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R2-A5, also known as Ayfive, was a R2-series astromech droid with green and white plating and masculine programming. In 0 BBY, it spent time causing trouble in the spaceport of Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine.
Biography[]
In 0 BBY,[5] R2-A5 was rolling around the spaceport of Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine and getting into trouble when the local moisture farmer Luke Skywalker was stopped by a group of stormtroopers while in his X-34 landspeeder.[4]
Characteristics[]
R2-A5, also known as Ayfive was a R2-series astromech droid with masculine-programming,[4] white and green plating, and a black sensor.[2] Like all R-series astromech droids he was manufactured by Industrial Automaton[1] and stood 93 centimeters tall.[3] R2-A5 was programmed for combat communications was used mainly to acquire targeting data for starfighters and gunnery systems. He was a tough-guy and ready for action at the drop of a hat. He was equipped with a claw arm hidden within his torso and a retractable sensorscope within his dome.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
R2-A5 originally appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
R2-A5 first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope; however, it was replaced with a CGI ronto in the 1997 Special Edition re-release of the film.[6] The droid was reintroduced to canon by a figure pack released as part of the Star Wars Pullback Droid by Tomy in May of 2016.[7] In Star Wars Legends, the droid was first named on a card in the "Special Edition Limited" set of Star Wars Customizable Card Game released in 1998.[8]
R2-A5 appears in the LEGO Star Wars 75059 Sandcrawler set, but is labled as a generic R2 unit.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Non-canon appearances[]
LEGO Star Wars - Star Wars 40th Anniversary - #LEGODroidDays on the official LEGO YouTube channel (backup link)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Pullback Droid (Pack: R2-A5) (First identified as R2-A5)
- Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: Astromech Droid Pack) (backup link)
- Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: Astromech Droid Pack) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope depicts R2-A5 as an R2-series astromech droid, which stands 0.96 meters (3ft 2in) tall according to Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
Meet the Droids: R2-A5 by Sol Smith on news.entertainmentearth.com (September 9, 2018) (backup link archived on October 18, 2016)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope prior to the Battle of Yavin, which includes Luke Skywalker being stopped by stormtroopers in Mos Eisley, to 0 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ スター・ウォーズ プルバックドロイド Phase２ (Japanese) on TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S (backup link archived on November 30, 2021)
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited Card: R2-A5 (Artoo-Ayfive)) (backup link
External links[]
- スター・ウォーズ プルバックドロイド Phase２ (Japanese) on TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S (backup link archived on November 30, 2021)
- Meet the Droids: R2-A5 by Sol Smith on news.entertainmentearth.com (September 9, 2018) (backup link archived on October 18, 2016) (First identified as Ayfive)