The R5 series astromech droid,[6] also known as the R5 line[7] was a model of R-series astromech droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] Cut-price versions of superior R2 units,[3] they were low cost, but prone to malfunctions,[8] defects, and bad attitudes.[3] Standing 0.97 meters in height,[5] they generally had shorter, cone-shaped heads[9] and were equipped with repair arms.[3] Their reputation was so bad that their manufacturer, Industrial Automaton, had to pull the model from the market to save their own reputation.[1] R5-D4 was one of the last units produced in the R5 line.[8] R5-D8, R5-K6,[10] and S4 were R5 droids that served the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.[11]
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- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 1"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 2"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 3"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 4"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 5"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 6"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 7"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 8"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 9"
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 10"
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Hero Discovered"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Maker of Zoh"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BB-8 and Other Astromech Droids" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 R5-D4 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: R5-D4 - Astromech Droid - Base Series 1)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: R5-D4 - Astromech Droid - Base Series 1)
- ↑ Star Wars Builders: Droids
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 26