10 Moments Of Star Wars Foreshadowing You Never Noticed

In another instance of being able to add further glorious detail into seemingly insignificant occurrences that go down in the much-adored Original Trilogy, George Lucas' Prequels may have actually provided us with the answer as to why a certain little droid felt the need to be so damn defiant.

While admittedly making him one of the most adored rascals in the galaxy, R2-D2's penchant for disobeying orders, specifically giving a robotic middle finger to the idea of staying with the ship, was largely overlooked in those earlier entries.

However, by the time Revenge of the Sith came around in 2005, a seriously heartbreaking revelation equipped fans with a possible reason for his apparent trust issues. As it goes, the last time Artoo obeyed a command of this ilk came minutes before Anakin Skywalker wandered into a mining facility on Mustafar... and the rest is agonising history.

So, the fact Skywalker never returned to the droid's side, and ultimately sealed his unsettling fate upon leaving R2 with the ship, likely played into the iconic astromech never wanting to stray too far away from his current master's side ever again.