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- "That's Gwarm's droid!"
- ―Han Solo
R5-P8 was an astromech droid owned by the Ohnaka Gang during the Clone Wars. In addition to a unique paint job, the droid was also heavily modified with a Weequay blaster pistol mounted atop his head.
Biography[]
- "Your old crew member's a droid. Of course he's a droid."
"R5-P8. We tried a handful of names but he never took to any of them." - ―Kay Vess and Hondo Ohnaka
R5-P8 firing his head-mounted blaster pistol
R5-P8[3] was a member of the Ohnaka Gang which was led by Hondo Ohnaka. During the capture of Count Dooku, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, R5-P8 was present during the escape.[8]
During the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Ohnaka Gang dissipated, engendering R5 to join a new gang, led by former Ohnaka Gang co-leader Gwarm.[6]
Over twenty cycles before[4] 3 ABY,[9] Ohnaka left R5 at the Ohnaka Hideout in the Dune Sea region of the planet Tatooine as a guard.[4] That year,[9] smuggler Kay Vess discovered a disabled R5 there in while in search of part of an ancient artifact. Much to R5's displeasure, she was working with Hondo Ohnaka, who left R5 in such a state. R5 was able to summon his friendly Varaki which led a pack of Massiffs in order to scare Kay off. Kay was able to defeat the pack leader and befriended R5 who gave her the hilt section of the artifact. Vess would later ask her friend Gedeek Obaz, a Rodian droidsmith, to travel the hideout and repair him.[4]
Decades later, during the First Order-Resistance War, Hondo Ohnaka once again gained possession of the droid, who worked as his assistant at Ohnaka Transport Solutions in the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu, though by this time the blaster had been removed from his head.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
R5-P8 appears in pre-show scenes of the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run, before guests board the Millennium Falcon. He can also be heard whistling and beeping one last time before guests leave, as Hondo Ohnaka is going through the damage report of the Falcon.
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General" (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars Outlaws (A Pirate's Fortune DLC)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
Sources[]
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: The Gungan General on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (Indirect mention only)
"The Gungan General" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as R5-P8)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
Star Wars: Droid Factory toy line (Multipack: R5-013 · R2-C2 · R5-S9 · R5-P8) (backup link)- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit Card: R5-P8 Reissued in Punishing One Expansion Pack
Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: R5-P8) (backup link)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars Outlaws
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
- ↑ Star Wars: The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY.
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Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)