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*Periscope<ref name="FF" />
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*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]<ref name="DoaD" /> {{C|[[Spy/Legends|spy]]}}<ref name="DotD" />}}
{{Quote|Master, they just delivered your replacement astromech droid. This is R3-S6. I've heard that the new R3s are far faster in thinking skills and more powerful than the old R2 units.|Ahsoka Tano introduces R3-S6 to Anakin Skywalker|audio=ReplacementAstromech-DoaD.ogg|Downfall of a Droid}}
'''R3-S6''' was a [[Sexes/Legends|masculine programmed]] [[R3-series astromech droid/Legends|R3-series astromech droid]] manufactured by [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]] on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Nubia/Legends|Nubia]] around the [[Time/Legends|time]] of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]. On his [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]], R3-S6 was stolen by a group of agents hired by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederate]] [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]]. They took R3-S6 to the planet [[Milagro/Legends|Milagro]] where the [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]] underwent [[Programmer/Legends|reprogramming]] to become a [[Spy/Legends|spy]] for Grievous. The reprogrammed R3-S6 was sold to the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] to become [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker's]] new astromech [[Droid/Legends|droid]], as a replacement droid for [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]], Skywalker's previous astromech droid. R3-S6 accompanied Skywalker and his [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]], [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]], as the two [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] searched for Skywalker's previous astromech droid in the remnants of the [[Battle of Bothawui/Legends|Battle of Bothawui]] in [[Bothawui/Legends|Bothawui]] [[Realspace/Legends|space]]. When the group came across a [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshan]] [[Scavenger/Legends|scavenging]] [[Vulture's Claw/Legends|freighter]] in the battle aftermath's debris field, R3-S6, Skywalker, and Tano [[Ambush on the Vulture's Claw/Legends|boarded]] the vessel to find R2-D2.

After the unsuccessful search aboard the [[Freighter/Legends|freighter]], R3-S6 and Skywalker embarked on a new [[Mission to suspected Confederate space|mission]] to sweep through suspected Confederate space. The operation was thwarted by Grievous, who tracked Skywalker via the Jedi Knight's [[Anakin Skywalker's Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor/Legends|starfighter]] [[Homing beacon/Legends|homing beacon]], though R3-S6 and Skywalker were rescued by the timely arrival of Tano aboard Skywalker's [[Twilight/Legends|freighter]]. Inside the ship, R3-S6 and Tano received a transmission from R2-D2, and Skywalker ordered them to [[Mission to Skytop Station/Legends|track]] the signal which led the group to [[Skytop Station/Legends|Skytop Station]], a Confederate [[Listening post/Legends|listening post]]. In the station, Skywalker went to find R2-D2, while R3-S6, Tano, and a group of [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]] left to destroy the station's [[Reactor/Legends|reactor core]]. R3-S6 watched as Grievous confronted Tano's group and [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|attacked]] Tano, though the Padawan retreated with R3-S6 to a storage room. As the Padawan hid from Grievous in the room for some [[Time/Legends|time]], Tano spotted R3-S6 conferring with Grievous and found out the droid's true allegiance. The droid soon left Tano, and found Skywalker in the base's [[Hangar/Legends|hangar]], who also found out that R3-S6 was a spy droid. R3-S6 was destroyed when he was hit by flying debris after a brawl with R2-D2 on a catwalk outside the listening post.

==Biography==
===Separatist spy===
{{Quote|A gold droid…for Gold Leader…of Gold Squadron!|Ahsoka Tano to Anakin Skywalker|audio=GoldGoldGold-DoaD.ogg|Downfall of a Droid}}
A [[Second-degree droid|second-degree]]<ref name="degree" /> [[R3-series astromech droid/Legends|R3-series astromech droid]], R3-S6 was manufactured by<ref name="DoaD" /> [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]]<ref name="tcwce" /> on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Nubia/Legends|Nubia]] around the [[Time/Legends|time]] of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]].<ref name="TCWDVD" /> While most R3-series [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droids]] had clear-transparent domes, some [[Droid/Legends|droids]]—such as R3-S6—were shipped with salvaged [[R2-series astromech droid|R2-series]] domes; during the Clone Wars, the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] needed droid [[unit]]s available for purchase even with such minor defects.<ref name="TCWTVG">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]''</ref> In [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]],<ref name="ERC" /> the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederate]] [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]] hired agents to steal an astromech droid from<ref name="TCWDVD" /> Industrial Automaton<ref name="tcwce" /> on Nubia.<ref name="TCWDVD" /> The agents took R3-S6 to the planet [[Milagro/Legends|Milagro]],<ref name="doadD">{{TCW|Downfall of a Droid|d=y}}</ref> and inside a Republic base,<ref name="tcwce" /> it was [[Programmer/Legends|reprogrammed]] to become a [[Spy/Legends|spy]] for Grievous.<ref name="doadD" />

