With the release of Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 12 the final ever episode of the Clone Wars,
I thought it would be fun and interesting for you guys to break down the complete history
of R7-A7, Ahsoka’s extremely loyal Astromech droid.
I’m going to break down the complete timeline of R7-a7, all the way from it’s first mission
with Ahsoka right to the very end.
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R7-A7 was an astromech droid who belonged to Jedi Padawan and former Grand Army of the
Republic Commander Ahsoka Tano.
During the Clone Wars he was stationed in the astromech socket of Ahsoka’s various
starfighters, being at her side whenever she entered combat.
He most notably served in the socket of Ahsoka’s Eta-2 Actis-Class light interceptor throughout
the war.
R7-A7 was loyal to both Ahsoka and the Grand Army of the Republic, under the Jedi Order
as a whole.
He remained loyal to Ahsoka even after her framing and exile from the Jedi Order , being
present on her ship at the Siege of Mandalore.
He was considered extremely aggressive for an R Series droid, similarly to the C1 series
astromech, Chopper.
R7 was programmed to be extremely adept at plotting hyperspace routes and was known for
his proficiency in repairing Jedi Star fighters.
R7 had predominantly red metal plating, with green accents and a silver dome finish.
He was painted to match the colour scheme of both of Ahsoka’s starfighters, and was
equipped with a computer interface arm, just like R2D2, and a spark projector, which is
standard issue for astromech droids.
R7’s first mission came at the battle of Ryloth, where he was stationed as the co-pilot
of Ahsoka’s starfighter.
He joined her on a mission to destroy the separatist blockade that was surrounding the
planet Ryloth, and blocking incoming essential supplies for the population of the planet.
R7 was present when Ahsoka explicitly disobeyed orders to retreat after the Separatists had
called reinforcements, causing her to lose a significant part of her squadron.
After Anakin decided to retreat from the same battle, pulling back the Republic cruisers
known as the Resolute and the Defender, he ordered Ahsoka and R7 to destroy any remaining
separatist frigates, while he was to pilot the damaged cruisers.
Despite being shaken from their previous failure over Ryloth, Ahsoka and R7 received strong
support from Admiral Wullf Yularen, allowing them to lead a fierce counter attack.
Ahsoka and R7’s counter attack on the Separatists resulted in a huge success, with the Republic
ground forces now primed and ready to stage a full scale invasion of the planet Ryloth.
The ultimate goal of the invasion was to free the captive inhabitants of the planet, being
held by Techno Union Leader, Wat Tambor.
Later in the Campaign, R7-A7 also accompanied Ahsoka in her starfighter as she and Anakin
were forced to shoot down Separatist hyena bombers that had been ordered to drop their
bombs in Twi’Lek village by Sith Lord, Count Dooku.
Following that, R7-A7 accompanied Ahsoka during the beginning of the Umbaran campaign in the
Galaxy’s expansion region.
By the way, leave a comment down below letting me know if you prefer the Umbara arc or Mortis
arc, they’re both absolutely incredible.
The astromech joined Ahsoka in battle against the separatist resistance, alongside Ahsoka’s
good friend, Barriss Offee.
After that, R7 also served in the battle known as the Defense of Cato Neimoidia, where he
accompanied Ahsoka in her Actis-Class light interceptor during the battle.
Later in the battle, Ahsoka’s Master, Anakin Skywalker was knocked unconscious and had
his ship disabled by buzz droids.
Ahsoka then ordered R7 to take control of her fighter, while she jumped over into Anakin’s
fighter to rescue him.
This right here really shows the loyalty and importance of a great astromech droid.
While Anakin and Ahsoka really valued and loved their droids, the other Jedi failed
to look at them as anything more than a pile of circuits, mostly because they feared forming
an attachment with them.
Following that, the next time R7 makes an appearance is after Order 66 is executed by
Darth Sidious and the Clones of the Grand Army of the Republic.
R7 was aboard Ahsoka’s Republic cruiser after Rex and his men turned on Ahsoka and
Maul, on the Orders of Sith Lord, Darth Sidious.
Ahsoka managed to power up R7 after a long hibernation period, along with three others,
so that they could assist in her escape.
R7 was able to display the files relating to lost Arc Trooper Fives, including a recording
of the Kaminoan Doctor, Nala Se, which confirmed the existence of inhibitor chips in every
single clone in the Republic Army.
Although R7 was initially unable to open the file, he was able to decrypt the message after
receiving Anakin Skywalker’s clearance code.
Following this, R7 managed to trap Rex between several blast blast doors as he attempted
to hunt down and kill Ahsoka.
He then displayed a pre recorded hologram of Ahsoka telling Rex that it was not his
fault, and that he did not have any control over his actions after Order 66.
Rex pointed his blaster at R7, demanding that he reveal Ahsoka’s true location.
At this moment, Ahsoka stunningly revealed that she was standing right behind him, leaving
him in shock, and allowing R7 to swiftly stun him with his spark projector.
Ahsoka and the other three droids carried Rex into the medical bay of the cruiser, allowing
R7 to scan his brain to discover the inhibitor chip.
Unfortunately, R7 was unable to locate the chip inside of Rex’s brain, forcing Ahsoka
to use the force to locate and extract it.
Ahsoka then ordered R7 to remove the chip from Rex’s head, but he expressed concerns
for the safety of Rex’s life.
He did eventually carry out the orders, and was able to successfully remove the chip from
Rex’s head.
After that, R7 was able to look through navigation systems on the ship to discover a safe path
out.
Immediately following that, Ahsoka and Rex planned to falsely hand themselves over to
the other Clones, while the droids were sent to activate the bombay doors, which plunged
the Clones into the lower levels of the ship.
During this quick encounter, Maul approached Ahsoka’s escape ship, and took it so that
he was able to escape from the ship himself.
As Ahsoka used the force to hold Maul’s ship from escaping, a significant number of
Clones Arrived, firing relentlessly at Ahsoka.
Unfortunately, one of the blaster shots from the Clones hit R7, destroying his circuitry.
After the battle on the cruiser ended, Ahsoka and Rex retrieved the remaining parts of R7
and placed his remains on the next Y-Wing bomber that they had used to escape from the
crashing ship.
And that is the full story of R7-A7, Ahsoka’s most loyal and trusted astromech droid.
So let me know down below if you think Ahsoka eventually repairs R7 after the events of
Clone Wars Season 7.
I really hope she does end up doing so, but it is entirely likely that she leaves him
on the same planet where the cruiser crashed.
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