R3-Q5

R3-Q5 was a series of R3-series astromech droids in service to the Galactic Empire in the early years of the Galactic Civil War.

Characteristics
A series of second-degree astromech droids utilized by the Galactic Empire, R3-Q5 units were mostly plated in black, with some bronze panels.

History
As of 3 BBY, R3-Q5 units were employed in various Imperial installations, such as a Sienar TIE fighter factory over Nar Shaddaa, a large ore cannon facility on Raxus Prime, and the Death Star I itself. The droids were present when Darth Vader's apprentice Starkiller was active at these locations.

Behind the scenes
R3-Q5 first appeared in the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 versions of the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Several of the droids appear during the TIE Fighter Factory, Imperial Raxus Prime and Death Star levels. The droid is listed as a defeated unit in the kills list, if any are destroyed during gameplay, following completion of these levels. Despite the fact that the droids are entirely harmless, they can be destroyed if the player uses lightsaber or Force attacks on them.

Appearances

 * The Force Unleashed video game