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{{Youmay|the droid who served in the technical pool of Star Tours|[[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles']] droid, which was later renamed [[R5-G8]]}}
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{{Quote|Now, what have we here? Hmm…Hey, haven't I seen you before? Seems like I'm always fixing this burnout!|G2-9T|Star Tours (real-world)}}
'''R5-D2''', often referred to simply as '''R5''', was a [[Sexes/Legends|masculine]] [[R5-series astromech droid]] who served part of [[Star Tours/Legends|Star Tours]]' technical pool until he burnt out in a tour accident and had to have parts replaced by the [[maintenance droid]] [[G2-9T/Legends|G2-9T]].

==Biography==
[[File:G2-Droid.JPG|thumb|left|225px|G2-9T repairing R5-D2]]
{{Quote|Now, was I supposed to weld that logic module positive to positive, or negative to negative? No, no, I'm positive it was negative to positive, absolutely positive.|G2-9T tries to remember how to install a logic module into R5-D2|Star Tours (real-world)}}
Around the [[Standard year/Legends|year]] [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]],<ref name="SW Annual 2011">''[[Star Wars Annual 2011]]''</ref> R5-D2,<ref name="R5-D2">{{HasbroCite|set=Star Tours|text=|pack=R5-D2|link=sw03str5d2.asp}}</ref> often referred to simply as R5,<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> was on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Ukio/Legends|Ukio]].<ref name="Act on Instinct">''[[The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct]]''</ref> Around [[1 BBY/Legends|1 BBY]],<ref name="Convenient Daily Departures">{{SW|url=news/convenient-daily-departures-the-history-of-star-tours|int=Convenient Daily Departures: The History of Star Tours|text=Convenient Daily Departures: The History of Star Tours|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120220244/http://www.starwars.com/news/convenient-daily-departures-the-history-of-star-tours}}</ref> [[Sexes/Legends|he]]<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> served as a [[Navigator/Legends|navigator]]<ref name="Star Tours" /> in [[Star Tours/Legends|Star Tours]]' technical pool<ref name="CSWE">{{CSWECite|III|71|R5-D2}}</ref> at [[Spaceport THX1138]]<ref name="The Adventures Continue" /> until he burnt out<ref name="Star Tours" /> on a routine flight and had to undergo repairs,<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> including the replacement of his [[logic module]],<ref name="Star Tours" /> by the [[maintenance droid]] [[G2-9T/Legends|G2-9T]] in [[Tomorrowland Starport]]. However, due to the [[Droid/Legends|droid's]] low productivity, it was unknown how long it would take to fix R5-D2.<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> In [[4 ABY/Legends|4.3 ABY]],<ref name="KOTHB">{{Blog|holocron|7|Death Star timeline|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee|archivedate=20100820051239}}</ref> he was still being repaired by G2-9T prior to the departure of [[Star Tours Flight 45]] on an [[Battle of Death Star III|ill-fated flight]] to the [[Forest/Legends|Forest]] [[Moon/Legends|Moon]] of [[Endor/Legends|Endor]].<ref name="Star Tours" />

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|Well, I was just wondering if you could tell me where this goes? See, I wasn't really online when they were programming us for logic repairs. Usually I can figure it out, but these old R5's are kinda built backwards, know what I mean? Heh! No, you don't know what I mean…|G2-9T asks for advice while attempting to repair R5-D2|Star Tours (real-world)}}
R5-D2 was a masculine<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> [[R5-series astromech droid]],<ref name="Star Tours" /> a low-cost model of the popular [[R-series/Legends|R-series]] [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]] line manufactured by [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]].<ref name="The New Essential Guide to Droids" /> He had [[Color/Legends|white]] plating with a red trim, portions of which were battered and scorched black after the droid burnt out<ref name="Star Tours" /> during a routine flight that necessitated him undergoing repairs,<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> a pair of blue [[Photoreceptor/Legends|photoreceptors]],<ref name="The Adventures Continue" /> and stood 1 [[Imperial standard meter|meter]] in height.<ref name="The New Essential Guide to Droids" />

==Behind the scenes==
{{Quote|Keg-shaped droid damaged on routine flight. With G2-9T doing the repairs, who knows when he'll be back on the job.|"R5"'s description in ''Complete Guide to Star Tours''|Complete Guide to Star Tours}}
R5-D2 was created for the [[1987]] [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[Wikipedia:Simulator ride|simulator ride]] [[Wikipedia:Amusement park|theme park]] attraction ''[[Star Tours (real-world)|Star Tours]]'', where he was featured in the ride's queue at each of its locations, which included each of Disney's resorts excluding [[Wikipedia:Hong Kong Disneyland|Hong Kong Disneyland]] and [[Wikipedia:Shanghai Disney Resort|Shanghai Disney Resort]].<ref name="Star Tours" /> He first appeared in a [[1986]] ''Star Tours'' [[1986 ABC Sunday Night Movie Disneyland Star Tours Promotion|promotional film]] that aired on ''[[Wikipedia:The ABC Sunday Night Movie|The ABC Sunday Night Movie]]''.<ref name="The ABC Sunday Night Movie">[[1986 ABC Sunday Night Movie Disneyland Star Tours Promotion|1986 ABC Sunday Night Movie Disneyland ''Star Tours'' Promotion]]</ref> Although information on the droid was provided in ''[[Complete Guide to Star Tours]]'',<ref name="Complete Guide to Star Tours" /> he was without a proper designation until an action figure of the droid designating him R5-D2 was released in [[2003]] as part of the [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney Parks]] exclusive ''[[Star Wars: Star Tours]]'' toy line.<ref name="R5-D2" />

==Appearances==
*''[[The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct]]''
*''[[Star Tours: The Adventures Continue]]'' {{C|Paris only}}
*''[[Star Tours (real-world)|Star Tours]]''

===Non-canon appearances===
*[[1986 ABC Sunday Night Movie Disneyland Star Tours Promotion|1986 ABC Sunday Night Movie Disneyland ''Star Tours'' Promotion]] {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[Complete Guide to Star Tours]]'' {{C|As "R5"}}
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Tours|text=|pack=R5-D2|link=sw03str5d2.asp}} {{1stID|R5-D2}}
*{{InsiderCite|104|Star Tours: Taking Off on a Star Tour}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{EndorExpress|r5-d2/|R5-D2}}
*{{EndorExpress|2013/05/retro-tokyo-a-look-back-at-tdls-star-tours-before-it-was-updated/|Retro-Tokyo! A look back at TDL's Star Tours before it was updated...}}
*{{EndorExpress|startours/riding/star-tours-transcript/|''Star Tours'' Transcript}}

[[Category:Masculine programming]]
[[Category:R5-series astromech droids]]
[[Category:Star Tours personnel]]

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