[[File:R3S6.png|thumb|240px|left|R3-S6]]
The reconditioning succeeded, and R3-S6 was sold to the Galactic Republic newly-reprogrammed as a Confederate spy. After [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] lost his previous droid, [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]], during the [[Battle of Bothawui/Legends|Battle of Bothawui]],<ref name="DoaD" /> he contacted [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]] and [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] via [[Hologram/Legends|hologram]] and told them of his dilemma. Skywalker was told that his new droid—R3-S6—was to be delivered to him.<ref name="ws">''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]''</ref> Right after R3-S6 was dropped off inside Skywalker's [[Resolute/Legends|''Venator''-class Star Destroyer]], he met Skywalker's [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]], [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]], and was inspected by Tano near her master's [[G9 Rigger-class light freighter/Legends|freighter]], the ''[[Twilight/Legends|Twilight]]''. When Tano introduced the astromech droid to its newly-assigned owner, she attempted to relieve Skywalker's melancholy over the loss of R2-D2 by pointing out R3-S6's [[Color/Legends|color]] scheme—gold; since her master was the [[Gold Leader/Legends|leader]] of the [[Republic Navy/Legends|Republic Navy's]] [[Gold Squadron (Galactic Republic)/Legends|Gold Squadron]], Tano believed R3-S6 would make a good companion for the Jedi Knight. Likewise, Tano nicknamed the droid "Goldie."<ref name="DoaD" />

However, Skywalker wanted to find R2-D2, and once R3, Skywalker, and Tano boarded the ''Twilight'', Skywalker [[Pilot/Legends|piloted]] the craft through a debris field—remnants of the Battle of Bothawui—to search for the droid. After the Jedi spotted a [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshan]] [[Scavenger/Legends|scavenging]] [[Freighter/Legends|freighter]],<ref name="DoaD" /> named the ''[[Vulture's Claw/Legends|Vulture's Claw]]'',<ref name="TCWTVG" /> in the debris field, Skywalker docked with the freighter, and left the ''Twilight'' with R3-S6 and Tano to [[Ambush on the Vulture's Claw/Legends|find]] R2-D2. The freighter's owner, [[Gha Nachkt/Legends|Gha Nachkt]], greeted the two Jedi, took interest in R3-S6, and offered to trade a [[C-14 droid]] for him; Tano, however, rejected his deal. With R3-S6 and Tano by his side, Skywalker told Nachkt they wanted to find his R2-series astromech droid and would pay him [[Credit chip/Legends|credits]] if he had R2-D2 in his ship. Having accepted Skywalker's offer, Nachkt allowed him, R3-S6, and Tano to search through his storage room. There, Skywalker ordered R3-S6 to search through the ship's [[Computer/Legends|computer]] manifest to locate R2-D2. The Jedi Knight then heard a sound, which he concluded was R2-D2.<ref name="DoaD" />

Skywalker came across a door and guessed that R2-D2 was being held behind it and ordered R3-S6 to open the portal, but the gold-colored droid instead activated the cargo room's lights and a pair of [[IG-86 sentinel droid/Legends|IG-86 sentinel droids]]. After Skywalker and Tano destroyed the two droids, Skywalker berated R3-S6 for disobeying him. Unbeknownst to Skywalker and Tano, Nachkt overheard the two Jedi from behind a nearby door. R3-S6 opened the portal, and Skywalker pointed his lightsaber at the Trandoshan's neck and demanded that he reveal R2-D2. However, Tano insisted that R2-D2 was not on the ship. Conceding failure, the two Jedi and R3-S6 boarded the ''Twilight'' and redocked with the ''Resolute''. Skywalker told his Padawan that he was preparing for a [[Mission to suspected Confederate space|mission]] to sweep through suspected Confederate [[Realspace/Legends|space]]. Tano realized her master needed a droid for the task and suggested he bring R3-S6; however, Skywalker still had doubts about the droid due to his disobedience on the ''Vulture's Claw''.<ref name="DoaD" />

