R5-D5[4] was an R5 series astromech droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] In 9 BBY,[5] the R-series[1] astromech droid was operating on the Imperial-controlled planet Mapuzo, where it worked alongside the loader droid NED-B on a landing pad atop a flat mesa.[3]
Both droids were present when the TR-286 transport[3] designated transport eight[6] arrived[3] from the planet Daiyu.[6] As the ship's droids began to unload its cargo, NED-B gestured to R5-D5, who stood next to[3] a communications silo.[2] The astromech droid then turned to the silo as the stowaways Obi-Wan Kenobi and Princess Leia Organa snuck out of transport eight behind the droids' backs. R5-D5 had pink-and-white plating, black sensors,[3] and stood ninety-seven centimeters tall.[1]
Behind the scenes
R5-D5 appeared in the third episode of the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi television series,[3] which aired on June 1, 2022.[7] The droid was identified in official promotional assets linked to the show released by Walt Disney Studios via Getty Images on June 6, 2022.[4]
Appearances
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III" (First appearance)
Sources
- Part III Episode Guide | Obi-Wan Kenobi on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (Video clip only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded states that R5-D4, an R5 unit, was manufactured by Industrial Automaton and stood ninety-seven centimeters tall. As the audio description of
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III" states that R5-D5 is an R5 unit, it must have shared those characteristics.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JTF-FF-001190 by The Walt Disney Studios on Getty Images (June 6, 2022) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi to 9 BBY. Therefore, the events of "Part III" must be set in 9 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part II"
- ↑ Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in June 2022 on D23.com (backup link)
External links
- JTF-FF-001190 by The Walt Disney Studios on Getty Images (June 6, 2022) (backup link) (First identified as R5-D5)