Re: The Holocron of R2-D2
You actually see R2 with lots of little gadgets and gizmos in the prequels that he does not have in the original trilogy. This is because he was a flashy new model and owned by powerful players of the day so his maintenance and upkeep was top of the line. In the original trilogy he is 20+ years out of date and now part of the scrappy rebel alliance so replacement parts are a little harder to come by. Instead of replacing a gadget when it gets worn out with the same thing, it gets replaced by whatever they have on hand that might fit in the same space and be useful. I wouldn't mind seeing a prequel version of R2 at some point.
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