Some images from the Star Wars movies with droids and labeled facts.
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Star Wars: Episode 4 (IV) - A New Hope - Nebit's Jawa Sandcrawler - Droid hold/Droid prison
Star Wars: Episode 4 (IV) - A New Hope - Sandcrawler - Droid hold/Droid prison
Behind-The-Scenes
Sketch by David West Reynolds of an interior section of the sandcrawler
Image from "Vision Quest: The Origins of the Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections" (Star Wars Insider 68, page 41)
Star Wars: Episode 4 (IV) - A New Hope - Sandcrawler - Droid sale
Star Wars: Episode 4 (IV) - A New Hope - Mos Eisley, Tatooine
Star Wars: Episode 5 (V) - The Empire Strikes Back - Hoth Echo Base - North Hangar 7
Droids featured above
3PO-series protocol droid (not C-3PO, unnamed)
R2-series astromech droids (unnamed)
R3-series astromech droid (unnamed)
R4-series astromech droid (unnamed)
Star Wars: Episode 5 (V) - The Empire Strikes Back - Bespin Cloud City - Incinerator Room
*The WED Septoid Treadwell (without top piece) is similar to the one seen earlier in Echo Base.
Droids featured above
Gand med droid (unnamed)
Piloting droid (unnamed)
Power droid (unnamed)
WED-15 Septoid Treadwell (unnamed)
Star Wars: Episode 6 (VI) - Return of the Jedi - Jabba's Palace - Droid Pool
Star Wars: Episode 6 (VI) - Return of the Jedi - Death Star II - Large Hangar (Hangar 272)
Star Wars: Episode 6 (VI) - Return of the Jedi - Home One ship - Rebel briefing room
*The 2-1B droid seen above is 2-1B from The Empire Strikes Back according to the Droidography (2018) book.
Star Wars: Episode 1 (I) - The Phantom Menace - Mos Espa - Watto's Shop
Star Wars: Episode 1 (I) - The Phantom Menace - Queen's Royal Starship - Droid Hold
*R5-A7 is an alternative/unofficial designation ("Set Piece"—Star Wars Insider 94)
**R2-C4 was listed as one of the astromechs on the royal starship according to "Set Piece"—Star Wars Insider 94, but was never seen onscreen.
The body of R2-C4 was stated to be used for G8-R3, according to the
Astromech site at angelfire.com: Link (under R5-A7/G8-R3 section).
Solo: A Star Wars Story - Fort Ypso and Kessel Droids
Sources
Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers (online, 2019)
Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (2018)
Star Wars: Behind the Magic CD-ROM (1998)
Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006)
Visual Guides (starwars.com, 2007)
What's the Story? feature (starwars.com, 2005-2008)
Wookieepedia (info)
Last modified: 9/2026 (updating), 4/2026 (website link fix), 11/2024 (1/2021 on old website)