[[File:Anakin Ahsoka and R3-S6 search for R2-D2.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Skywalker, R3-S6, and Tano]]
Nevertheless, Skywalker gave into Tano's wish and jumped to [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] in his [[Anakin Skywalker's Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor/Legends|starfighter]]—with R3-S6 in the [[Astromech socket/Legends|astromech socket]]. Upon their return to realspace, Skywalker ordered R3-S6 to activate the [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter's]] long-range scanners. However, R3-S6 instead activated the fighter's [[Homing beacon/Legends|tracking beacon]]. The signal alerted Grievous' nearby [[Fleet/Legends|fleet]], and a group of [[Munificent-class star frigate/Legends|''Munificent''-class frigates]] jumped to R3-S6's and Skywalker's location. Skywalker ordered R3-S6 to prepare to jump into hyperspace, but the droid detached the starfighter from the [[hyperdrive docking ring]], negating their chance to escape. Eventually, [[Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I/Legends|Vulture droids]] left the [[Frigate/Legends|frigates]] and attacked the starfighter, but Skywalker successfully destroyed them with his fighter's [[Blaster cannon/Legends|blaster cannons]]. When R3-S6 deactivated the blaster cannons and the starfighter's [[Engine/Legends|engines]], more Vulture droids appeared. The droids, however, were destroyed by the timely intervention of Tano and [[Clone trooper captain|Clone Captain]] [[CT-7567/Legends|CT-7567]], nicknamed "Rex," who both decided to help R3-S6 and Skywalker after they noticed Skywalker's tracking beacon had been activated. Tano and Rex, who were on board the ''Twilight'', lowered the freighter's aft cargo bay door, which would allow Skywalker's starfighter to board the ship. R3-S6 reactivated the fighter's engines and enabled Skywalker to pilot the starfighter into the ''Twilight''{{'s}} aft cargo bay, and, once inside the ''Twilight'', Skywalker and R3-S6 joined Tano and Rex inside the freighter's [[Cockpit/Legends|cockpit]].<ref name="DoaD" />

===Allegiance revealed===
{{Quote|R3, what do you have to report?|Grievous to R3-S6|Duel of the Droids}}
R2-D2 was, in fact, aboard the ''Vulture's Claw'' and sent a transmission to the ''Twilight''. R3-S6 and Tano received the message and reported it to Skywalker. The Jedi Knight ordered R3-S6 to strengthen the signal, but the droid decreased its reception instead. Skywalker restored the signal's strength himself and ordered his pilot, Rex, to track the message.<ref name="DotD" /> The trail led the group to the [[Moon/Legends|moon]] [[Ruusan 2]].<ref name="S1 Guide">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]''</ref> As the ''Twilight'' hovered above the discovered Confederate [[Listening post/Legends|listening post]],<ref name="DotD" /> [[Skytop Station/Legends|Skytop Station]],<ref name="TCWTVG" /> Skywalker wanted to let [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] know of the [[Space station/Legends|station's]] presence.<ref name="DotD" /> Skywalker ordered R3-S6 to contact Kenobi using scramble code "1477"<ref name="dotd ep">{{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/guide/episode007.html|text=''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide: Duel of the Droids|archivedate=20110629042554}}</ref> and told Kenobi of his plan to rescue R2-D2 in the station with R3-S6, his Padawan, and a group of [[Cloning/Legends|clones]]. As the Jedi Knight prepared for the [[Mission to Skytop Station/Legends|mission]], Tano placed R3-S6 in Rex's care to hold during the free-fall to the station.<ref name="DotD" />

