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R5-D4

Source: (A New Hope)

Year: 1996

Collection: 2

Retail: $4.99

Assortment: Basic Figures

Assortment Number: 69605/69598

UPC Number: 7628169598

Weapons and Accessories:

Concealed Missile Launcher

Projectile

Variation:
R5-D4 originally came with a yellow straight-latch firing button on the bottom of the body. This was replaced with an L-shaped button, which prevented the button from being pushed too far into the body.

Height: 1 Meter
Status: Battle-Ready Combat/Guardian Droid
Classification: Astromech Droid
Affiliation: Rebel Alliance

Comments: Pull droid halves apart to reveal launcher. Load the projectile into launcher, then press button to fire.

Points of Interest:

This figure of R5-D4 was originally planned to be an "Attack R2-D2" figure, but was changed to this droid instead.

R5-D4's bad motivator is the result of conflicting stories. Some tales claim R2-D2 sabotaged the droid, others claim that R5-D4 intentionally blew his own motivator, and another tale claims that R5-D4 is actualy a Jedi named "Skippy."