rant, Grown Gaming, and GameCola. Dan watches movies and TV shows sometimes, which tends to be helpful when writing about them. He's also an avid player of video games, but ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. R2-D2 — Star Wars’ beloved droid — is now officially a Tamagotchi toy, letting you take a ...

Like millions of other kids around the world, after seeing the original trilogy, R2-D2 instantly became my favorite Star Wars character. He seemed like the perfect sidekick, but the real Artoo was ...

Kenny Baker, who gave life to the “Star Wars” droid R2-D2 — one of the most beloved characters in the space-opera franchise and among the most iconic robots in pop-culture history — has died at the ...

You know I can't help but like Star Wars. Even with the new stuff, I watch it. Recently, I was watching the Clone Wars cartoon and noticed something odd about the way R2-D2 flies. I know what you are ...