YS-5755

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"What do you get when you have a R-unit singing in a song? Well, a chart-topping song like 'Goola Bukee' of course. Time for some droid power!"
―R-3X[3]

YS-5755[4] was an R-series[2] astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] The droid featured in the song "Goola Bukee" by Zano,[4] during which YS-5755 had a solo performance. The droid DJ R-3X praised the R-unit's performance, citing it as the reason for the song's success.[2] In 34 ABY,[5] R-3X played "Goola Bukee" at Oga's Cantina in the town of Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu.[2]

Behind the scenes

YS-5755's voice appeared in the track "Goola Bukee" at the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,[3] which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.[6] YS-5755 was identified as the featuring artist on the song with the release of the digital album Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Oga's Cantina: R3X's Playlist #1[4] on September 6, 2019.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded states that the R-series is a line of astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton. As Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge establishes YS-5755 to be an R-series droid, these characteristics must apply to it.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 GalaxysEdgeLogo icon Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Oga's Cantina
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Oga's Cantina: R-3X's Playlist #1
  5. ↑ The Star Wars Book dates the Battle of Batuu, which is depicted in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge via the attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, to 34 years after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas establishes that the events of A New Hope conclude in 0 ABY, and therefore the events of Galaxy's Edge, including the appearance of music featuring YS-5755, must take place in 34 ABY.
  6. ↑ D23-Logo Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
  7. ↑ StarWars.com Listen to a Track from the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Soundtrack on StarWars.com (backup link)
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