With the recent complaints about X-wing being a tad weak, a popular suggestion is adding more Astromechs. Even if you think the X-wing is fine, you've got to admit the Astro-slot is just a sub-par System/crew Slot at best. Sure A2 and D2 are great, but most of the others are situational, only good on a particular pilot (R7 cough cough), or just straight up bad (K6).

However, the thing I love about droids is that they work best on their thematic partner (Luke doges well, D2 regens what he can't, Porkins Can't Hold It, D8 Holds It). So let's take a look at the Pilots we have, and we if we can't think of thematic droids to go with em.

First six members of Red Squadron and their droids (at the time of Yavin. Droids we don't have are bold):

1) Garven Dreis - R5-K6. This should work in theory (Garven focusing, K6 keeping him TLed) but Green Dice

2) Wedge Antilles - R2-A3. (probably should boost offense or something)

3) Biggs Darklighter - R2-Q2. (defense. Maybe something like Jan Crew?)

4) John D. Branon - R4-M9. (we don't have a pilot for this guy, and tbh all he does is say 'im hit' and die)

5) Luke Skywalker - R2-D2. Luke dodges, D2 gives him shields. PB and Chocolate.

6) Jek Porkins - R5-D8. Not the best, as it requires you to roll a greenie, but with Hull + Push, and provided you aren't constantly trying to Hold It, you should be ok.

Other named pilots with droids:

Corran Horn - 'Whistler'. (Wookiepedia: "Whistler was programmed by Cor-Sec with an enhanced sensor package..." Presumably the opposite of Whisper)

Probably some other droids, but I can't find them.

R5-P9, a Y-Wing droid.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R5-P9

R7-T1 was Luke's, while in an E-Wing.

I disagree on Biggs, there's one ship that doesn't need more defense.

I disagree on Biggs, there's one ship that doesn't need more defense.

Unfortunately, anything that buffs the X-wing buffs Biggs.

I disagree on Biggs, there's one ship that doesn't need more defense.

Unfortunately, anything that buffs the X-wing buffs Biggs.

That's ok, positioning or offense buffs should be just fine, but more agi or evade will help create invincible Biggs.

According to wookieepedia, Wedge also had R5-D2/R5-G8 as an astromech

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R5-G8

I disagree on Biggs, there's one ship that doesn't need more defense.

Unfortunately, anything that buffs the X-wing buffs Biggs.

That's ok, positioning or offense buffs should be just fine, but more agi or evade will help create invincible Biggs.

AFAIK Evade isn't really as good as a Focus. Focus has the versatility and may turn multiple Eyes into Hits, Evade has the sure thing. If you really want to make Biggs hard to kill, you can, but you won't have many points left over. R2-F2, Experimental Interface, Garven and Kyle gives you 3 focus tokens, and 3 dice at range 1-2. Pretty tough, but with no upgrades you're only left with 28 pts to spend on a ship for Biggs to actually protect.

An appropriately priced droid allowing him (or any other X-wing Pilot) to turn Focus' to Evades shouldn't be too overpowered. Unless you really sink points into getting multiple tokens on him, he's just an AG 2 ship with an evade token on it.

According to wookieepedia, Wedge also had R5-D2/R5-G8 as an astromech

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R5-G8

Gate! I forgot about him! He'd be great. Didn't he used to be called Mynock? (Yep, just checked the link). Wow. I would really love that, because the X-wing books were awesome!