HERE'S why I voted Artoo.
R2-D2 is an unstoppable Swiss-knife/action hero/killing machine just waiting to be unleashed.
"[R2 is] the stalwart unsung hero of the Star Wars films."
His emotions can't be sensed, he is the messenger of the Keeper of the Whills, you tell R2 Palpatine is Darth Sidious and a week from then Palps will have THE most unlucky day of his life.
I'm talking he steps on an elevator, and nothing is there, he plummets to his death like in a Looney Tunes episode.
But hey, he's Darth Sidious, maybe he manages to levitate himself before he hits the ground and goes splat. He looks up at the elevator which is weirdly going up instead of going down. Hm. Strange.
He goes to the Senate, his podium lifts up into the arena only for a MASSIVE holo-recording to start playing in the Senate rotunda of Palpatine putting a hood on in The Works' changing rooms, then meeting with Dooku.
General chaos. But hey, he's Palpatine, he has a way to spin this, "he had a secret meeting with Dooku to negotiate peace", of course, because all that matters is ending this godforsaken war-oooaaaahhh!
The Chancellor's podium DARTS up towards the ceiling at full speed! "System malfunction" says Mas Amedda, "we're not sure what's going on!" Seconds before the podium can explode, Palpatine jumps off and lands unscathed, but feigns an injury.
He gets rushed to an infirmary, and is now lying in a hospital bed wandering WTF is going on today?! Is it Tyranus? Has that octogenarian fuck finally decided to step up and become the Sith Master? Tell you what, he knew his apprentice was sneaky but to sink to this level of--
-- RIIIIIIIIING! Fire alarm goes off, as do the sprinklers. But they're not sprinkling water, they're sprinkling GASOLINE!
R2 SMASHES through the window screaming a primal war cry:
And as he sets the whole room on fire, Palpatine's last thoughts are "what in the space fu--" and dies.
THAT'S why you tell Artoo and not someone like Yoda.
Artoo has that unhinged maverick energy. He's just waiting for the opportunity to do some damage.
It doesn't matter if he's outgunned.
It doesn't matter if you're a Sith Lord.
He's on a mission from the gods and the plot armor wears him, not the other way round.
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