R2-D2

R2-D2 is a playable character that is featured in Star Wars Battlefront through the Death Star expansion pack. He is playable in the second phase of the Battle Station mode and is the first playable droid in the game, as well as the third droid overall. He has 500 health.

In the second phase of Battle Station, R2 is controlled by the first Rebel player who interacts with him and can use his abilities to aid the Rebel soldiers in escorting him to the extraction point. If R2's 500 health runs out, he is stunned and the player controlling him must mash a button to regain control of him. If a Stormtrooper interacts with him before he can regain control, the player will be forced out of R2 and he must be interacted with again in order to continue moving.

Abilities

• Scan Pulse: R2 scans the nearby area, revealing enemies to his teammates.
• Smoke Cover: R2 sprays his fire extinguisher, leaving a smoke screen to obscure the enemy's vision.
• Disruption: R2 fires a pulse of heat, instantly overheating the weapons of any nearby enemies.

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Trivia

• R2-D2 had the possibility to become a full on playable hero rather than just an objective on the second phase of Battle Station. As confirmed on a Reddit post by Dennis Brännvall, it was unsure as to whether the Rogue One DLC would be made. As a result a back up plan was made to make a Mos Eisley DLC instead which would have featured Obi-Wan Kenobi and Greedo as the heroes. This would have affected the Death Star DLC as well, which would've changed the original plans of Obi-Wan and Tarkin as the heroes for the DLC to R2-D2 and Tarkin to the heroes of the DLC.