Name:  R2-V8 name:  R2-V8 line:  Disney Droid Factory release date:  April, 2015 source:  - note:  This is the eighth R2 astromech version (thus V8) released in the Disney Droid Factory series. link:  Adam Pawlus' review Wookieepedia:  astromech droids. Wookieepedia:  R2 series.