Behind the ''Twilight''{{'s}} rear cargo bay, R3-S6, Skywalker, Tano, Rex, and a group of clones plummeted toward Skytop Station's [[Hull/Legends|hull]]. While the two Jedi used [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] to help them descend toward the station, Rex and his men used their [[JT-12 jetpack/Legends|JT-12 jetpacks]]. Having landed on top of the station, Skywalker cut a hole through the station's hull with his lightsaber, allowing R3-S6 and the group to enter. Inside, R3-S6 used his [[scomp link]] to access a port and bring up a [[holomap]] of the station. Skywalker ordered Tano and Rex to destroy the station's [[Reactor/Legends|reactor core]]; he would separate from the group to find his lost droid. As R3-S6 and the party searched for the reactor core room, R3-S6 broke away to report to Grievous that Skywalker planned to destroy the station via [[Holoprojector/Legends|hologram]]. R3-S6 ended his transmission with the [[Cyborg/Legends|cyborg]] general when Tano appeared near him, and he rejoined her and the clones. R3-S6 and the group made their way to the reactor room, which was protected by a [[Ray shield/Legends|ray shielded]] door. Tano ordered the gold droid to deactivate the ray shield, but a group of [[B1 battle droid/Legends|B1]] and [[B2 super battle droid/Legends|B2]] [[Battle droid/Legends|battle droids]] spotted the group from a nearby hallway.<ref name="DotD" />

[[File:Epguide007.jpg|thumb|260px|left|R3-S6 attacking R2-D2]]
After a [[Lightfight|firefight]] broke out, Tano and the clones destroyed the droids, although soon Grievous, who had come to their location through the reactor room, confronted the group. R3-S6 watched as Tano engaged the cyborg general in a [[Lightsaber duel/Legends|lightsaber duel]], though Tano underestimated her adversary's strength and soon fled the area and ran inside a storage room with R3-S6. Near a dark corridor, Tano saw R3-S6 and beckoned him to come toward her, but the droid turned on his astromech droid light and flashed it at Tano, simultaneously alerting Grievous of her location. The Padawan evaded the General's attack and hid once again. Soon, R3-S6 conferred with Grievous, a conversation Tano overheard; she realized then that R3-S6 was a Separatist spy. R3-S6 departed the storage room and found Rex and [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone trooper]] [[Denal/Legends|Denal]] near the reactor core room where they had placed explosive charges. The trio made their way toward the station's [[Hangar/Legends|hangar bay]], only to find the rescued R2-D2 with Skywalker near the ''Twilight''. Skywalker asked of his Padawan's whereabouts, and Rex revealed that she had engaged Grievous in a lightsaber duel. The clone [[Captain/Legends|captain]] offered to take Skywalker to her last reported location, but R3-S6 closed the hangar bay's entry [[Blast door/Legends|blast doors]] and activated a pair of Vulture droids.<ref name="DotD" />

The maneuver led Skywalker as well to conclude that R3-S6 was a spy. When the Vulture droids attacked Skywalker and the clones, the Jedi Knight ordered R2-D2 to open the hangar bay's door through an astromech port in the station so that the ''Twilight'' could evacuate, and R3-S6 secretly followed R2-D2. On a catwalk, which led to the astromech port, R3-S6 slammed into the other droid,<ref name="DotD" /> and the two engaged one another with their [[slicing tool]]s.<ref name="cswe">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> To end the brawl, R2-D2 used his [[Electroshock probe|shock arm]], which briefly incapacitated R3-S6. The R2 unit then activated his [[Rocket booster/Legends|rocket boost jets]] and released a stream of oil on the catwalk. R3-S6 evaded the resultant inferno, but he failed to notice R2-D2's followup attack, a full-body shove that knocked R3-S6 off the catwalk. R3-S6 used his [[Power harpoon|tow cable]] to hang onto R2-D2 and avoid the fall, but R2-D2 severed the cord with his cutting tool. R3-S6 fell from the catwalk, collided with falling debris, and was destroyed. The Republic strike team and Grievous both evacuated Skytop Station, just as the planted charges detonated, destroying the listening post.<ref name="DotD" />

