It's been confirmed! R2-KT will be in The Force Awakens!

It’s been confirmed! R2-KT will be in The Force Awakens!

Starwarsnewsnet.com reports that the pink astromech droid known as R2-KT who served in the Clones Wars and the Empire, is officially going to be in The Force Awakens serving the Rebellion.

For those of you who don’t know about this R2 unit or why it’s called R2-KT, this story from Starwarsnewsnet.com explains why:

The story begins with Katie Johnson, the daughter of 501st Legion founder Albin Johnson. Katie was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 6. In a show of support for the brave little girl, the R2 Builder’s Group created an R2-D2 unit to watch over her. However, mid-development, they decided to take it a step further and repaint the droid pink and name it after Katie, and thus R2-KT was born. Katie loved the droid, and she later passed away in peace; to this day, the droid is still around and continues to inspire young Star Wars fans suffering from serious illnesses.

Here is a photo of R2-KT and the girl who inspired the droids name:

I’d say this is so exciting that this droid from the Star Wars The Clone Wars animated series is gong to appear in The Force Awakens live and in person along with C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8!