Command signal bolt

A command signal bolt was a type of modified restraining bolt that could be used as a signal hub. The R5 series astromech droid R5-2JE used a command signal bolt while serving as the head of the droid pool for the forest landing pad of the Resistance base on the moon Ajan Kloss. Using the bolt, R5-2JE could send similarly equipped Resistance droids commands and work orders from a distance. The bolt was silver in color^[1] and similar in appearance to an unmodified restraining bolt.^[2]

Behind the scenes

A command signal bolt was first shown on a figure of R5-2JE released as part of a Star Wars: Droid Factory pack of action figures released by Hasbro^[3] in November, 2019.^[4] The set was tied into the sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker,^[3] released on December 20, 2019,^[5] and although R5-2JE made an appearance in the film itself the bolt was not visible.^[6] The bolt was however identified in the accompanying reference book Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.^[1]

Sources

• Star Wars: Droid Factory toy line (Multipack: D-O · R5-2JE · R6-LE5 · R2-SHP) (backup link) (First pictured)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as command signal bolt)
• The Star Wars Book (Picture only)

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