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|What is the matter with you? Are you trying to get us killed?|Anakin Skywalker to R3-S6|audio=TryingToGetUsKilled-DotD.ogg|Duel of the Droids}}
[[File:GrievousGoldie-DotD.png|right|thumb|250px|R3-S6 reports to Grievous]]
An R3-series astromech droid, R3-S3 had [[Sexes/Legends|masculine]] programming and stood 1.09 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] in height.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> After being taken by the Confederacy, R3-S6 was reprogrammed to sabotage.<ref name="FF" /> Due to his reprogramming,<ref name="TCWTVG" /> R3-S6 feigned a lack of competence around Republic personnel.<ref name="DotD" /><ref name="DoaD" /> Upon entering service to the Republic, R3-S6 was ordered to remain undetected and not reveal himself as a spy.<ref name="FF" /> When he was given to Anakin Skywalker, the droid's main objective was to spy on the Jedi Knight.<ref name="FoD">''[[The Clone Wars: Forces of Darkness]]''</ref>

His reprogramming corrupted his ability to comply and understand Skywalker; the droid could only obey his true master, General Grievous, whom the droid obeyed faithfully. When with Skywalker, R3-S6 disobeyed him, leading the Jedi to doubt the droid. At times, R3-S6 ignored Ahsoka Tano's orders as well. Clone Captain Rex noticed the droid's disobedience during the Mission to Skytop Station, during which Rex did not entrust R3-S6 with the task of opening the ray-shielded blast door that protected the main reactor room of the station.<ref name="DotD" /><ref name="DoaD" /> R3-S6 had a number of tools and equipment which he used on occasion. Within his dome, R3-S6 had a holographic projector, scomp link, and a scanner antenna.<ref name="DotD" /> His body featured a power charge arm and a periscope.<ref name="FF" /> The droid also had a retractable third leg.<ref name="DotD" />

==Behind the scenes==
The astromech droid R3-S6 was created for the [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']] television series. Before the program had begun airing, R3-S6 was first mentioned in the [[2008]] ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]'', in which he received a dual-page spread. On [[November 7]] of the same year, R3-S6 appeared in the episode "[[Downfall of a Droid]]." [[November 14|In the following week]], the character appeared in the episode "[[Duel of the Droids]]," in which R3-S6 was destroyed. In [[December]] of the same year, R3-S6 received an entry in the ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''. In [[2009]], R3-S6 was featured in ''The Clone Wars''–related sourcebooks—such as ''[[The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]''. The details of R3-S6's manufacture and reprogramming were revealed in the ''The Clone Wars'' [[The Clone Wars: Season One|season one]] "decoded" episodes and in the featurette for the "Downfall of a Droid" episode that was included in ''The Clone Wars'' [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One|season one DVD set]]. The [[Nintendo DS]] version of the [[2009]] [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]'' featured an alternate portrayal of the mission to Skytop Station. R3-S6 appeared in the mission's opening cutscene, taken directly from "Duel of the Droids," but was absent from the mission itself. However, he received an entry in the in-game databank. In [[July]] [[2010]], R3-S6 received an entry in the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''.

===Inconsistencies and non-canon portrayals===
Confusion has surrounded the location and timing of R3-S6's reprogramming by the Separatists. ''The Clone Wars'' visual guide said that Grievous' agents were in the Republic military, sabotaged R3-S6's programming, and arranged for the droid to be sent to Bothawui. This sequence of events indicated that R3-S6 was part of the Republic.<ref name="TCWTVG" /> However, later sources, such as ''The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia'', the "Downfall of a Droid" decoded episode, and ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia'', said that R3-S6 was taken to Milagro to be reprogrammed.<ref name="tcwce" /><ref name="DoaD" /><ref name="cswe" />

A few discrepancies distinguish the events of "Downfall of a Droid" and the 2008 novel ''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]'' by [[Karen Miller]].<ref name="DoaD" /><ref name="ws" /> In the novel, Anakin did his sweeps through suspected Confederate space soon after the ambush on the ''Vulture's Claw''. When Skywalker contacted Yoda and Mace Windu, the Jedi Masters told Anakin that his new droid would be arriving shortly, indicating R3-S6 had not been assigned to him yet. In the episode, however, R3-S6 was assigned to Anakin before both missions. In ''Wild Space'', the Jedi Council sent the droid to Anakin.<ref name="ws" />

