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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
-
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Justice" - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 5
-
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 1" - Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 2"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 3"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 4"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 5"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 6"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 7"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 8"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 9"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 10"
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence" - Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "R2 Come Home"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hostage Crisis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Plan of Dissent"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Secret Weapons"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Sunny Day in the Void"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Point of No Return"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Fugitive"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Rise of Clovis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voices"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Distant Echo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Unfinished Business"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Phantom Apprentice"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Victory and Death"
-
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — "Friends" - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Inquisitors 1
- Inquisitors 2
- Inquisitors 4
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Lando - Double or Nothing 2
- Lost Stars webcomic
- Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess
-
"Escaping the Scrap Pile" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 19 - Rogue One - Cassian & K-2SO Special 1
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Star Wars Rebels — "Zero Hour" - Star Wars Rebels — "In the Name of the Rebellion"
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Occupation"
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (In flashback(s))
- Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 1
- Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 2
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- Star Wars Battlefront
- "The Red One" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "Reirin" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "The Hero's Journey Begins" — The Original Trilogy Stories (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- "Sparks" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- Chewbacca (2015) 3
- Chewbacca (2015) 4
- Chewbacca (2015) 5
- Star Wars (2015) 10
- Vader Down 1
- Star Wars (2015) 19 (Mentioned only)
- "Droid Dilemma" — Star Wars (2015) 25 (reprinted in Droids Unplugged 1)
- Star Wars (2015) 26
- Star Wars (2015) 29
- Star Wars (2015) 30
- The Screaming Citadel 1
- Star Wars (2015) 31
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 7
- Star Wars (2015) 35
- Star Wars (2015) 40 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (2015) 51
- Star Wars (2015) 61
- Star Wars (2015) 69
- Star Wars (2015) 70
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 35
- "An Echo of Victory" — Empire Ascendant 1
-
"Tales of Villainy: A Last Chapter" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 13 - Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars (2020) 10
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Aftermath (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Star Wars (2025) 1
- Star Wars (2025) 3
- Star Wars (2025) 9
- "The Key to Remembering" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Hunters
- The Mandalorian: The Manga, Vol. 3
-
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" - The Mandalorian 5
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 9: The Marshal"
- The Mandalorian Season 2 1
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 10: The Passenger"
- The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel
-
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" - Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian"
- Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger"
- Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 21: The Pirate"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
-
Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice" - Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Two: Toil and Trouble"
- The Rise of Kylo Ren 3
- Age of Resistance - Poe Dameron 1
- Before the Awakening (and audiobook)
- Poe Dameron 5
- "Robot Resistance" — Age of Resistance Special 1
- Poe Dameron 9
- Poe Dameron 10
- Poe Dameron 15
- Poe Dameron 17
- Poe Dameron 20
- Poe Dameron 21
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Age of Resistance - Rey 1
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
- Poe Dameron 28 (Indirect mention only)
- Galaxy's Edge 1
- Galaxy's Edge 2 (Appears as a toy)
- Galaxy's Edge 3
- Galaxy's Edge 4 (Cover only)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
-
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Droid Depot - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Rise of the Resistance
-
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Black Spire Outpost" - "Repair Stop" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 13
- Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 1
-
"The Lost Stories, Part 3" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 32 (Dome only) (Appears through imagination) - Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Dome only)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances
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"Attack over Tatooine" — LEGO Star Wars 1 - Disney Infinity 3.0
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (In flashback(s))
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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
- Star Wars: Droid Tycoon
Sources
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"The Gungan General" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as R5-unit) - Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Yavin (Picture only)
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Star Wars: The Black Series (2014) (3.75" Figure: #01: R5-G19) (backup link) (First identified as R5-series astromech droid) - Star Wars Helmet Collection: C-3PO Highlights of the Saga: Escape to Tatooine
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: AT-AT Pilot Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Droids (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Imperial Gunner Databank A-Z: Cosians–Dagobah (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: R5-D4 - Astromech Droid (First identified as R5 line)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Tusken Raider Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Tatooine (Picture only)
- Special Modifications (Picture only)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Jess Pava Weapons & Uniforms: D'Qar Resistance Base Personnel (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Resistance Trooper Databank A-Z: Providence-class–Raxus
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Nien Nunb Helmets: Nien Nunb (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droids, Part 2 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 4 Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 1 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 8 Droid Directory: Imperial Mark IV Sentry Droid (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
-
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition Core Set Card: R5 Astromech Reissued in BTL-A4 Y-Wing Expansion Pack, Rebel Alliance, Scum and Villainy, and Resistance Conversion Kits, and Guardians of the Republic Squadron Pack - Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive (Picture only)
-
First Order Cargo toy line (Pack: First Order Short-Range Evacuation Vehicle) (backup link) -
Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Droid in Star Wars on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete) - Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual (First identified as R5 series astromech droid)
- Droid Depot (mobile app)
-
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Directing" - Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Legacy"
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Practical"
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Connections"
- "R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season One
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
- "C-3PO" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Art & Imagery Collector's Edition, Volume Two
- "BB-8 and Other Astromech Droids" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of the Season 2 Finale"
-
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Beeps" - Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
- The Book of Boba Fett Cargo Hold: "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- The Book of Boba Fett Cargo Hold: "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- "Pilots of the Rebel Alliance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
-
Star Wars Outlaws: Official Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft Forward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) - Star Wars Outlaws: Meet Kay Vess' Actor | Ubisoft Forward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
- Ubisoft Forward: Official Livestream – June 2023 | #UbiForward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Outlaws: Behind The Scenes - Crafting a Galaxy of Opportunity on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Outlaws Official Gameplay: All the Star Wars Lore, Details & Easter Eggs | Ubisoft Forward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
-
Star Wars Outlaws: Official Gameplay Showcase | Ubisoft Forward on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) - Star Wars Outlaws: Behind The Scenes – Navigating the Underworld on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
- SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Outlaws: Galaxy Teaser on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
-
LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75410 Mando and Grogu's N-1 Starfighter) - The Art of Star Wars: Outlaws
-
Mos Eisley Cantina in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
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