If you are going to the Star Wars Celebration this week there is a droid that you should be on the lookout for. It is the R2-KT. R2-KT started off as a real-world replica of an R2-series astromech droid with pink highlights. Albin Johnson, the founder of the 501st Legion, wanted to build a pink droid for his daughter Katie, who was dying from brain cancer. The “KT” suffix would appear to be a reference to her name. When it was realized that he did not have enough time, R2-KT was built by Jerry Greene, master droid builder, with the help of the R2 Builders Club. R2-KT makes appearances at children’s hospitals, Star Wars Celebration and charity events in the southeastern United States.
A Hasbro action figure of this droid was sold at San Diego Comic-Con 2007 and the character had a cameo in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film.
Now for this year’s Star Wars Celebration Hot Wheels, Mattel, and Disney Consumer Products will be donating proceeds from the sale of this vehicle to Star Wars: Force for Change.
To find out more about the R2-KT project go to www.r2kt.com. To find out more about Star Wars: Force for Change and their philanthropic efforts, please go to www.forceforchange.starwars.com. 