The 2009 young-readers book ''[[The Clone Wars: Forces of Darkness]]'' stated that Grievous was the one who reprogrammed R3-S6 to spy on Anakin and sabotage the Jedi's missions.<ref name="FoD" /> ''The Clone Wars'' visual guide indicated that R3-S6 was built with a scavenged R2-series dome,<ref name="TCWTVG" /> but ''Forces of Darkness'' stated that R3-S6 originated with a clear/transparent R3-series dome.<ref name="FoD" />

R3-S6 appears in the 2010 [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (video game)|Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures]]''. In the game, R3-S6 is featured in a mini-game called "Rocket Rescue." During the level "Goldie," R3-S6 is featured as a non-playable character that tries to stop R2-D2 from completing his goal of finding Anakin Skywalker on the [[The galaxy/Legends|galactic]] [[Capital/Legends|capital]] of [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]]. Because the events portrayed in "Rocket Rescue" cannot be fitted chronologically into the first-season storyline featuring R3-S6, and since no other source confirms that he was on Coruscant, this article assumes that the mini-game is not part of the [[Star Wars Legends|Legends continuity]].<ref name="CWA">{{TCWA|Rocket Rescue}}</ref>

R3-S6 was also featured in the video game ''[[LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]'', released on [[March 22]], [[2011]], which presented a humorous and non-canonical take on the events from "Duel of the Droids." In the game, the final battle between R3-S6 and R2-D2 is reversed, with the latter pursuing the former on the catwalk. The same month, an article published in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.18]]'' offered an alternate, what-if storyline that would have unfolded had Skywalker not located R2-D2 at Skytop Station. Without R2-D2 to expose his true allegiance, R3-S6 remains as Skywalker's astromech, leading the Jedi into trap after trap, each time handing Grievous more power and causing Skywalker to believe that he is cursed. Mentally imbalanced, Skywalker eventually falls victim to the young [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett's]] [[Sabotage of the Endurance/Legends|revenge attempt]] on Mace Windu, as he and Windu both die under the wreckage of the ''Venator''-class Star Destroyer ''[[Endurance/Legends|Endurance]]'' on the planet [[Vanqor/Legends|Vanqor]], because without R2-D2's help, the search party fails to arrive in time to rescue them.<ref name="Lego">''[[LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]''</ref>

The [[The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 5 (2013)|fifth issue]] of the [[2013]] ''[[The Official Star Wars Fact File (2013)|Star Wars Fact File]]'' contained an assortment of errors. In the issue, the events of "Downfall of a Droid" and "Duel of the Droids" were placed in 19 BBY.<ref name="FF" /> However, timelines as of 2013 placed the episodes in 22 BBY.<ref name="ERC" /> The issue also stated that R3-S6 was "unknown to the Republic,"<ref name="FF" /> when, in fact, he was originally a Republic-aligned droid.<ref name="TCWTVG" /> The line "R3, what do you have to report?" was spoken by Grievous in "Duel of the Droids." The issue attributes this line to Anakin Skywalker.<ref name="FF" />

Originally, the ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia'' gave R3-S6's height as 1.1 meters.<ref name="tcwce" /> His entry on [[StarWars.com]]'s [[Encyclopedia (StarWars.com)|Encyclopedia]] gave it as 1.09 meters,<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> and the fifth issue of the new ''Star Wars Fact File'' gave it as 0.96 meters.<ref name="FF" /> Because StarWars.com [[retcon]]ned the height given in ''The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia'', and due to the number of errors in the ''Star Wars Fact File'' Part 5, this article assumes that the height given in the StarWars.com Encyclopedia is valid.

==Appearances==
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*''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{TCW|Downfall of a Droid}} {{1st}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Downfall of a Droid]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Grievous Attacks!]]''
*{{TCWA|Rocket Rescue}}
*{{TCW|Duel of the Droids}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Jedi in Training]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Forces of Darkness]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]'' {{C|[[Nintendo DS]] version; archive footage from "Duel of the Droids"}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]'' {{Nc}}

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==Notes and references==
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