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|name=R5-D8
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|death=[[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], [[Yavin system/Legends|Yavin system]]<ref name="Episode IV">{{Film|IV}}</ref>
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|manufacturer=[[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]]
|line=[[R-series/Legends|R-series]]<ref name="Episode IV" />
|model=[[R5-series astromech droid]]<ref name="Episode IV" />
|class=[[Astromech droid/Legends|Astromech droid]]<ref name="Episode IV" />
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|plating=White and red<ref name="Episode IV" />
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|affiliation=*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="Episode IV" />
**[[Tierfon Yellow Aces/Legends|Tierfon Yellow Aces]]<ref name="Power" />
**[[Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Red Squadron]]<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
'''R5-D8''' was an [[R5-series astromech droid]] used by [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] pilot [[Jek Tono Porkins/Legends|Jek Tono Porkins]]. The R5 unit assisted in navigation, in-flight maintenance, and repairs. Porkins had used the [[Droid/Legends|droid]] since he was a part of the [[Tierfon Yellow Aces/Legends|Tierfon Yellow Aces]].<ref name="Power">{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: Power of the Jedi|pack=Jek Porkins (X-Wing Pilot)|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/potjporkins.asp}}</ref> R5-D8 exploded together with Porkins's [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wing]] during the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|assault]] on the first [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]].<ref name="Episode IV" />

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==Behind the scenes==
R5-D8 first appeared as a prop in the [[1977]] [[original trilogy]] film, [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']].<ref name="Episode IV" /> Its name was first used in [[2000]] in a "Force File" included with a Jek Porkins action figure released by [[Hasbro Inc.]] as part of the ''[[Star Wars: Power of the Jedi]]'' line.

On [[July]] [[July 13|13]], [[2012]], R5-D8 appeared as an action figure in a [[Toys "R" Us]]-exclusive ''Yavin Pilot Pack'' released by [[Hasbro Inc.|Hasbro]], and appeared in a [[LEGO Star Wars|LEGO ''Star Wars'']] set that same year.

==Appearances==
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*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 6|''Star Wars'' (1977) 6]]

==Sources==
[[File:R5-D8-SWZ.png|250px|thumb|R5-D8]]
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: Power of the Jedi|pack=Jek Porkins (X-Wing Pilot)|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/potjporkins.asp}} {{1stID}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: Movie Heroes|pack=Yavin Pilot Pack|altlink=https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/content/modules.php?name=JReviews&rop=showcontent&id=1195}}
*{{LEGOCite|classic|9493|X-wing Starfighter}}
*{{FFGXW|Y-Wing Expansion Pack|cardname=R5-D8}}
*{{SW|url=news/yavin-4-rebels-guardians-of-the-hidden-fortress|text=Yavin 4 Rebels Guardians of the Hidden Fortress|archivedate=20201111225240}}
*{{SW|url=news/the-rebel-and-imperial-astromechs-in-the-original-star-wars-trilogy|text=Like the Force, Astromechs are Everywhere in ''Star Wars''|archivedate=20201108124625}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Alliance to Restore the Republic droids]]
[[Category:R5-series astromech droids]]
[[Category:Red Squadron personnel]]
[[Category:Tierfon Yellow Aces personnel]]