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|image=[[File:R5-m2.jpg]]
|name=R5-M2
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|line=[[R-series/Legends|R-series]]<ref name="SWE-R5-M2">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|"R5-M2 (Arfive-Emmtoo)"}}</ref>
|model=[[R5-series astromech droid]]<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" />
|class=[[Astromech droid/Legends|Astromech droid]]<ref name="CSWE">{{CSWECite|III|72|R5-M2(Arfive-Emmtoo)}}</ref>
|degree=[[Second-degree droid]]<ref name="<ref name="NEGTD">According to ''[[The New Essential Guide to Droids]]'', [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droids]] are classified as [[second-degree droid]]s.</ref>
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|sensor=[[Color/Legends|Silver]]<ref name="The Legacy Collection">{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Legacy Collection|pack=Hoth Recon Patrol|link=TLCBPHothPatrol.asp}}</ref>
|plating=Black, blue, silver, white<ref name="Hoth Limited">{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|link=Hoth-Light/large/r5m2arfiveemmtoo.gif|cardname=R5-M2 (Arfive-Emmtoo)}}</ref>
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|era=[[Rebellion era]]<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" />
|affiliation=[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" />}}
'''R5-M2''' ('''Arfive-Emmtoo''') was an [[R5-series astromech droid]] belonging to [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Shawn Valdez]], an [[evacuation officer]] assigned to [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]] on the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] [[Water/Legends|ice]] [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]] during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]. Specially [[Programmer/Legends|programmed]] to plot [[Sublight drive|sublight]] tactical courses for [[Starship/Legends|starships]], R5-M2 played an invaluable role during the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]] in [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]] by assisting Valdez in planning evacuation routes from Echo Base.

==Biography==
R5-M2, or Arfive-Emmtoo, was a member of the [[R5-series astromech droid]] line, which proved to be commercially unsuccessful but was nonetheless in high demand during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] for use in combat [[Starship/Legends|starships]].<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" /> By [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]],<ref name="Date">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]'' dates the events of [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']], which includes R5-M2's service to [[Shawn Valdez]] at [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]], to [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]].</ref> R5-M2 was owned by and served alongside [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" /> [[Captain/Legends|Captain]]<ref name="Who's Who">{{InsiderCite|74|Who's Who in Echo Base}}</ref> [[Shawn Valdez]], a popular<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" /> and charismatic [[evacuation officer]] stationed at [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]],<ref name="SWE-Shawn Valdez">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|"Valdez, Shawn"}}</ref> the [[Alliance High Command/Legends|Alliance High Command]] headquarters<ref name="Who's Who" /> on the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] [[Water/Legends|ice]] [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]].<ref name="Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>

[[File:R5M2-ESB.png|thumb|left|260px|R5-M2 passes through the bustle of Echo Base.]]
R5-M2 was present inside Echo Base's central [[Hangar/Legends|hangar]], chirping melodiously, when Captain [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] returned from conducting a routine [[Scout/Legends|scouting]] mission of the base's exterior with [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], who ultimately went missing after falling prey to an ambush from a native [[Wampa/Legends|wampa]] ice creature. The [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]] passed in front of Solo's path as the latter made [[Sexes|his]] way through the congested hangar.<ref name="ESB">[[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']]</ref>

During the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]], R5-M2 played a small but pivotal role in helping the Rebellion successfully evacuate Echo Base in the face of overwhelming [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] assault. Specially [[Programmer/Legends|programmed]] to plot [[Sublight drive|sublight]] tactical courses for [[Realspace/Legends|space]] travel,<ref name="Fact File 37">{{FFCite|37|AST6, ''Astromech Droids''}}</ref> R5-M2 proved extremely valuable<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" /> by coordinating plans, providing tactical support to Valdez,<ref name="The Legacy Collection" /> and planning evacuation routes from the base during the battle.<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" />

==Characteristics==
[[File:R5M2-TLC.png|thumb|right|135px|R5-M2's lower plating rusted during the droid's time on icy Hoth.]]
The astromech R5-M2 became but another [[Droid/Legends|droid]] who played an invaluable role in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire.<ref name="Fact File 37" /> The Rebellion put R5-M2's special sublight course-plotting programming to good use during the Battle of Hoth, as the droid assisted in the Rebel escape from the besieged planet by planning evacuation routes from Echo Base.<ref name="SWE-R5-M2" />

R5-M2's exterior plating included a [[Color/Legends|black]] head and a blue-and-white color scheme with silver trim.<ref name="Hoth Limited" /> The droid also had silver [[Photoreceptor/Legends|photoreceptors]].<ref name="The Legacy Collection" /> During R5-M2's service [[Time/Legends|time]] at Echo Base, one of the droid's forward [[manipulator arm]]s was missing from its body,<ref name="Hoth Limited" /> and the plating covering its three [[Limb/Legends|legs]] and bottom chassis was rusted.<ref name="The Legacy Collection" />

==Behind the scenes==
R5-M2 appeared in the [[1980]] film [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']]. The astromech is one of many droids in the Echo Base hangar during the scene in which Han Solo first enters the base following his Hoth patrol with Luke Skywalker.<ref name="ESB" /> R5-M2 was later identified by number and given a brief role with the Rebels of Echo Base on the [http://www.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/images/starwars/Hoth-Light/large/r5m2arfiveemmtoo.gif "R5-M2 (Arfive-Emmtoo)" card] from the [[November]] [[1996]] ''[[Hoth Limited]]'' expansion set of the [[Star Wars Customizable Card Game|''Star Wars'' Customizable Card Game]].<ref name="Hoth Limited" />

The [[1998]] ''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'', which contains a character entry for R5-M2, includes on the same page a picture of [[R5-A2]],<ref name="SWE">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> an astromech droid from the film [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']].<ref name="A New Hope Limited">{{CCG|set=A New Hope Limited|link=ANewHope-Dark/large/r5a2.gif|cardname=R5-A2 (Arfive-Aytoo)}}</ref> The accompanying image caption of the R5-A2 picture misidentifies that droid as R5-M2, while the actual R5-M2 is pictured in an adjacent image with a caption identifying him simply as an "R5 unit." The ''Star Wars Encyclopedia'' does not include a character entry for R5-A2.<ref name="SWE" />

==Appearances==
*[[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']] {{1st}}

==Sources==
*{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|link=Hoth-Light/large/r5m2arfiveemmtoo.gif|cardname=R5-M2 (Arfive-Emmtoo)}} {{1stID}}
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*{{FFCite|37|AST6, ''Astromech Droids''}}
*{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|link=http://wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/rebel_troop_cart.jpg|cardname=Rebel Troop Cart}} {{Po}}
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Legacy Collection|pack=Hoth Recon Patrol|link=TLCBPHothPatrol.asp}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:R5-series astromech droids]]
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