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- "This R5 astromech is built for adventure."
[R5-D4 objects]
"What— of course you are! You're supposed to be piloting starfighters across the galaxy and fighting tyranny!" - ―Peli Motto, on R5-D4, even as the droid was falling apart
The R5 series astromech droid,[7] also known as the R5 line[8] was a model of R-series astromech droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1]
History
- "Oh, come on, now. Don't be a coward. You're an astromech. Act like one!"
- ―Peli Motto, to R5-D4
Cut-price versions of superior R2 units,[3] they were low cost, but prone to malfunctions,[9] defects, and bad attitudes.[3] Standing 0.97 meters in height,[5] they generally had shorter, cone-shaped heads[10] and were equipped with repair arms.[3] Their reputation was so bad that their manufacturer, Industrial Automaton, had to pull the model from the market to save their own reputation.[1] LX-R5 served Jedi Master Kelleran Beq.[11] R5-D4 was one of the last units produced in the R5 line.[9]
R5-D4,[6] R5-D8, R5-K6,[12] and S4 were R5 droids that served the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.[13]
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
"Attack over Tatooine" — LEGO Star Wars 1- Disney Infinity 3.0
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Hero Discovered"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Race on Tatooine" (Head only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Test"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Maker of Zoh"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Storms of Taul"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Perilous Rescue"
- Fortnite Battle Royale
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- "Splash Landing!" — LEGO Star Wars 96
- "Skills of the Pilot" — LEGO Star Wars 104
- "The Double Trap" — LEGO Star Wars 115
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BB-8 and Other Astromech Droids" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
R5-D4 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore"
- ↑ Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: R5-D4 - Astromech Droid
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: R5-D4 - Astromech Droid
- ↑ Star Wars Builders: Droids
- ↑
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 1"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 26