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|image=[[File:Z9-PoNR.png]]
|name=Z9
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|line=[[R-series]]<ref name="Point of No Return">{{TCW|Point of No Return}}</ref>
|model=[[R5 unit]]<ref name="Point of No Return" />
|class=[[Astromech droid]]<ref name="Point of No Return" />
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|height=*0.97 [[meter]]s<ref name="Height Note">{{Databank|r5-d4|R5-D4}} states that the [[R5 unit]] [[R5-D4]] stands 0.97 [[meter]]s in height, while {{Databank|u9-c4|U9-C4}} states that [[U9-C4]], another R5 [[Astromech droid|unit]], stands 1.29 meters in height with the inclusion of its [[antenna]]. Given that Z9 is also an R5 unit, according to "[[Point of No Return]]," this article applies the same height figures to Z9 as the [[StarWars.com]] [[Databank]] provides for R5-D4 and U9-C4.</ref>
*1.29 meters {{C|[[Antenna]] included}}<ref name="Height Note" />
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|gender=[[Sexes|Masculine programming]]<ref name="Point of No Return" />
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|plating=[[Color|Light gray]] and red<ref name="Point of No Return" />
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|equipment=Antenna<ref name="Point of No Return" />
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|affiliation=*[[Galactic Republic]]<ref name="Point of No Return" />
**[[Republic military]]<ref name="Point of No Return" />}}
{{Quote|Z9 says he cannot make contact with anyone.|Wilhuff Tarkin, after Z9's attempt at contacting the fast-approaching cruiser|Point of No Return}}
'''Z9''' was a [[Sexes|masculine-programmed]] [[R5 unit|R5]] [[astromech droid]] who served the [[Galactic Republic]] and belonged to [[Admiral]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]] during the [[Clone Wars]]. Z9 was present on the [[space station]] ''[[Valor (space station)|Valor]]'' along with Tarkin shortly before the [[Republic strategy conference]] was set to begin there. When the final [[Venator-class Star Destroyer|Republic cruiser]]—secretly under [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] control—arrived for the conference at a dangerous approach speed, Z9 attempted to hail the [[Starship|ship's]] crew but could not make contact. The Separatist plan to ram ''Valor'' with the [[cruiser]] was foiled after a [[D-Squad|Republic squad]] managed to detonate the incoming ship, saving ''Valor'' and much of the Republic [[fleet]] around the station.

==Biography==
{{Quote|The cruiser has not slowed its pace.|Wilhuff Tarkin|Point of No Return}}
Z9 was a [[Sexes|masculine-programmed]] [[R5 unit|R5]] [[astromech droid]] who served the [[Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars]] against the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]].<ref name="Point of No Return" /> Z9 was owned by [[Republic Navy]] [[Admiral]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]].<ref name="Point of No Return Episode Guide">{{SW|url=tv-shows/clone-wars/point-of-no-return-episode-guide|text="Point of No Return" Episode Guide - ''The Clone Wars''}}</ref> In the [[Standard year|year]] [[20 BBY]],<ref name="Galactic Atlas">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]''</ref> the [[Republic strategy conference]], a meeting of several [[Republic military]] [[Republic officer|officers]] and the [[Jedi High Council]] to discuss the ongoing war effort, was to be held aboard the [[space station]] ''[[Valor (space station)|Valor]]'' in the [[Carida system]]. Z9 and Tarkin were both present on the station shortly before the start of the conference, as they awaited the arrival of one final [[Venator-class Star Destroyer|cruiser]]. Unbeknownst to Z9 and the others on ''Valor'', the last [[cruiser]] had been overtaken by the Separatists, who had loaded the [[Starship|ship]] with [[rhydonium]],<ref name="Point of No Return" /> a volatile [[fuel]],<ref name="Missing in Action">{{TCW|Missing in Action}}</ref> and planned to ram the [[cruiser]] into the station.<ref name="Point of No Return" />

As the last cruiser emerged from [[hyperspace]], those present on ''Valor'' noticed that the ship was coming in fast and showed no signs of stopping. Z9 attempted to hail the cruiser's crew, to no avail. As the ship continued its approach, the rhydonium on board suddenly [[Carida incident|detonated]] before the cruiser could reach the station. This premature explosion was triggered by the Republic's [[D-Squad]], a group of [[spy droid]]s that had [[Escape from Abafar|boarded]] the vessel prior to its arrival in the Carida [[Star system|system]]. While ''Valor'' and the Republic [[fleet]] over the [[planet]] [[Carida]] were bombarded with debris, the station itself—which Z9 was still aboard—and many of the Republic vessels remained intact.<ref name="Point of No Return" />

==Characteristics==
The R5 unit Z9's plating was [[color]]ed light gray and red.<ref name="Point of No Return" /> Like other R5 units, Z9 stood at 0.97 [[meter]]s, or 1.29 meters with the inclusion of his head-mounted [[antenna]].<ref name="Height Note" />

As the secretly-Separatist-controlled Republic cruiser rapidly approached [[Realspace|space]] station ''Valor'', Z9 was quick to attempt to make contact with the incoming ship from aboard the station.<ref name="Point of No Return" />

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:False_Z9.png|thumb|100px|Z9 as another astromech droid model]]
Z9 appeared in the thirteenth episode of the animated television series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''{{'}} [[The Clone Wars: Season Five|fifth season]], "[[Point of No Return]],"<ref name="Point of No Return Episode Guide" /> which aired on [[January 12]], [[2013]].<ref name="TCW Episode Guide">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide]]''</ref> While Z9 is depicted as an R5 astromech, there are two shots in the episode that erroneously show Z9 as a different model of astromech droid.<ref name="Point of No Return" />

==Appearances==
*{{TCW|Point of No Return}} {{1st}}

==Sources==
*{{SW|url=tv-shows/clone-wars/point-of-no-return-episode-guide|text="Point of No Return" Episode Guide - ''The Clone Wars''}}

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

[[Category:Galactic Republic military personnel]]
[[Category:Masculine programming]]
[[Category:R5-series astromech droids]]

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