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Someone gave R2-D2 a voice, and he’s a giant chatterbox

R2-D2 is a giant chatterbox.

 

Michelle Jaworski

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Posted on Feb 23, 2017   Updated on May 24, 2021, 10:56 pm CDT

Half the fun of watching droid characters like R2-D2 and BB-8 come to life on-screen in the Star Wars movies is that we never quite understand what they’re going on about. But now Artoo’s been given a voice—and he’s got plenty to say.

The YouTube channel Auralnauts replaces R2-D2’s binary beeps with witty and sometimes vulnerable dialogue to express the exact brevity his situation needs. While some of what we might come up with is more colorful, it’s funnier than you’d expect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0KMUZSVAqw

Yes, he’s just as much of a smartass as we all imagined, but beneath the metal surface there’s something strangely human about the droid now.

H/T Nerdist

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*First Published: Feb 23, 2017, 2:58 am CST