What do you think?
Everyone assumes R2D2 is a he. Is he?
- Loves C3Po, against all odds/good judgement
- Won't betray Leia's trust
- Is small
- Is cute
- Is awesome at communicating, even via bleeping
Straight male, gay male or .. girl?
Muahahah! OK, bring it on, star wars nerds.
Given the list of criteria, I'd have to say R2D2 is a straight Japanese male teen.
Posted by: G | January 07, 2007 at 19:26
I thought it was well established that R2-D2 and C3PO were a gay couple.
Posted by: bob | January 07, 2007 at 20:16
Im not sure about R2-D2 but C3PO was Gay for sure.
Posted by: Neil | January 07, 2007 at 20:19
Far from loving him, I always got the impression that R2 couldn't give a toss about C-3PO. He's always leaving 3PO on his own and shuffling off...
Posted by: Dan | January 07, 2007 at 20:40
Boy, girl, gay, straight, who cares? R2D2's a tin can of pure love and compatible with all gender protocols.
Posted by: Yoz | January 07, 2007 at 21:40
Dude's got a third leg... All I'm sayin'.
Posted by: Michael Heilemann | January 08, 2007 at 08:20
Male, There are female R2 units such as R4-P17 (Obi-Wan's droid at the start of Ep III)
How many nerd points is that worth?
Posted by: Dark_jedi | January 08, 2007 at 08:34
Don't even go there.
Posted by: Simon | January 08, 2007 at 14:00
Not to burst anyone's bubble but Artoo got a thing he plugs into the ship's motherboard every now and then.
Posted by: Philipp Lenssen | January 08, 2007 at 15:24
ROFL, I think DJ wins the nerd cup there.
COurse, the star wars site refers to him as 'he' throughout too, but I thought I'd push some buttons.
Posted by: Alice | January 08, 2007 at 17:58
Woohoo! Thx Alice...
Good start to the year, hopefully many more nerd points are to be gained:)
Posted by: Dark_Jedi | January 08, 2007 at 20:05
"THREEPIO: Uh, I'm quite sure you'll be very pleased with that one,
sir. He really is in first-class condition. I've worked with him
before. Here he comes."
c&p'd from: http://www.blueharvest.net/scoops/anh-script.shtml
That's the first of several times Threepio refers to R2 as "he". Honestly, it's in the canon, people...
Posted by: szudden | January 09, 2007 at 00:42
oh, and Threepio's definitely gay, but I wonder if R2's really decided, despite the pressure from his companion.
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Posted by: DM Osbon | January 09, 2007 at 16:53
You guys are so mean. It's obvious that this type of droid is neither male nor female. R2D2 is a eunuch.
Posted by: Luke Skywalker the Whiny Farmboy | January 10, 2007 at 13:10
R2D2 is a tomboy. Boys always have a hardtime recognizing tomboys as actual girls. R2D2 is often in the women's changing rooms with all the other girls. C3PO is not. Also, R2D2 is not in love with C3PO- she "loves him like a brother". That's why she's been able to tolerate him this long. and, yes, R2D2 is C3PO's "beard".
Posted by: dagian | January 10, 2007 at 18:17
It's a bloody robot. Stop trying to assign it a sex! There's more important things to consider, like was Luke REALLY interested in banging Leia? No wonder he looked so shell shocked when he discovered she was his sister.
Posted by: Tom | January 11, 2007 at 22:13
In sex terms, it's a _thing_ of course. Artoo doesn't exactly have genitalia, nor any kind of reproductive organs. In gender terms, he's definitely male. That's what the script says, and on screen, Artoo was played by an all male team. You could just as well have asked if Bugs Bunny is a girl, given his predilection for pretty dresses, wigs and lipstick -- sorry, no way.
Also, Artoo does not love C3PO, he's taking advantage of C3PO. Yes, he's awesome at communicating -- with _machines_! When he tries to talk to human beings, he has no way of vocalizing their languages (that's one of the things he utilizes his servile friend for), and he's also rude and unsympathetic.
Lastly, I don't get the betrayal argument. You're saying that Artoo has to be female, because if he was a guy, he'd betray her? Why in the universe would he? They're on the same side, trying to destroy the empire. Not even Han lets Leia down, much less does he betray her. And why would being male make him more likely to double-cross a woman? That claim alone is questionable.
Posted by: nex | January 14, 2007 at 16:17
Mm, nex, you're missing the humourous intent of the original post now.
Posted by: Alice | January 14, 2007 at 18:02
Nex does bring up an interesting aside- Bugs Bunny was clearly a drag queen. That was always part of his complex charm, I think, just as the gay couple dynamics of R2 and C3 made Star Wars more interesting.
Posted by: bob | January 14, 2007 at 21:41
Thanks for the clarification, Alice. I didn't really miss the humour (actually I thought that my impression of a Star Wars Nerd(tm) was funny, sorry that it came across so dry), it's just that when someone's practically begging me to play devil's advocate, I find it too hard to resist ;->
Posted by: nex | January 17, 2007 at 17:23
I'd just like to add: All you asshats who couldn't purchase a extra Wiimote at launchtime and bought Wii Play, then went on to try to sell the copy of the game (Brand new! sealed!) on eBay without the Wiimote are *****...
Posted by: Dark_Jedi | January 18, 2007 at 11:27
Hey R2D2
Star Wars and R2D2 and C-3PO is Super, fantastic and Funny!
Greetings Heinz on R2D2.
Posted by: Heinz | May 07, 2007 at 14:32
GET A LIFE in episode 123 obi wan uses a lightsaber but get's shot i was wondering how this can be ? Please explain George Lucas
Posted by: mike duke | May 08, 2007 at 07:52
I love startrek
Posted by: Mike Duke | May 08, 2007 at 07:58
my name is mike duke
please some one talk to me
i belive r2d2 is a robot
Posted by: mike duke | June 05, 2007 at 07:56
R2D2 is a straight guy, He is a male, as he is refered to as a he in all canonical prose, Have you seen R2D2 in bed with 3po, or sharing the same toothbrush, I thought not, And why?
Cause he is a God Damn robot. Although, The innuendo's towards R2 and 3po being gay are diffenetly there.
So, It is my conclusion that, Like the creation of the universe and the question does God exisit, The question of R2 being gay or not, Will go on forever unansweres.
But to answer the main question of this blog, R2 deffo male, no if's but's or anything, MALE, lmfao
Posted by: Von Rojas | June 08, 2007 at 02:39
I think that R2-D2 is in fact a MALE droid, because in the films he is refered to as a "he" many times...
I also think that C3PO is in fact GAY because of the way he acts, especially around R2-D2.
I think that Michael Heilmann (Sorry if I spelt it wrong) should get bonus nerd points or whatever for the rememberence of R4-P17's name...
SHE also has a third leg... Just saying...
Posted by: Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi | June 10, 2007 at 22:22
R2-D2 is male. And a pimp. All the ladies love him!
Posted by: Kayla | June 21, 2007 at 05:03
C3PO is a pretty androgynous android. He's got to be metro.
Posted by: Sean | June 27, 2007 at 19:00
he is a he
Posted by: | July 01, 2007 at 06:39
TALK TO ME!!!!
im from new orleans
Posted by: mike duke | July 03, 2007 at 07:33
And with that, I'm closing this post's rather crazy comment thread :)
x
Posted by: Alice | July 03, 2007 at 12:27