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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 blaster pistol mounted atop his head.
Biography[edit | edit source]
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.[6]
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.[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.[7]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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"
- "Droid Hunters"—Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge—Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
Sources[edit | edit source]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: The Gungan General on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (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 (Pack: Star Wars: The Clone Wars set) (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)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General" depicts R5-P8 as an astromech droid, which is a second class droid, according to Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Droid Hunters"—Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge—Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General"
- ↑ Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
