R5-M2/Legends

R5-M2, or Arfive-Emmtoo, was an R5-series astromech droid owned by Rebel Alliance Captain Shawn Valdez, an evacuation officer assigned to Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth during the Galactic Civil War. R5-M2, specially programmed to plot sublight tactical courses for starships, played an extremely valuable role during the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY by assisting Valdez in planning evacuation routes from Echo Base.

Biography
R5-M2 was a member of the R5-series astromech droid line, which proved to be commercially unsuccessful but was nonetheless in high demand during the Galactic Civil War for use in combat starships. By early 3 ABY, R5-M2 was owned by and served alongside Rebel Alliance Captain Shawn Valdez, a popular and charismatic evacuation officer stationed at the Alliance High Command headquarters of Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth.

R5-M2 was present inside Echo Base's central hangar, chirping melodiously, when Han Solo returned from conducting a routine scouting mission of the base's exterior with Luke Skywalker, in which Skywalker ultimately went missing after falling prey to an ambush from a native wampa ice creature. The droid passed in front of Solo's path as the latter passed through the congested hangar.

During the Battle of Hoth days later, R5-M2 played a small but pivotal role in helping the Rebellion successfully evacuate Echo Base immediately in the face of overwhelming Imperial assault. R5-M2, who was specially programmed to plot sublight tactical courses for space travel, proved extremely valuable in coordinating plans and providing tactical support to Valdez by planning evacuation routes from the base during the battle.

Characteristics
The astromech droid R5-M2 became but another droid who played an invaluable role in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Empire when the Rebellion effectively put R5-M2's special sublight course-plotting programming to good use during the Battle of Hoth. R5-M2 assisted in the Rebel escape from Hoth by planning evacuation routes from Echo Base.

R5-M2's exterior plating included a black head and a blue-and-white color scheme. However, one of R5-M2's forward manipulator arms was missing from its body during its service time at Echo Base.

Behind the scenes
R5-M2 first appeared briefly in the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as one of the many droid extras populating the Echo Base central hangar during the scene in which Han Solo first enters the base following his patrol of the Hoth wastelands with Luke Skywalker. The droid was later identified by number and given a brief role with the Rebels of Echo Base on the "R5-M2 (Arfive-Emmtoo)" card of the November 1996 Hoth Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back