R4-K5

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R4-K5 Production information Homeworld Coruscant Manufacturer Industrial Automaton Product line R-series Model R4-series agromech droid Class Astromech droid Technical specifications Length 0.96 meters Sensor color Black Chronological and political information Era(s) Rise of the Empire era Affiliation Jedi Order Order of the Sith Lords Galactic Empire [Source]

R4-K5 was an R4-series astromech droid that served as a navigator aboard starfighters of the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.

When Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader, he chose R4-K5 as a replacement for his former astromech, R2-D2. R4-K5 flew with Vader in his customized Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor on early missions for the Galactic Empire.

[edit] Appearances

• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (First appearance)

[edit] Non-canon appearances

• Star Wars: Visions of the Blade

[edit] Sources

• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• R4-K5 at Rebelscum.com (First identified as R4-K5)
•  R4-K5 in the Databank
•  Darth Vader's Sith starfighter in the Databank