R2-A5/Legends
R2-A5 was a white-and-green plated R2-series astromech droid[2] manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] The astromech droid served the Galactic Empire, and was programmed by the Empire for target acquisition and combat communications. Around the time of the Battle of Yavin, R2-A5 wandered the streets of Mos Eisley,[3] a city on the planet Tatooine.[4] R2-A5 coordinated starfighter attack vectors, and broadcasted target acquisition data to gunnery systems.[2]
Behind the scenes
R2-A5 first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, before being replaced with a CGI ronto in the 1997 Special Edition re-release of the film. The droid's scene, where it rolls through the streets as Tatooine locals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker are apprehended by sandtroopers,[4] was filmed between April 12 to April 22, 1976 at Elstree Studios's Stage 6.[5] In 1998, the droid was first named by Decipher, Inc., for the Special Edition Limited set of their Star Wars Customizable Card Game.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) (Pre-Special Edition releases)
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited (Card: R2-A5 (Artoo-Ayfive)) (backup link) (First identified as R2-A5)- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Encyclopedia confirms all R-series astromech droids were manufactured by Industrial Automaton.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited (Card: R2-A5 (Artoo-Ayfive)) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 67 ("R2-A5 (Artoo-Ayfive)")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film