R2-RD functioned as an astromech droid for the Alliance, and worked alongside C-D20, a droid specializing in Human-cyborg relations. Both droids served under the command of Commander Dauntarist on a recently built HT-2200 medium freighter.
- The initial mention of R2-RD appeared in " A Buyer's Guide to Alternative Starships " within Star Wars Adventure Journal 5.